The Asbury Park City Council has awarded TimHaahs, a Blue Bell, Pa-based engineering and architectural firm, a preliminary contract to design a 500 space garage, officials have announced. T&M Associates, Clarke Caton Hintz and 4ward Planning will assist in the design work needed for the garage, which will be located off Main Street in the […]

No Fee Increase But Changes Include New License-Plate Recognition System, Pay-by-Plate Parking, Virtual Permits, & Updated Zone  City officials have announced changes ahead of the 2019 permit parking season. Among them will be the launch of a new license-plate recognition system aimed at easing parking issues in the 1.4 square mile community. But what motorists […]

The Asbury Park City Council has suspended all paid meter parking from noon to 6 pm Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, city officials have announced.   “Asbury Park is a great place to get your holiday shopping done,” Councilperson Yvonne Clayton said in a written statement. “Our independent retail has everything you need for […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5:30 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive Session discussions include […]

Parking guidelines were finalized during the first Asbury Park City Council Regular Meeting Wednesday. The adoption came with three minor revision that were based on public comments and inquiries. Municipal attorney Frederick Raffetto said four revisions were deemed necessary following Monday night’s workshop, three of which were included in the Wednesday night adoption. The fourth, […]

Decreases to the proposed Asbury Park parking guidelines were introduced during Monday night’s City Council Workshop Meeting, Councilman Joe Woerner said. They include reducing proposed residential permit rates by $30 and lessening the proposed $3 metered parking rates to $2, Woerner said. The residential permit rates will now run from $90 per year for the […]

The proposed changes to the Asbury Park parking guidelines have been posted on its municipal website. Presented during Monday night’s meeting, the new guidelines call for a hike in weekend metered parking rates in the business district and along the waterfront but a reduction in day rates in parts of the business district. Asbury Park […]

Asbury Park kicks off the Fourth of July weekend with additional parking spaces along its busiest roads. Acting on the city’s parking consultant report released in March by New York based Desman Associates, ‘the governing body implemented a number of different initiatives to better manage the City’s parking resources,’ said Councilman Joe Woerner, a member […]

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 […]

To help reduce parking frustrations in the downtown corridor, Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten has established its own four-pronged parking plan that asks patrons to leave the car at home. “While parking in Asbury can be frustrating it is a clear sign of the long-awaited revitalization of our ‘City by the Sea,” said Festhalle Managing Partner […]