Asbury Park adopts transportation ordinance: Wynne Street one-way, parking and loading-zone changes approved

The Asbury Park City Council adopted a transportation update ordinance (Ordinance 20 24 32) following a presentation by Director of Transportation James Banana and a brief public hearing with no public speakers.

"This ordinance is by recommendation of the parking committee," James Banana told the council, describing three targeted changes intended to improve safety and enforcement. He said Wynne Street — a narrow roadway between Sewell and Monroe — will be made one-way northbound after residents complained of vehicles hitting lawns and fences. The ordinance also prohibits parking on one side of Bangs Avenue near the church to improve one travel lane, and it formalizes several temporary loading zones that businesses have used informally so they can be enforced.

Council opened and closed the public hearing on the ordinance with no public testimony. The motion to adopt Ordinance 20 24 32 passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Council members and the transportation director said the changes are modest and intended to improve safety and loading access rather than alter major traffic patterns. The ordinance codifies past temporary practices into enforceable code to help trucks and businesses rely on dedicated loading spaces.

The council did not record any separate amendments during the adoption; the ordinance adoption was the final action on the item at this meeting.