City officials have announced free parking will be available at the Bangs Avenue garage on the first Saturday of every month. The 1 to 5 p.m. free parking runs in line with ‘First Saturday’ events administered by Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce and downtown venues. “Once the summer season concludes, we are planning on continuing […]

The City of Asbury Park has announced that its 2018 parking permits are now available. This year, there will be no rate increases and an online purchase option has been added, Transportation Manager Michael Manzella said. Many of the changes were based on public feedback. “The Parking Committee continuously evaluates input from residents and employees […]

The Asbury Park Harold Daley VFW Post 1333 hosted the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s [MVC] formal announcement that disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients will no longer pay municipal parking fees. “What we are doing here today is the result of a change of a law,” MVC Chair and Chief Administrator Raymond Martinez said […]

The repaving and addition of NJ Transit no trespassing railroad signs has caused a parking shortage for area residents and businesses along Steiner Place between Fourth and Fifth avenues, Mayor John Moor said. While the corridor is less than 400 feet long, it provided over 30 parking spaces for the busy area, which includes the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. public workshop session and the 7 p.m. regular council meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular […]

Parking in Asbury Park – or the lack thereof – has come to a head not only for residents but for the City and local developers. The conversation picked up momentum a couple weeks ago when longtime downtown resident Robert Weiner brought the matter up at a City Council meeting. Weiner, who has been following […]

The City of Asbury Park announced its new back-in pilot program along Eighth Avenue Thursday. According to a written news release, the city striped back-in angled parking on the south side of Eighth Avenue between Webb Street and Kingsley Street. Officials said the new parking configuration is cited by transportation engineers as being safer, particularly for […]

Asbury Park Transportation Manager Michael Manzella unveiled a new parking app that would reduce user cost, allow for added convenience and streamline the process. Charged by the Parking Committee to vet new mobile apps, Manzella said after researching Parkmobile, Pay by Phone, and Passport, he recommends the latter. The app also won the recommendation of […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular session meeting. Items […]