Transportation & Complete Streets

Goals

Goal 1 Minimize physical barriers between the East Side of the city and the West Side, particularly the train tracks.

Strategies
Improve pedestrian crossings at railroad tracks
Improve pedestrian crossings at railroad tracks
Redevelop the Asbury Park municipal plaza
Redevelop the Asbury Park municipal plaza
Improve the rail tunnel
Improve the rail tunnel
Unify the city through a robust pedestrian and bicycle network
Unify the city through a robust pedestrian and bicycle network

Goal 2 Enhance public transportation options.

Strategies
Create a community mobility project
Create a community mobility project
New bus stops in the West Side
New bus stops in the West Side

Goal 3 Implement Complete Streets elements in the West Side.

Strategies
Community street tree program
Community street tree program
Enhance street lighting along key corridors
Enhance street lighting along key corridors
Ensure that pedestrian safety amenities are adequate and maintained
Ensure that pedestrian safety amenities are adequate and maintained
Enhance amenities for public transit riders
Enhance amenities for public transit riders
Wayfinding and signage
Wayfinding and signage
Improve bicycle infrastructure
Improve bicycle infrastructure

EXISTING CONDITIONS

New Jersey Transit Village Program

  • Designation requires transit-oriented design standards for 1/2 mile radius around a transit station
  • Must include bike and pedestrian improvements
  • Transit Villages qualify for priority state funding and technical assistance
NJ Transit Rail Ridership

  • 2016 average weekday passenger boardings from Asbury Park station: 548
  • 78th in ridership out of 150 stops statewide
EZRide Transit Services

  • A public-private partnership providing innovative transportation services in Northern New Jersey
  • A major goal is to reduce traffic congestion and resulting air pollution from vehicle emissions
  • Low-cost services for car sharing, carpooling and shuttles are meant to convince commuters to stop driving alone to work every day
Click here to see more supporting data from the needs assesment
Click here to view the LEED-ND checklist for the West Side Choice neighborhood
The Community Says

  • Bus service is lacking, particularly along Springwood Ave
  • The West Side is isolated from the rest of the city, both physically and in terms of communication and attention paid
  • Revitalization of Springwood Ave should include Complete Streets interventions and public art

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