November 29,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Residents are really hoping that the village officials did not put in an electronic sign right by a dangerous intersection. The consciousness seems to be that they are more of a distraction . It seems that people have trouble making the turn with the new bike lane put in and it is very hard to see pedestrians crossing in the crosswalk at night. If people are now reading a sign adding another distraction I hate to see pedestrians get hit. If it is an electronic sign it should b moved 150 feet down where drivers are past the crosswalk. I hope I am wrong and it is not an electronic sign.
Residents have voiced the same concerns at Ridge School when they considered an electric sign in its red zone and the biggest reason it was never put in was concern that it would distract drivers from children in the red zone. This sign makes an already congested and difficult intersection more dangerous. There is also the blinking sign warning of the 11ft height restriction. An intersection that was fine is now visually and literally congested.
Also talk about tacky. Let’s return to the days when NO SIGNS were allowed, including FOR SALE.
What residents have complained about this? Maybe include some sources and actual reporting?
I like the sign it kind went with Vote Yes on the Garage ,The Turkey Run and Elected Paul V signs. I also think the new Valet signs are in keeping with the downtown look.
that is in the way.
The signs can be seen at a distance that gives ample warning to drivers as they approach. Ridge people complain about anything, tell them to get a life.
@1:01, did you read the article? “Ridge people” decided that was not safe was the only context Ridge was mentioned. The sign in question is nowhere near Ridge school, it is by the train station.
Remember when the Village officials made NJ Trans move the train station so as not to destroy the view. The Wilsey Square hideous sign promoted the new parking app for a very long time. Village officials so enamored with the look of the town really should revisit the abuse of these portable billboards. Possibly very unsafe distraction also. Removal would let visitors & villagers to enjoy the scenic view once again.
What’s next? A plastic activity board in front of village hall?
Drivemoikemyour kids live here signs(illegal) remain on the lawns of the “special no sidewalk” people’s lawns on Clinton….
Welcome to “south waldwick”
The place looks like shit
Maybe we can have The Mayor’s Corner posted on these electronic signs so we can read Aronsohn’s bullshit when we drive along.
No ,no I hear that The Greek to Me menu will be posted next week.
“I think we can all agree ” that in the interest of “transparency” we can all “drill down” and have a “good conversation” about the sign and then it will remain in place.
And to add to that 8:59 we should be civil when it remains in place
Note that this past summer the Supreme Court struck down some restrictions on “sign laws” by municipalities: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/06/18/supreme-court-reaffirms-broad-prohibition-on-content-based-speech-restrictions-in-todays-reed-v-town-of-gilbert-decision/
The decision seems complex, but from what I can tell you are allowed to restrict signage overall, but can’t have different rules for different types of signs. For example, you can’t creste a rule that allows political signs but disallows signs advertising an upcoming event. This may have some impact on Ridgewood in the future!