Central Business District (CBD) - THE RIDGEWOOD BLOG.

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, the pedestrian plaza was cancelled on Sunday due to inclement weather . This means all the streets in the Central Business District (CBD) are wide open. Which brings up an interesting point of contention. Merchants were told once the pedestrian plaza was set up it was there for the weekend , rain or shine. So what changed ? Seems rumblings from the merchants and many restaurants are that the pedestrian plaza has failed to bring in the business . Many of the social media boosters who said they would never shop in Ridgewood if there was no pedestrian plaza , have never shopped in Ridgewood .Much of the Village Council like the social media boosters have abandoned the Village central business district for the Jersey shore.

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SHARED LOADING ZONES/15-MINUTE METER PARKING SPACES IN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

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Ridgewood NJ, there are new shared loading zones/15-minute meter parking spaces in the Central Business District (CBD). These shared parking spaces are on various streets throughout the CBD, and will be used as loading zones only from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and then as 15-minute metered parking spaces from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. only. These shared parking spaces are boxed out in white paint to delineate them from other parking spaces. These shared parking spaces will allow for businesses and eateries in the CBD to have space for their delivery trucks to park during the day, and then allow for the same spaces to be used for either pickup of food or a quick errand, from late afternoon to early evening. Please remember that you must pay the 15-minute parking meter when you use the 15-minute spaces from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.