The local group advocating for safer streets for all who use them will received its second state recognition this weekend. In October the Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition was awarded a Champion Award during the State Department of Transportation’s Complete Streets Summit. Now the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition will recognize the advocacy group […]

A municipality’s Master Plan is often referred to as a living document because of its continual need to be edited and updated; a measure the City of Asbury Park is currently undertaking by way of a Master Plan Reexamination Report. But after proposed changes were presented by consulting firm Clarke Caton Hintz of Trenton during […]

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 […]

Asbury Park City Council candidate Doug McQueen has pulled out of the race for one of the three seats up for grabs in the Nov. 8 election. McQueen cited the fact that his AP Future ticket running mates Tracy Rogers and Ketsia Beaubrun have been given notice of disqualification by the Municipal Clerk’s office as […]

The Nov. 8 Asbury Park City Council ballot lineup has been set by Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye. Through a randomly drawn process, the Asbury Together ticket consisting of incumbents Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman won the top slot. They will be followed by the Citizens for Asbury ticket, comprised of Daniel Harris, Stephen Williams […]

With goals that range from uniformed bike racks to smart road design that accommodates all modes of transportation, the recently formed the Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition is holding its first public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Cowerks, located at 619 Lake Ave. The grassroots committee of concerned residents is led by […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Recently, the Asbury Park City Council declined to approve a proposal from master waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial to add additional curb extensions, or “bump-outs”, to intersections along Kingsley Avenue in Asbury Park.  However, city officials should take another look at the benefits of these valuable, pedestrian-friendly amenities. City officials provided a […]