Hour increase at street meters mulled in Ridgewood
Tuesday July 9, 2013, 10:12 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
A shift to three-hour parking meters on all downtown Ridgewood side streets might be in store provided that the change is economically and logistically feasible on all fronts.
The village manager’s office will offer its recommendations to the municipality’s governing body regarding the proposed change at a future council meeting.
At the urging of Tony Damiano, president of the Ridgewood Guild, the council is considering the increase to street meter time limits from two to three hours. Damiano, owner of Mango Jam on Broad Street, recently claimed the current two-hour parking limit has a negative impact on the shopper experience.
According to Damiano, Central Business District patrons cannot adequately complete errands, watch a movie or dine in at the various restaurants within the two-hour timeframe. As a result, he said, many shoppers and thus prospective business owners tend to avoid Ridgewood.
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It will take more than improving meter time to stimulate shopping activity.