Proposed changes to the city’s permit parking guidelines were unveiled Monday by newly appointed City Manager Michael Capabianco. Among them were the expected price increases and the amount of residential permits available for each home. While one residedential permit at an annual rate of $120 will be granted per household, if a residence is without […]

Immediate changes to the permit parking system could go into effect by June 1 if the City Council votes to implement Parking Committee’s recommendations. “These are intended to relieve a bit of the crush that may be coming for the summer,” Councilman Joe Woerner said during Monday night’s City Council workshop meeting. “These are not […]

Three temporary parking lots approved during Monday night’s Planning Board meeting are expected to launch in time for the summer season. Presented by waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial, the parking lots are meant to help alleviate parking constraints brought on by the city’s revitalization. This winter, residents and business owners voiced concerns about increasingly limited parking […]

Work on the municipal parking lot is begins today officials said. Parking at the Main Street lot, located in front of the city hall, will be limited as milling and paving work begins. “I want to apologize in advance for the inconvenience but I think everybody will agree that the paving of the municipal lot […]

Management of the city’s parking infrastructure is the key to getting a handle on parking, according to a study compiled by Desman Associates. “You have a system that is generating $2.5 million annually but no one managing the system, no one analyzing the system, no one planning for the system,” Senior Associate Gregory Shumate said. […]

A local developer may be open to talks on using undeveloped land as a tempory parking lot. “iStar is always open to discussions regarding how to improve the Asbury Park experience, including the use of this land as a temporary parking lot,” said Brian Cheripka,  iStar Residential Senior Vice President. “The discussion would need an […]

Representatives from Desman Associates, the firm hired to study parking in the city, presented their findings to the public before they opened the floor to comments and questions Tuesday night. Splitting the city into three main zones, the waterfront, Central Business District [CBD] and Main Street, Greg Shumate, a senior associate at Desman, outlined the conclusions […]

If you have an opionion you’d like to voice about the status of parking in the City by the Sea, the Asbury Park Parking Advisory Committee would like to hear it. On Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. the advisory committee will host an open public session in City Council Chambers where they will gather […]

From Thanksgiving day through New Year’s Eve and every Thursday in between, anyone who parks in any of the city’s metered spaces won’t have to pay to park. Asbury Park City Council members unanimously approved this year’s dates at their Nov. 12 meeting. Last year, the city offered free parking on Wednesdays during the holiday […]

[UPDATE: A previous version of this article listed the hours of operation as 5 p.m. to 2:30 am. The hours have since been changed. They are now 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. This article has been updated to reflect that change.]   Free parking on Wednesdays has come to an end, but weekend visitors to […]