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The Jitneys of Northern New Jersey are a popular form of mass transit using a minibus or midibus providing public transportation within Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic counties and to Manhattan in New York City. An intergral part of the regional bus system, they operate similar to share-taxis along a number of transit corridors augmenting and competing with state-run and contracted New Jersey Transit (NJT) routes. Sometimes called dollar vans, commuter vans, or guaguas, the jitney system has grown considerably since the early 2000s.[1][2][3][4]

Geography and demographics

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The municpalities served by jitneys are part of the "urban core" of northeastern New Jersey, which comprises some of most densely cities in the United States along the Passaic River, Hackensack River, and Hudson River, across from which is the borough of Manhattan in New York. The region is home to a large newly immigrated population from abroad immigration po

Havana on the Hudson Koreatown#New Jersey and as of result of the Gold Coast real estate redevelopment of the the Hudson Waterfront. http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/NORTHJERSEYCITY0422.html http://www.rpa.org/pdf/RPA_tomorrows_transit.pdf

Route corridors

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While some operators use the Port Authority Bus Terminal, others use local streets in the vicintiy of the PABT, namely 42nd Street as a terminal, which has led to congestion and complaints.[5][6]


While operators are permitted to devise their owns routes the majority of dollar vans operate on profitable pre-determined routes which act as the trunk lines for the system. ==Routes== The company has several routes in which parallel and thus augement and compete with New Jersey Transit bus operations.[7][8][9] In general Spanish Tranportation jitneys are slightly less expensive and significantly more flexible with pickup and drop-off locations and payment.[10] The company's primary routes are: Paterson, New Jersey to Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT), by way of, Clifton, Rutherford and Union City, and also letting off passengers on Manhattan streets as well, prior to arrival at PABT. Other routes go from Journal Square in Jersey City to Port Authority, and from Main Street, Paterson to George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in Manhattan, crossing eastern Bergen County.

Origination Streets Major points Destination Destination
Broadway Bus Terminal New Jersey Route 4 GWB Plaza GWB Bus Station

Bergenline Avenue Boulevard East New Jersey Route 495 Palisade Avenue Kennedy Boulevard Fairview[11]

Teaneck[12] GWB Plaza[13]

Fares and schedules

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Fares on jitneys are pro-rated by the distance travelled and are payable in cash when deboarding. Prior to a stop passengers are require to signal, say, or shout to driver that they wish alight at the next stop. At terminals, particularly during peak hours, jitneys depart when full, namely when all seats are take since standing is not permitted. During peak periods many jitneys will travel a few minutes before NJT service in the hope of picking up passengers on NJT buses (called "cabellos", or horses by jitney drivers).

Ownership and operation

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The majority of dollar vans are owned by larger corporations which then lease or rent them to private operators. in the manor of cartel determine routes and prices. While some jitneys are owner operated many a leased to drivers, who then travel on assigned routes. Drivers pay a rental and dispatcher's fee. They are not unionized[14]

Regulation

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The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) is responsible for regulation of jitneys. Additionally, all vehicles must bear an “Omnibus” license plate signifying registration with the federal government. Under MVC guidelines, jitney buses must be inspected on their “company property” two times per year by the state MVC mobile inspection team.[9]

According to the MVC 6,500 jitney buses are registered in New Jersey.(Atlantic City is another locale in the state where there is extensive use of iitneys, most operated by the Atlantic City Jitney Association and Wheels (New Jersey Transit). and NJT's Community Shuttle Program.[15][16] Vehicles are required to be registered by the New Jersey Department of Transportation as well as the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. In Septermber 2010, there were approximately 350 jitneys owned by 20 companies operating on the North Jersey routes.[17]

Drivers are required to have a commercial driver's license (CDL): a Class B license for vehicles with up to fifteen seats or Class C, for those with up to 30 seats.[9]

Spanish Transportation, officially Spanish Transportation Service Corporation, and operating under the name Express Service, is a privately operated bus company which leases minibuses to individual operators who provide service in and between various communities in northeastern New Jersey and to Manhattan in New York City.[18] The fleet consists mostly of jitneys that are colloquially known as dollar vans or guaguas.


https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140724/hells-kitchen-clinton/jersey-jitney-buses-getting-shut-down-ticketed-by-nypd

Inspections

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Sporadic inspections of jitneys operating in Hudson County have frequently lead to the discovery of numerous safety violations. leading tothe vehicles being taken out of service and being towed.

http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2412131/article-Erratic-driving--lack-of-licensing-Prosecutor-s-Office-cracks-down-on-commuter-vans?

commuter vans/dollar vans http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/15649720/article-Darn-those-dollar-vans---Moody-issues-favorable-bond-rating--town-help-desk-opens-soon-?instance=home_Most_popular

Image

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[[Image:8.7.09LibertyPlazaByLuigiNovi6.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Post office at 30th Street in Union City is the local marginal road of New Jersey Route 495, where numerous jitneys and NJT buses converge to enter the Lincoln Tunnel


References

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  1. ^ Smith, Stephen (September 17, 2010). "North Jersey jitneys take off". Market Urbanism. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  2. ^ "Hudson County Jitney Study". NJTPA. 2010-. Retrieved 2012-04-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Urbitran Associates (November 2007). "Final Report" (PDF). Hudson County Bus Circulation and Infrastructure Study. NJTPA. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  4. ^ New Jersey Transit; et al. (November 2009). "Executive Summary (Final Report Jersey City Local Bus Study)" (PDF). NJT. Retrieved 2012-04-20. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  5. ^ Knafo, Saki (October 5, 2008), "A Glut of Buses at the Crossroads of the World", The New York Times, retrieved 2012-04-30
  6. ^ Duane, Thoimas K. (October 12, 2008), "New Bus Rules and New Yorkers Who Point the Way: Putting The Brakes On Buses That Clog Up the Streets", The New York Times, retrieved 2012-04-30
  7. ^ "Jitneys attracting riders, rivals on Paterson-to-N.Y. commute", The Record, May 23, 2007, retrieved April 29, 2012
  8. ^ "Jitney minibuses offer a cheaper option for N.J. passengers, but ride can be risky", The Star Ledger, July 11, 2010, retrieved Aril 29, 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ a b c Tirella, Tricia. "Fierce competition surrounds jitney buses". Hudso Reporter. July 25, 2010. Pages 1 and 9 Cite error: The named reference "FierceCompetition" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cichowski, John (March 20, 2011), "Do jitneys siphon cash from NJ Transit?", The Record, retrieved 2012-04-30
  11. ^ http://www.northjersey.com/news/Undocumented_immigrants_accused_of_robbing_jitney_driver_in_Fairview.html
  12. ^ http://www.northjersey.com/news/Jitney_bus_driver_passenger_from_Paterson_are_injured_in_Teaneck_accident.html
  13. ^ http://www.northjersey.com/news/Two_men_accused_of_attacking_jitney_bus_driver_in_Fort_Lee.html
  14. ^ Frassinelli, Mike (January 21, 2011), "N.J. jitney minibus drivers to consider unionization", The Star-Ledger, retrieved 2012-05-05
  15. ^ http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=ShuttleTo
  16. ^ http://web1.ctaa.org/webmodules/webarticles/articlefiles/New_Jersey_Transit.pdf
  17. ^ http://www.njtpa.org/Plan/Studies/documents/HudsonCountyJitneyStudyFinalReport.pdf
  18. ^ "Express Service". Spanish Transportation. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
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