Longport residents will discuss Margate’s plan to change Amherst Ave traffic patterns. Will a vehicular flow change affect neighboring Longport in anyway?
Two-way traffic will soon become one-way, with all vehicles headed toward the Longport border. One-way toward Longport, from Washington to Coolidge Ave.
Longport Commissioners special meeting: Monday, March 29 at 6p.
Traffic changes are related to Margate’s back-bay, promenade project.
This part of Amherst Ave will be re-paved and re-striped. We’ll get a bike lane too.
Longport Mayor Nick Russo and the commissioners want feedback at this special meeting: Monday, March 29 at 6p.
Attend in person at Borough Hall
or call +1 (571) 317-3122
Access code: 730-022-557
Longport wants to install a barricade on Amherst Avenue where the two towns meet in order to prevent traffic from entering Longport!
This will direct ALL traffic traveling south on Amherst to turn left on Coolidge Avenue.
Amherst Avenue in Longport will become a private, inaccessible road solely for the benefit of the privileged bay front owners.
This plan will disrupt normal traffic flow to benefit a few with self entitlement.
BUILD THAT WALL!
Margate residents wanted and approved the atrocious over sized Lambertis ….
With no thought about parking
It boils down to they wanted the money for the bulk head…
Well… keep your revenue and keep your traffic…
It’s your problem not Longport’s
You would think that sister beach towns would talk about the ramifications… oh but wait
No no … well you wanted it Margate … you keep the traffic and issues that go with it
We in Longport don’t want your overflow parking for the boaters or the restaurant goers.
I am not happy with how large Lamberti’s is by any means. However, Lamberti’s does own the parking lot on the north side of Monroe Avenue so parking shouldn’t be an issue.
But who will direct cars there? It was never used in the past that I saw by patrons. Also, I think it only holds about 25 cars – they just doubled the seating capacity. Once there, those cars are staying put for the night anyway – as diners come and go
The City gave away that land, free and clear, to Lamberti in exchange for bulkhead repair. What about the public access that legally went with that property. Look it up, it’s all in the CIty records that public access shall remain there “in perpetuity” — forever. Hmmmmm – ask the Mayor about that.
Yes, LAMBERTI’S is an atrocious eye sore. Politicians sold the community out for
the bulkhead cost. Now everyone will suffer one way or another. It looks like NOAH’S ARK landed on Amherst Avenue. Real Classy!
Question is have they run out of money to finish it.
It is very ugly that’s for sure.
Stop crying about making Amherst one way for a few blocks. It should be one way from Jerome to the last street in Margate for safety reason. Longport complainants that traffic will increase. Thats with the assumption everyone is not returning to Ventnor or Margate that all diners are from Longport or off the island. City Fathers did what was needed