Ridgewood forum on downtown focuses on parking needs
AUGUST 22, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
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RIDGEWOOD — The lack of parking in the village needs to be addressed if the central business district is to thrive.
That’s the conclusion of about 50 business owners, officials, developers and residents who attended a forum this week on the viability of the downtown.
While some residents suggested the need for a master plan update with others calling for a comprehensive approach to downtown planning, most who spoke Wednesday had parking on the brain.
Those at the forum noted that for decades the Ridgewood Council has spent money commissioning study after study on the village’s parking shortage, never to follow through with any recommendations.
“Parking here has been a sin,” said Jim Griffith, adding that local officials have spent the past 50 years merely weighing ideas for increasing parking spaces downtown. “There has been no change. It’s criminal, the way they’ve been dealing with parking.”
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