The City of Hoboken today announced two updates to the Citi Bike program, which will increase docking capacity in downtown Hoboken to improve bike share availability near Hoboken Terminal and lower Washington Street, increase access to City Hall, and improve overnight parking availability for residents.
On Friday, May 23, Citi Bike will relocate the bike share station in front of City Hall to Newark Street, between Hudson Street and Washington Street, activating the plaza in front of CVS. At the same time, a new eight-dock Citi Bike station will then be installed on the sidewalk in front of City Hall, expanding the City’s bike-sharing infrastructure in the high-demand downtown Hoboken area. The curb space in front of City Hall will be repurposed as a 15-minute time-limited loading zone from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., for short stays and loading during the day and overnight parking along Washington Street between First and Newark Streets.
The new City Hall docking station will be the first in New Jersey to use Lyft’s new Pillar system, which has a modular design that allows for flexible and smaller installations, making it easier to deploy in areas with high curbside demand. The new docking stations can also expand and be retrofitted to support charging for e-bikes, which now account for more than 50 percent of user trips, reducing battery swapping trips and improving reliability.
“We are proud to expand Citi Bike in Hoboken, while showcasing this innovative design to support the growing Citi Bike bike-share program,” said Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla. “This new system not only enhances the bike-share experience but also contributes to a more accessible city. By relocating the existing docking station and adding this new, smaller profile station in front of City Hall, we are maintaining bike share access to City services while providing our residents and visitors with more options to patronize downtown businesses, or commute into New York City.”
The two stations will add essential Citi Bike access just two blocks away from Hoboken Terminal, which is one of the region's busiest transportation hubs. This increase in docking availability will help address the high demand for Citi Bike stations in the area, making biking more convenient for both commuters and residents. While Citi Bike ridership has grown 10 percent over the past year citywide, it has grown 14 percent at the docking stations within a 5-minute walk of Hoboken Terminal.
“Launching Pillar in Hoboken marks a significant step forward in Citi Bike’s mission to connect riders with their city. We leveraged more than a decade of bikeshare experience to design an innovative, sustainable station that improves the rider’s start and end of ride, and supports cities’ efforts to plan creatively and effectively,” said Patrick Knoth, Citi Bike General Manager at Lyft Urban Solutions.
With over 1 million rides taken in 2024 across Hoboken and Jersey City, including more than 600,000 e-bike rides, the new stations will support a growing base of 4,400 active members in the region.
Hoboken and Jersey City partnered with Lyft to launch a unified bike share system with New York City in 2021
For more information, go to https://citibikenyc.com/nj.
