The Asbury Park City Council has approved moving forward with a grant application that will help stay traffic along Third and Fourth avenues. Resident Glenn Massimillo [at right] said he registered over 140 cars speeding over 30 miles per hour along Fourth Avenue in a one hour period while monitoring the speed trailer on a […]

The Asbury Park City Council is in the final stages of developing two new programs that will help stay parking and traffic congestion with in the 1.4 square mile increasingly popular beach community. Transportation Manager Michael Manzella has laid out what he calls high visibility and in demand locations for the car share program stations […]

The Asbury City Council’s approval Wednesday of two electric car charging stations will launch its car share program, the first of its kind by a community along the Jersey Shore. The award went to Jersey City based Greenspot JC, at no cost to the municipality. The agreement outlines a 5 percent profit share to the […]

The New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] funded Main Street Road Diet will bring over $19 million in needed improvements to the corridor between Allenhurst and Ocean Grove, city officials announced Thursday. “The goal of the road diet is to decrease travel time through the Main Street corridor and create a safer, more efficient traffic […]

Transportation Manager Michael Manzella proposed installing an electric-vehicle car share program during Wednesday night’s City Council Workshop meeting. The vehicles would be available to rent for an hour or up to a day, Manzella said. And like the bicycle share program, the city would be the first to offer the service along the Jersey Shore. […]

Despite a late summer launch Asbury Park’s bicycle ride share program shows a higher than expected return on the City’s investment, according to a Zagster report released Friday. Since the program’s Aug 23 launch, 646 people utilized the program that allows riders to rent and return a bike at any one of the stations located […]

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 Mayor’s Wellness Committee will launch its first public event on Aug. 21, Chair Michael Manzella said. Held in conjunction with the Community YMCA of Red Bank, a Yoga in the Park will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. prior to the Music Monday free concert series at Springwood Avenue Park, located […]

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 […]

The Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to bring bike sharing to the city and has its eyes on a car sharing program next, according to Mayor John Moor. The vote awarded operation rights to Zagster of Cambridge, Mass. City Manager Michael Capabianco said two companies vied to run the local program but Zagster […]