Originally Posted by arbeiter
Have you ridden on Rte 3 before? it doesn't have access roads like they have in the south, so I am not sure if this means it's just 6 lanes of treacherous highway riding, or if there are city streets that parralel them.
As for PATH, the PATH is a great bike friendly train. I take the NJ transit to work, and I'm allowed to bring my bike on, but that takes the fun out of the commute. I would cycle 6 blocks to the train station, load my bike on the train, get off and cycle another 6 blocks to work.
Take the main Line to Clifton and bike over to the next town. In fact, you can start exploring other train stations further out and each day for work. Start exploring new train stations each week. That would be a blast! I wish I had your commute.
Forget Rte 3 unless you intend on living a short life.