Free parking in any of Asbury Park’s metered spots has been extended through February. Councilman John Loffredo announced plans for the extension during last week’s city council meeting. Loffredo is the chairman of the city’s parking committee. At the committee’s monthly meeting, business owners said the Wednesday free parking initiative was helpful to them, according […]

Every Wednesdays from Dec. 4-27, anyone who parks in any of the city’s metered spaced will enjoy free parking and, beginning today, three parking lots located along the waterfront will be left open until Jan. 2. Members of the Asbury Park City Council had announced plans to discuss holiday parking options at last week’s council meeting in […]

Members of the Asbury Park City Council are expected to address the issue of holiday parking rates at their next meeting on Nov. 26. Options are free parking, or free parking for three hours, in the downtown and waterfront. Reduced rates are also an option. One council member says that visitors will be given some […]

The city and waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners have finally reached an agreement regarding three surface parking lots in the waterfront area. The lots are located adjacent to the Carousel building at the end of Cookman Avenue; on Ocean Avenue between Second and Third avenues [pictured above]; and on Fourth Avenue next to the Wonder Bar. In […]

Paid parking will resume in the waterfront area and the downtown business district on April 1. “I ask everyone to prepare themselves for that,” said Mayor Ed Johnson at the council’s workshop session last night. “It’s well past time.” Paid parking had been suspended while parking pay stations were replaced after sustaining damage due to […]

Free three-hour parking is in effect until further notice, although officials say metered parking should be back in effect by the end of the month. In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy damaged 57 of the city’s 100 parking pay stations. The city ordered 57 newer models at $789,008 to replace the broken machines. The pay stations […]

The city is currently in negotiation with iStar Financial and Madison Marquette to create a new agreement governing the use of three surface parking lots in the waterfront redevelopment area, city manager Terence Reidy said. Reidy expects the issue to be resolved within the next 30 days, and says the lots will definitely be available […]

The council at its Feb. 6 meeting approved an award for a contract for new parking pay stations, putting the city on track to receive new stations by Feb. 20 and reinstate metered parking by March 1. Free three-hour parking has been in effect downtown and at the waterfront since Hurricane Sandy damaged 57 of […]

The city council last night approved a resolution allowing free three-hour parking to be extended until March 1. The measure applies to all spots that are normally metered, along the waterfront and in the central business district [CBD]. Parking restrictions have not been enforced since Hurricane Sandy struck on Monday, Oct. 29, because 57 of […]

Because of damage from Hurricane Sandy, free three-hour parking in metered areas of the city has been extended until ruined pay stations can be replaced. “We need to extend it,” city manager Terence Reidy said at the Dec. 19 council meeting. Free parking usually begins around Thanksgiving and extends until the beginning of January. This […]