The city has announced its schedule for free parking during the holiday season. On-street metered parking will be free 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas throughout the city. Free parking will also be available in the Bangs Avenue garage at 605 Bangs Avenue from Friday nights through Sundays in November […]

City officials have taken the first steps toward the building of a 400-600 space parking garage at the Asbury Park municipal complex. On Monday, City Manager Michael Capabianco announced they will solicit proposals from engineers to design the structure. As part of that work, an initial phase will be a geodesic study to make sure […]

Parking rules adopted last month by the Asbury Park City Council will take effect in two weeks, according to a municipal news release. The rules affect residential, employee, and metered parking rates throughout the Central Business District Area of Cookman, Bangs, Lake, and Mattison avenues as well as along the waterfront. Parking permits are available […]

The Asbury Park City Council will vote to introduce an ordinance Wednesday during its 7 p.m Regular session meeting that manages its parking throughout the Central Business District Area of Cookman, Bangs, Lake, and Mattison Avenues and in the waterfront area. The changes include shifting metered parking costs from a flat hourly rate to one […]

A roadmap to help relieve the city’s parking issues is expected to be unveiled Monday, when the city’s parking consultant presents its final report to the governing body during its 6 p.m. workshop meeting. Bullet points from 130-page report by Desman Consulting will highlight immediate and long-term plans of action, Parking Advisory Committee member Michael […]

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 the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Regarding your recent articles about the parking challenges in the city, a small group of concerned citizens has been working behind the scene for the past year — on their own time — to plan for the management of parking growth in all three main sections of Asbury Park. Monthly meetings […]

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 […]

The recent launch of new eateries and businesses in the city’s Central Business District redevelopment zone has launched parking complaints usually heard during the height of the summer season. In the past few months, Old Man Rafferty’s was transformed into Prohibition, Taka re-launched at its new Cookman Avenue location, Cross and Orange opened in the […]

Fifty-seven parking pay stations were damaged in Hurricane Sandy, city manager Terence Reidy said at the Dec. 5 council meeting. The stations, which motorists use to pay hourly for parking downtown and at the waterfront, are covered in part under the city’s broiler and machinery insurance, Reidy said. The 57 stations are also being included in […]