Traffic & Carpooling
Getting around by car in NJ isn’t always easy. About 75% of working people in New Jersey drive themselves to work; 10% share a car ride, or carpool. Of the 15% that are not in a car, about 10% take mass transit.* All told, that is a lot of people on the road. Here are some ways to make your road time easier and less stressful:
Get Live Traffic Alerts
- Free traffic alerts from Traffic.com: To see traffic for your area, click here – and enter a typical starting and ending location. Then click GO next to “Become a MyTraffic Member” on the right-hand part of the screen. For help on setting up alerts, click here.
- Free apps for your iPhone or Blackberry from Traffic.com: Just click here to learn more.
- Free 511 Traffic Alerts from NJ Dept of Transport: See real-time traffic in NJ, and click "Sign Up" to receive customizable alerts for your drive.
Traffic reports
- 1010wins.com: updates on traffic, accidents and road closings
- Department of Transportation: real-time traffic from New Jersey DOT
- Live traffic cameras from DOT: select a road, click and view live traffic
- Port Authority of NY/NJ: bridge & tunnel alerts and closures
Ride-sharing and carpooling
- NJ Department of Transportation: advice on carpooling, overview & matching
- erideshare.com: free service connecting commuters
- meadowlink.org: find a car or van pool in your neighborhood
- nuride.com: online ridesharing community
*Source: http://www.census.gov/schools/facts/new_jersey.html
