January 22, 2018January 21, 2018 by APCSC

AP BIKE SHARE PROGRAM SHOWS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED RETURN

ZAGSTER: 646 RIDERS LOGGED 1,248 TRIPS TOTALING 202,807 MINUTES, OFFSETTING 33,801 POUNDS OF CO2 EMISSIONS

By Michelle Gladden

“We have seen a higher than expected number, in terms of ridership,” Transportation Manager Michael

Manzella [at right] said. “One thing we have learned is that compared to similar sized cities with the same program, we are knocking all but one of them out of the park.”

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Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition

17 hours ago

For those asking for info on tax implications from development of the Holy Spirit property:Holy Spirit Preservation TAXESThe Holy Spirit property paid ZERO municipal taxes for 100 years.Option 1- Conventional taxes for 6 mansions at approximately 3 million a house. Conventional taxes approx $278,000 total per yearCity gets $95,000Schools get $140,000County $43,000Option 2- If we did a pilot for the 90 residential units (18 affordable and income restricted) PILOT payment $330,000 total per year, minimum.City gets $313,000 County gets $15,000School would not get a designated portionOption 3 - providing the school on what they would have gotten with conventional taxes PILOT payment $330,00 total per year.City gets $175,000School get $140,000 (what school would get under conventional taxes)County gets $15,000.In BOTH preservation scenarios, the City gets more direct revenue than the McMansion alternatives. But then there is also the INDIRECT revenue and economic impact of different development scenarios:None of these formulas takes into account the economic impact of the full-time residents who will live and work in Asbury Park, spending their money at local businesses on Main Street and beyond. Chuck Marohn Strong Towns has a formula for calculating the economic impact of land value at various densities of development. The economic benefit of the residential apartment building plus the preserved church building would easily eclipse the economic impact of the six McMansions. It’s not even close.#holyspirit #asburyparknj #density #citybythesea #preservation ... See MoreSee Less

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Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition

19 hours ago

For those who have asked for tax implications of development of Holy Spirit Church:Holy Spirit Preservation TAXESThe Holy Spirit property paid ZERO municipal taxes for 100 years.Option 1- Conventional taxes for 6 mansions at approximately 3 million a house. Conventional taxes approx $278,000 total per yearCity gets $95,000Schools get $140,000County $43,000Option 2- If we did a pilot for the 90 residential units (18 affordable and income restricted) PILOT payment $330,000 total per year, minimum.City gets $313,000 County gets $15,000School would not get a designated portionOption 3 - providing the school on what they would have gotten with conventional taxes PILOT payment $330,00 total per year.City gets $175,000School get $140,000 (what school would get under conventional taxes)County gets $15,000.In BOTH preservation scenarios, the City gets more direct revenue than the McMansion alternatives. But then there is also the INDIRECT revenue and economic impact of different development scenarios:None of these formulas takes into account the economic impact of the full-time residents who will live and work in Asbury Park, spending their money at local businesses on Main Street and beyond. Chuck Marohn Strong Towns has a formula for calculating the economic impact of land value at various densities of development. The economic benefit of the residential apartment building plus the preserved church building would easily eclipse the economic impact of the six McMansions. It’s not even close.Feel free to email apcompletestreets@gmail.com ... See MoreSee Less

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Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition

4 days ago

TOMORROW NIGHT, Wednesday, 4/23, 6PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING.Holy Spirit Church Preservation!The developer of the Holy Spirit preservation plan will be presenting a modified version to Asbury Park City Council. The Council’s decision may determine whether the project can proceed to the next step, or whether the church is lost.Please come and voice your support for preserving the church. If you’d like more information please email: apcompletestreets@gmail.comNotes in favor of preserving for Holy Spirit Church:TAXES: This property as a church paid ZERO in taxes for a hundred years. Even with a tax abatement, the property with the preserved church building will still pay substantially more to the City than from regular taxes on six mega-mansions. The Citycould choose to allocate some of that additional money to the school budget.AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Affordable housing is a priority in Asbury Park. We need more units overall, particularly more rental units. We need more places where people who w in our town canlive. People who work in AP should be able to live here, and spend their money here, which would bolster the economy and benefit everyone.RESIDENTIAL DENSITY: Asbury Park is a walkable city, and it could be even more vibrant. The economic impact of a residential building will be far more substantial than part-time residents of six mega-mansions. Residents of the apartment units will patronize businesses on Main Street and provide asustained economic growth.PARKING: It is unacceptable to knock down an historic structure and lose the opportunity to build apartment housing instead of finding solutions for car storage. Street parking can be managed by implementing meters and residential permits. More spots can be created with diagonal spaces on one side of the street. COMMUNITY SPACE: The proposal offers to repurpose a historic structure into community space that benefits residents and visitors to Asbury Park. Six mega-mansions will privatize all of that space and will likely remain empty for more than half of the year.Questions? Email apcompletestreets@gmail.comDM for more info!#vibrantcity #asburyparkcompletestreetscoalition #holyspirit #preservation ... See MoreSee Less

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Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition

4 days ago

TOMORROW NIGHT 6PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING.Holy Spirit Church Preservation!The developer of the Holy Spirit preservation plan will be presenting a modified version to Asbury Park City Council. The Council’s decision may determine whether the project can proceed to the next step, or whether the church is lost.Please come and voice your support for preserving the church. If you'd like more information please email: apcompletestreets@gmail.comNotes in favor of preserving for Holy Spirit Church:TAXES: This property as a church paid ZERO in taxes for a hundred years. Even with a tax abatement, the property with the preserved church building will still pay substantially more to the City than from regular taxes on six mega-mansions. The Citycould choose to allocate some of that additional money to the school budget.AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Affordable housing is a priority in Asbury Park. We need more units overall, particularly more rental units. We need more places where people who w in our town canlive. People who work in AP should be able to live here, and spend their money here, which would bolster the economy and benefit everyone.RESIDENTIAL DENSITY: Asbury Park is a walkable city, and it could be even more vibrant. The economic impact of a residential building will be far more substantial than part-time residents of six mega-mansions. Residents of the apartment units will patronize businesses on Main Street and provide asustained economic growth.PARKING: It is unacceptable to knock down an historic structure and lose the opportunity to build apartment housing instead of finding solutions for car storage. Street parking can be managed by implementing meters and residential permits. More spots can be created with diagonal spaces on one side of the street. COMMUNITY SPACE: The proposal offers to repurpose a historic structure into community space that benefits residents and visitors to Asbury Park. Six mega-mansions will privatize all of that space and will likely remain empty for more than half of the year.Questions? Email apcompletestreets@gmail.com ... See MoreSee Less

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Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition

2 weeks ago

People walking, riding bikes, and motorcycles, and drivers too: Every road user deserves to be safe. People outside of cars are most vulnerable - motorcyclists, bicyclists, and people walking. New Jersey ranks among the highest for crashes involving people outside of cars. Please come and support this initiative. ... See MoreSee Less

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AP BIKE SHARE PROGRAM SHOWS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED RETURN

ZAGSTER: 646 RIDERS LOGGED 1,248 TRIPS TOTALING 202,807 MINUTES, OFFSETTING 33,801 POUNDS OF CO2 EMISSIONS

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