JULY 9, 2015 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015, 3:09 PM
BY MARK KRULISH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The results of a parking study performed by the New York-based firm Walker Parking Consultants are in, and the choice was simple for village officials – a traditional self-park deck is the way to go at Hudson Street.
While an automated garage would have provided more parking spaces, the gain would have been negated by its higher price tag.
The cost of a traditional deck was reported to be approximately $11 million to $12 million, while building an automated garage is estimated at $17 million to $24 million.
These numbers are dependent upon the amount of spaces built, among other factors that are typically handled during the request for proposal (RFP) and subsequent design phase.
Officials also cited some disadvantages that come with the technology used in automated garages, particularly at a site where commuters and rail passengers are often moving in and out of the area and would prefer to get to their cars quickly.
In the report, Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld said a traditional deck could yield a net gain of as much as 318 spaces over what already exists at Hudson Street, while one of the automated garage scenarios would only give the village an additional 322, but would cost several million dollars more.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/council-to-keep-it-simple-on-garage-1.1371637