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October 18, 2020October 18, 2020

Asbury Park Upgrades For Biking and Walking

Set to begin summer 2021, safety measures for people walking and riding bikes will be focused on 3 main areas of resident concern:

Traffic Calming on 3^rd and 4^th Avenues – What is traffic calming?

New 3^rd Avenue Bike Lanes – How bike lanes make a city safer.

Traffic Signal Upgrade on 3^rd Avenue at Pine Street – Do traffic signals keep us safer?

“Curbing speeding in neighborhoods has always been one of my priorities,” said Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn.

MEASURES TO SLOW TRAFFIC PLANNED FOR 3RD AND 4TH AVES

ROUNDABOUTS, BIKE LANES AND SIGNAL UPGRADES TO INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFELY

By Dan Jacobson

The City of Asbury Park has been authorized by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to begin design work on traffic calming measures for 3^rd and 4^th Avenues. The improvements are funded by $500,000 in federal grants under the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program in partnership with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA).

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020

Slow Roll Bike Ride Tomorrow, Sunday, Jan. 12th, 2pm

A great article in the AP Sun about our monthly rides! Stay tuned on FaceBook, Instagram, and Next Door for upcoming rides!

A LEISURELY BIKE RIDE AROUND ASBURY PARK THIS SUNDAY

The rides are monthly community events open to everyone, residents and friends of Asbury Park. Helmets are required for those under age 17. The rides last from 60-90 minutes.

“We stop along the way for photos, very easy,” said organizer Polli Schildge, a member of the Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition. “We ride when it’s cold and even once with snow on the roads!”

Schildge said that rides are not held in precipitation, however, and those gatherings are rescheduled.

Email apcompletestreets@gmail.com to get on the mailing list for the monthly Slow Roll, or for more information. Visit the Complete Streets Coalition Facebook page for more information about biking, walking and alternative transportation in Asbury Park, as well as transportation initiatives elsewhere.

The group has been been meeting at The Carousel for the past several rides because of its central location. But Schildge says she’s “happy to begin rides anywhere that will attract the most people to get together on bikes — any age, any kind of bike for an easy cruise around Asbury Park.”

See the full article here!

https://asburyparksun.com/a-leisurely-bike-ride-around-asbury-park-this-sunday/

December 24, 2018December 23, 2018

Asbury Park Walk and Bike Plan

Happy Holidays and A Healthy and Safe 2019!

CITY UNVEILS BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON FINAL DRAFT OPEN ONLINE UNTIL JAN 11

Michelle Gladden December 17, 2018

“The Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan was developed with community participation through outreach efforts at City events, an online survey map, two stakeholder focus groups, and a steering advisory committee with members including residents, City staff, County and State agencies, local advocacy groups, and the business community,” Transportation Director Michael Manzella said. “The plan will lay the official framework for future infrastructure improvements, enhancing the safety of all users of the city’s streets, particularly the most vulnerable – pedestrians and cyclists.”

Read about it: http://asburyparksun.com/city-unveils-bicycle-and-pedestrian-master-plan/

November 7, 2018November 6, 2018

News and Info About Save Asbury’s Waterfront

APCSC Support of Save Asbury’s Waterfront

Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition supports city development and initiatives which make every part of the city livable and accessible to everyone. Our goal in support of the Save Asbury’s Waterfront campaign is to maintain the character of this part of the waterfront and boardwalk so that it’s completely open and welcoming to residents and visitors, and to protect the natural environment of the area. The financial burden in the initial goal of the campaign will be daunting. It is to stop the bulldozers and bring the developer Istar and the city back to the table to reexamine the plans (see below). We have faith that the mayor and city council are listening and considering our agenda as described in the the Asbury Park Sun and on the ABC 7 news report.

Please come to the City Council Meeting on Thursday, 11/8: 5pm press conference; 6pm Istar plans; 7pm public comment.

For more information:

AP master plan 2017. Redevelopment plans on our Resources page.