New signs to point shoppers to stores in Ridgewood
MARCH 18, 2014, 12:00 AM LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014, 11:03 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The village will soon install new destination signs at the main crossroads of the Central Business District (CBD), the next phase in the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce’s effort to boost foot traffic and promote storefronts along the downtown’s side streets.
Nine metal placards, each bearing the name of participating Oak Street retailers, restaurants or other professional services, will be fixed at the northeast corner of the Oak and East Ridgewood Avenue intersection. Chamber members have focused this round of their project on the Oak Street corridor, but they anticipate extending the sign program to other roads, including Chestnut and Broad streets.
The project has taken nearly one year to implement. Officials at the Chamber of Commerce pitched their idea to the Ridgewood Council last March, when business owners Tom Hillmann and Paul Vagianos described the signs as a way to “clean up” the appearance of East Ridgewood Avenue, the main thoroughfare of the downtown area, and direct pedestrians to establishments on the secondary roadways.
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Sounds good………. Thanks All.
What a nice addition to our downtown. Thanks to all that made it happen.
Something else to distract drivers, sure to cause more pedestrian vs. vehicle accidents. Bad idea.
Realtime parking indicators would help. Like what they use at the mall
then do something about the jay walking which is sure to increase even further.
Now if we can get rid of Mr V. planter .
I like his planter. It bring color to the downtown. He does a lot of good for the Village. Cut him a break.
I like the planter. Perhaps others in the CBD will start putting them in front of their establishments as well.
Do they pay a fee? You can’t put a sign up for a garage sale without paying a fee!! Chamber of Commerce gets to put up signs without paying?? Show me and all the residents who are always paying a fee for something( I think the latest is a fee if you want to sneeze on Ridgewood Ave) receipts for the fees paid! As Spanky used to say ” Bet cha can’t do it!)
The planter is a non conforming brick wall.
The planter is a non moveable structure built on town property.