Governor Phil Murphy said $2.6 million in FY2025 Transit Village grants will go to assist eight municipalities, including Asbury Park and Long Branch, to advance development projects that will improve the quality-of-life in five counties.
The Transit Village Program is a multi-agency smart growth initiative, in which municipalities that have transit facilities within their borders can seek to be designated as a Transit Village by developing plans for dense, mixed-use redevelopment that includes housing near their transit facility. The facility can service commuter rail, bus, ferry, or light rail. The initiative creates incentives to revitalize areas around transit stations to create attractive, vibrant, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods where people can live, shop, work and play without relying on automobiles.
Asbury Park will receive $296,000 for canopy repairs at the train station. Long Branch will receive $289,000 for sidewalk repairs at North Bath Avenue and Third Avenue near the train station.
