Biking between Hoboken and Jersey City has long been overly complicated.
Since rolling out separate, incompatible bike-share programs in 2015, riders have been unable to travel seamlessly between the two neighboring cities.
That may change soon.
Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said Thursday they are working to merge their programs and launch a combined bike-share later this year.
“Both Hoboken and Jersey City are leaders in advancing alternative transportation options, and we are thrilled to partner together to utilize the same regional bike share program for our cities,” Bhalla and Fulop said in a joint statement.
While Jersey City uses Citi Bike and Hoboken has Jersey Bike, both cities have committed to selecting the same bike-share company and will release a request for proposal (RFP) from interested companies.
Jersey City was once in talks with creating a regional bike-share system with Hoboken and Weehawken, but Fulop opted to join the Citi Bike system instead. Jersey Bike currently has docking stations in West New York, Weehawken, North Bergen, Guttenberg and Bayonne.
With different bike-shares, residents who regularly commute to and from Hoboken and Jersey City have been unable to do so on two wheels.
A Citi Bike station was once planned for outside the Hoboken PATH station, but the proposal was nixed when officials from the two cities sparred briefly over Hoboken bikes showing up at Citi Bike racks in Jersey City.
“Now, more than ever, a greater number of people are relying on shared transportation for essential services, employment, and more, and a regional approach will substantially improve the quality of life for all of our residents," the mayors said.
Citi Bike and Jersey Bike did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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