>Potential traffic conditions reviewed for two proposed housing developments in Ridgewood
THURSDAY DECEMBER 8, 2011, 2:22 PM
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The impacts of two proposed multi-family housing developments on existing traffic conditions in the village would range from minimal to non-existent, according to traffic experts for both projects. Despite recent testimony, however, residents and Ridgewood Planning Board officials remained skeptical, citing pedestrian safety issues and existing transit difficulties in the downtown area.
Testimony on the two projects, Chestnut Village and the Dayton, continued at the planning board on Tuesday. Both are proposed for locations in close proximity to the Central Business District; Chestnut Village would occupy the vacant lot on Chestnut Street from which the Department of Motor Vehicles inspection station used to operate, and the Dayton would be located at the former Brogan Cadillac lot on South Broad Street.