The City of Hoboken’s popular Open Streets has returned in 2025, providing additional space for residents to enjoy a vehicle-free Sinatra Drive between 5th Street and 11th Street on Sundays this spring and summer.
Since the Open Streets and Summer Streets programs were launched in 2020, the City of Hoboken has provided vehicle-free access to streets for bicyclists and pedestrians for recreation and socialization. In April 2021, the City surveyed 1,472 residents about their Summer Streets and Open Streets preferences and experiences. The survey results showed a majority supported continuing the program in some form, and it should prioritize additional space for recreation and socialization and improve safety and comfort for pedestrians.
This year, Sinatra Drive, from 5th Street to 11th Street/Sinatra Drive North, will be completely closed to vehicular traffic on the following Sundays. No parking will be permitted during the hours posted on temporary no parking signs.
Summer Streets along Sinatra Drive complements the City’s ongoing effort to upgrade multi-modal connections on Sinatra Drive between 4th Street and Hudson Street through the Sinatra Drive Redesign project. That project will bring significant safety upgrades for all users and expanded space for bicyclists and pedestrians through the construction of a 12 foot wide bikeway, wider sidewalks, the planting of more than 100 shade trees, and raised intersections to slow vehicle speeds through the corridor. To learn more about the Sinatra Drive Redesign, go to www.hobokennj.gov/SinatraDriveRedesign.
While Summer Streets in Hoboken existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of space for residents to enjoy outdoor recreation and socialization in densely populated urban areas similar to Hoboken justified launching several programs focused on temporarily repurposing street space for those activities since May 2020. Those programs included Open Streets, Slow Streets, Summer Streets, and Streets for Dining. To learn more, visit NACTO’s Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery Page.
Summer Streets are also part of the City of Hoboken’s Vision Zero initiative to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and fatalities in Hoboken by 2030. To learn more about Vision Zero, visit vzhoboken.com.
The City of Hoboken’s popular Open Streets has returned in 2025, providing additional space for residents to enjoy a vehicle-free Sinatra Drive between 5th Street and 11th Street on Sundays this spring and summer.
Since the Open Streets and Summer Streets programs were launched in 2020, the City of Hoboken has provided vehicle-free access to streets for bicyclists and pedestrians for recreation and socialization. In April 2021, the City surveyed 1,472 residents about their Summer Streets and Open Streets preferences and experiences. The survey results showed a majority supported continuing the program in some form, and it should prioritize additional space for recreation and socialization and improve safety and comfort for pedestrians.
This year, Sinatra Drive, from 5th Street to 11th Street/Sinatra Drive North, will be completely closed to vehicular traffic on the following Sundays. No parking will be permitted during the hours posted on temporary no parking signs.
Summer Streets along Sinatra Drive complements the City’s ongoing effort to upgrade multi-modal connections on Sinatra Drive between 4th Street and Hudson Street through the Sinatra Drive Redesign project. That project will bring significant safety upgrades for all users and expanded space for bicyclists and pedestrians through the construction of a 12 foot wide bikeway, wider sidewalks, the planting of more than 100 shade trees, and raised intersections to slow vehicle speeds through the corridor. To learn more about the Sinatra Drive Redesign, go to www.hobokennj.gov/SinatraDriveRedesign.
While Summer Streets in Hoboken existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of space for residents to enjoy outdoor recreation and socialization in densely populated urban areas similar to Hoboken justified launching several programs focused on temporarily repurposing street space for those activities since May 2020. Those programs included Open Streets, Slow Streets, Summer Streets, and Streets for Dining. To learn more, visit NACTO’s Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery Page.
Summer Streets are also part of the City of Hoboken’s Vision Zero initiative to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and fatalities in Hoboken by 2030. To learn more about Vision Zero, visit vzhoboken.com.
