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School Buses Beside Martin Luther King, Jr. School

View facing Summit Avenue

Academy Street is not like some busy streets of Jersey City. It is quiet and peaceful, especially after rush hour. But if this side of the street is blocked by several parked school buses — one has to wonder what’s going on at Martin Luther King, Jr School (PS 11) at around [...]

Unplanned Bridge Repair Causes Heavy Traffic

Wittpenn Bridge is reportedly closed today due to electrical repairs, according to njcommuter.com. It was unscheduled, so the traffic was slow-moving and Jersey City motorists are advised to use local detour.
7:11 PM 05/04/08 Incident
NJ 7 Northbound between US 1 & 9 Truck Route and Fish House Rd. on the Whittpenn Bridge
Traffic problem: Bridge closed. For [...]

Everything Jersey City Festival in JC Heights

[ May 17, 2008; ]
Artwork from JCHeights website.

Two Saturdays from now – on May 17, 2008 – Everything Jersey City Festival will take place on Central Avenue in the Heights area. i will be there, neither as an exhibitor nor as a volunteer, but as a blogger who will cover some of the events. Anyone else going? If you [...]

Bad Weather Causes Heavy Traffic

Normally, when I check Jersey City traffic situation in the morning, Lincoln Tunnel always has a “30-minute delay” incident.
But due to the bad weather today, the travel time is extended to one hour. Look at the screen cap below:

Below is the text format of incidents in the area of NJ 495 and NJ 3 as [...]

Weekend Construction (US 1 & 9 and Rte 139)

Image Map, not clickable.

There will be a weekend construction near the Tonnelle Cirlce, Jersey City. It will start tonight (April 11, 2008) at 11PM, and will end on April 13, 2008, 10PM.
So if you are going to use that route this weekend, expect the right lane to be closed. Details below…
US 1 and 9 [...]