Sustainable Jersey today announced that the City of Asbury Park was selected to receive technical assistance, funded by New Jersey American Water, to complete a new Sustainable Jersey Action: Municipal Water Story.  “At New Jersey American Water, we work to protect the viability, integrity and resiliency of water supplies and water and wastewater infrastructure in our […]

The City of Asbury Park was awarded a $3,000 Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant to support flood mitigation around Sunset Park. The Rivers Reforestation Grant and Technical Assistance Program, a partnership between The Nature Conservancy, The Watershed Institute and Sustainable Jersey, awarded $38,000 in total to eight New Jersey municipalities for floodplain reforestation projects. Other […]

Sustainable Jersey Award Asbury Park has become the first Monmouth County community to achieve Sustainable Jersey’s silver level certification, city officials have announced. The certification helps align and create community efforts to increase awareness, reduces waste and greenhouse emissions, saves money and resources, and makes the City eligible to apply for “green grants” in the future. […]

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. […]

The City of Asbury Park has been awarded a Sustainable Jersey bronze level certification for its commitment to going green, officials announced via a written news statement. Sustainable Jersey is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that provides tools, training and financial incentives to communities as they pursue green initiatives. Currently, 79 percent or 445 of the […]