Past Endorsements
Streets PAC NJ carefully evaluates candidates based on their commitment to transforming our streets and transportation systems. Through comprehensive questionnaires and in-depth interviews, we identify leaders who will champion protected bike infrastructure, Vision Zero policies, expanded public transit, and smart urban planning. Our endorsements represent more than political support—they're a promise to voters that these candidates will fight for safer, more sustainable, and equitable communities.
2025 — Jersey City Municipal Election
James Solomon - Mayor
James has been a fighter for safe streets during his time on city council and continues that effort in his run for Mayor. James has proven his support in taking on traffic violence through his commitments to Vision Zero. His relentless focus on affordability applies to transportation where has been a champion for bike, pedestrian, and mass transit infrastructure giving Jersey City residents affordable car-free transportation options.
Learn moreMamta Singh - At-Large
Mamta champions affordable transit options, supporting dedicated bus lanes and new pedestrian plazas. She is fighting the NJ Turnpike expansion and will push Trenton to end the statewide ban on life-saving automated enforcement.
Learn moreDenise Ridley - Ward A
Denise supports working with the community on ensuring Johnston Avenue and all roadways in Ward A are safe for all road users. She is committed to public education about Complete Streets and traffic-calming measures like no-parking zones near crosswalks ("daylighting"), and using infrastructure hardening to improve safety on Ward A's High-Injury Network.
Learn moreJoel Brooks - Ward B
Joel is running on a platform to build a "Ward B for All" and knows the swift execution of the City and County Vision Zero Plans is critical to achieving that goal. Brooks stated, "As the father of a young daughter, we need Vision Zero implemented across Jersey City, better transit including bus rapid transit in Ward B, and to prioritize the safety of all users of the street with sustained infrastructure investments." He supports implementing dedicated bus lanes on JFK and Bergen Avenue and making important safe streets improvements around the West Side light rail station.
Learn moreTom Zuppa - Ward C
Tom has a clear commitment to delivering safer streets as a part of an overall quality of life agenda. Tom has pledged to see a protected bike lane implemented on the critical Summit and Baldwin Avenue corridors and to spearhead safety redesigns on dangerous thoroughfares around Journal Square including Pavonia Avenue and Central Avenue. His platform explicitly commits to a city-wide Vision Zero strategy.
Learn moreJake Ephros - Ward D
Jake has proposed a comprehensive redesign of key streets in the Heights to prioritize safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, and organizing a Municipal Transit Council to apply sustained pressure on NJ Transit. Jake's strong commitment to reimagining our streets makes him the ideal candidate for voters looking for a break from the past.
Learn moreEleana Little - Ward E
Eleana is an environmental engineer ready to deliver the next wave of downtown infrastructure successes, focusing on protecting our intersections to make them safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers, improving our mass transit options, increasing our public open space, and expanding the protected bike lane network.
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