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The Asbury Park Housing Authority & the City of Asbury Park
One City.
Asbury Park.
An Unbounded Vision for the West Side Neighborhood
The West Side
will transform equitably and sustainablywithout displacementwithout gentrificationled by its residents .
Housing
A stable, mixed-income neighborhood.
Goals
- Redevelop the West Side while preserving affordable housing.
- Promote affordable homeownership in the West Side.
- Support existing West Side renters and homeowners.
People: Health
Active and supported residents.
Goals
- Enhance access to quality health insurance and health care services, and improve communications and awareness between residents and health providers.
- Prevent and manage disease through access to healthy food and physical activity.
- Enhance substance abuse services.
- Enhance dental care services.
- Enhance mental health services.
- Increase awareness of asthma causes and treatment and ensure access to medication.
People: Youth
Engaged and poised for a bright future.
Goals
- Enhance communication about existing programs available in the community.
- Pursue opportunities for new spaces to conduct youth programming, both in new and existing facilities.
- Ensure the neighborhood’s youth have a safe means of transportation to and from programs.
- Promote positive alternative activities to get youth involved in meaningful hobbies.
People: Education
Students and parents achieving success from Day 1.
Goals
- Ensure access to high quality early childhood education.
- Improve relationships and collaboration between educators, the community, and other local stakeholders.
- Improve communication about local educational programs.
- Connect middle and high school students to college and career opportunities.
- Support students in achieving success.
People: Employment & Economy
A comprehensive career pipeline.
Goals
- Create and support an ecosystem whereby local residents are positioned for employment in meaningful careers with living wages.
- Create an organization capable of connecting well-trained candidates with employers who have job openings with potential for advancement.
- Develop commercial and retail space on Springwood Avenue to satisfy local demand and attract regional shoppers.
- Attract and support commercial and retail businesses within the West Side Neighborhood.
Neighborhood: Transportation & Complete Streets
A safe, multi-modal network.
Goals
- Minimize physical barriers between the East Side of the city and the West Side.
- Enhance public transportation options.
- Implement Complete Streets elements in the West Side.
Neighborhood: Placemaking
A revitalized Springwood Ave.
Goals
- Reestablish Springwood Avenue as the physical center of the West Side community by creating commercial vibrancy and connecting people to the culture of the West Side.
- Continue to demand high quality architecture and maintenance of buildings and the public realm.
Neighborhood: Public Safety
A close-knit community working together.
Goals
- Continue to improve relations between the community and the Asbury Park Police Department.
- Improve neighborhood safety and reduce violent crime.