possums101 t1_j506yb8 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 2:17 PM

Reply to comment by North_Emu8686 in How do you feel about access to public transit options in your neighborhood? by North_Emu8686

I don’t use it to commute because I mostly work from home. I do use it to get to and from the city for social outings more then once a week, to go to the gym and sometimes to get around the neighborhood if the weather is bad. I take the bus all times of day depending on what I’m doing. Like the other comment said I’m not so sure anyone in the Heights has to walk 15 minutes to the bus. Besides the 119 there’s a bunch of other routes and stops all over.

The biggest issue I would say is the frequency of buses. During non peak hours the 119 is hourly which can be difficult. Yesterday actually, I was trying to catch the bus to the city around 1 and they just weren’t coming. The NJ Transit app would say a bus is coming at a certain time and then as it got closer to that time the bus vanished from the schedule. It happened twice so I just took a different route to journal square path.

soccbowler t1_j50t7pa wrote on January 19, 2023 at 4:44 PM

I agree that the app has become increasingly unreliable. I live close enough to central to see the buses as they go by, and yesterday I was looking at the app to see when the next bus would arrive (it said none were scheduled) only to look up and watch the bus go by three minutes later

North_Emu8686 OP t1_j58ob5r wrote on January 21, 2023 at 4:31 AM

What would you say you value most 1) An app that accurately tracks bus arrival times or 2) a bus service that runs more frequently? To clarify, the app can be accurate and yet the bus service run less frequently. Is it the service, the technology (app) or both that matter most to you?

North_Emu8686 OP t1_j58nxss wrote on January 21, 2023 at 4:27 AM

Would you say that your preference is to use the bus for travel within Jersey City? Also, using the example you provided about redirecting to JSQ after the bus didn’t arrive, is your preference to use the bus to travel directly into the city and why?

possums101 t1_j58otr7 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 4:36 AM

Yes I use the bus to get around the city and to NYC. I live a block from Central where the 119 stops on every block so it’s just the easiest means of transportation. I do most of my shopping and errands on Central as well so I mostly walk around unless the weather isn’t great. Taking the path adds another step since I don’t live within walking distance.