The Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition (APCSC) will host a live candidates’ forum for the Asbury Park City Council and Mayoral candidates on October 10 at 7 pm at Blackbird Community Commons, located at 131 Atkins Avenue. The forum venue has a capacity of 100 people. Attendees will be able to submit questions for the […]

Come get some fresh air during this month’s Asbury Park Slow Roll bike ride around the city on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2 pm. Participants will meet at the Carousel building on the boardwalk. The rides are monthly community events open to everyone, residents and friends of Asbury Park. Helmets are required for those under […]

A group of over 100 residents turned out for Wednesday night’s City Council meeting to address alleged police abuse against a young man belonging to one of the city’s most prominent families. Rev Nicolle Harris shared the incident via a social media post, saying: “This past Tuesday night [Nov 20], the young man pictured here […]

The Asbury Park The Complete Streets Coalition was honored this week during the State’s Complete Streets Summit at Rutgers University. The Summit Taskforce, comprised of  the NJDOT’s New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center, chose the local group as the recipient of this year’s Complete Streets Champion Award. Formed during the summer of 2015, the […]

The Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition will host a Light Up The Night community bike ride 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The grassroots organization, which formed during the summer of 2015, works to make city streets safe for all who use them. Their steering committee is comprised of Paula ‘Polli’ Schildge, Pam Lamberton, Doug McQueen, John Grant, […]

The city’s bike sharing program has launched. “Biking is good for the environment, it helps our residents connect to jobs and commercial districts, and it’s good for our health,” said Mayor John Moor. “We’re one of the first cities in New Jersey with a bike share program, and definitely the first along the Jersey Shore.” Moor  and […]

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Book Signing With Kay Harris Local Author Kay Harris will join Deerest Minnie Author Leslie Compton for a book signing event 5 p.m. Friday at Barnes & Noble Book Store in Eatontown. Harris, who self published From Amistad to the White House: Teachable Moments From 1839 to Within My Lifetime, is the owner of Asbury […]

The State Department of Transportation will honor a group of Asbury Park residents advocating for safer streets for all who use them. The Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition will receive a Complete Streets Champion Award during the State’s Complete Streets Summit in October. “Thank you for your hard work and leadership in bringing safer, more […]

The Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition, a grassroots committee of residents, asked candidates seeking to fill the three City Council seats up for grabs in the Nov. 8 election to participate in a Questionnaire centered around the group’s mission to bring a uniformed approach to creating safer roadways for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. With an […]