June 21,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Before you vote today, please take a moment to watch this video of Councilmen elect Ramon Hache. It will give you a clearer idea of what the New Village Council plans to do regarding a comprehensive parking solution. Ramon discuses parking, signage , and much much more.
Video by Dana Glazer : https://youtu.be/kUmRoMBZaFg
At least he’s got a plan
Not so much a plan…but at least he’s exploring creative and less expensive solutions. He hit the nail on the head: the real problem is parking ambiguity, not parking availability. An empty garage on Hudson will still be Plan B to people circling from Oak to Chestnut to Broad in search of that prime spot right by there restaurant of choice, much like the muni lots are today. So why spend $12M on a solution for a problem that hasn’t been clearly articulated?
ITS ALL MOOT IF THE BOND REFERENDUM PASSES.
************ VOTE NO ******************
A Yes vote will result in an immediate initiation of Parking Garage “D” by the outgoing council.
************ VOTE NO ******************
A No vote will let the new council decide on a REASONABLE sized garage and increases in parking spaces in the CBD other than just the extreme west end of Ridgewood Avenue CBD
************ VOTE NO ******************
For those who don’t understand, the parking is for the benefit of developers who want 200+ apartments in Ridgewood and they need the
extra parking spaces. Enough.
Did the Village people/council get the message that Ridgewood residents don’t want high density apartments and parking to support it in
Ridgewood?