6/28/2017 Hudson Reporter ­ Hudson County bike loop announced

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Hudson County bike loop announced May 30, 2017 | 1358 views | 0 | 28 | | HUDSON COUNTY ­­ Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise, Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Hudson River Park Trust President Madelyn Wils and NY Waterway President & Founder Arthur E. Imperatore on Tuesday announced The Hudson Loop walking and bike­riding trail.

The Hudson Loop offers bike­riders and walkers a 10­ mile exploration of the two most exciting urban

waterfronts in the nation, the West Side of Manhattan ©DISNEY © & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. and the Hudson County waterfront in Weehawken, Hoboken and Jersey City, linked by NY Waterway ferries. The Hoboken waterfront. Bike New York and the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition both support The Loop.

The Loop runs from Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan, north on the Hudson River Park walkway/bikeway to the West 39th Street Ferry Terminal, where service is available to Port Imperial in Weehawken. NY Waterway ferries run every 10 minutes during weekday rush hour and every 20 minutes off­peak, seven days a week. The crossing to Port Imperial takes eight minutes.

The Hudson Loop continues south on the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway through Weehawken, Hoboken and Jersey City to the Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal where NY Waterway ferry service runs seven days a week, making a six­minute crossing to the Brookfield Place/ Battery Park City Ferry Terminal.

NY Waterway ferries are bike­friendly, with no stairways, no escalators or elevators. The ferry company is ©DISNEY © & TM Lucasfilm Ltd. waiving the $1 bike fee on weekends.

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