Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Recently, the Asbury Park City Council declined to approve a proposal from master waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial to add additional curb extensions, or “bump-outs”, to intersections along Kingsley Avenue in Asbury Park.  However, city officials should take another look at the benefits of these valuable, pedestrian-friendly amenities. City officials provided a […]

Members of the Asbury Park City Council voted Wednesday against installation of bump-out curbing along several Kingsley Street intersections throughout the waterfront. A bump-out is the extension of the curb at the corners of a four-way intersection, which narrow the road and effectively eliminate the shoulder. Bump-outs shorten the time a pedestrian is exposed to […]

City council members approved curb bump-outs on a trial basis at the Oct. 3 council meeting after their third vote on the proposal. A bump-out is an extension of the curb at the corners of a city block that effectively eliminates the shoulder at the intersection. Bump-outs are said to slow vehicular traffic and aid […]

Despite an in-depth presentation on curb bump-outs at last week’s council meeting, the council once again saw a tie vote, meaning curb extensions will not be allowed at the Vive condominium site on Kingsley Street any time soon. City redevelopment and planning director Don Sammet and iStar Financial vice president of land Brian Cheripka delivered […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

Asbury Park’s city council will meet tonight in council chambers, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • A second vote on the resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation on the budget to rectify a $1 million […]

Developers of the Vive condominium complex requested permission to install bump-out curbing at the site on a trial basis, but the city council did not approve the plan at its July 11 meeting. A bump-out is the extension of the curb at the corners of a four-way intersection, narrowing the road and effectively eliminating the […]