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Ridgewood Central Business District : Has Higher Parking Fees or Use of the Park Mobil App Impacted Business?

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December 14,2015

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, parking is the issue in the Village ,but one issue that no seems to be talking about is if the increase in parking fees has been driving away business from Ridgewood’s Central Business District (CBD)?

In January of 2015 the Village increase parking fees across the board . While lack of parking has been often cited as an issue by local merchants ,what about the parking fees themselves ?
For added convenience the Park Mobil App  was introduced but as of this date there have been little or no updates as to the overall numbers of people using the app and the amount of revenue it has been generating ?
Perhaps we should analyze out current parking situation  to see how either Park Mobil increased parking fees have impacted or not impacted down town shopping, before we assume increased parking fees will finance the Hudson Garage Project .

January 2015 : New Hours and Fees

In response to concerns of the business community and residents, the Cottage Place lot now allows parking for 8 hours, Monday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm. The hourly rate for the meters is 75 cents/hour.

Hourly rates in all Village lots and in streets are now $.50 per hour for a maximum of 3 hours.  Street and Lot meters are regulated from 10AM to 6PM, Monday through Saturday.  Vehicles parking for more than 3 hours will be in violation and subject to a ticket.  Repeat parking is also prohibited