Ridgewood addresses parking crunch

file photo by Boyd Loving

Ridgewood addresses parking crunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2014    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

RIDGEWOOD — Parking in the village may have gotten a little easier this week, depending on where you live.

Considerable debate regarding Ridgewood’s parking dearth — and how best to address it — resulted in determined action Wednesday night, as the council approved several ordinances and a resolution updating the village’s various parking standards.

The council’s focus in recent months has turned toward improving parking for Ridgewood’s residents and village visitors.

Recently, the council adopted regulations permitting valet parking at certain businesses, and orchestrated a deal securing space at the former Ken Smith Motors site on Franklin Avenue for parking by employees of village businesses.

Council members have also been working with county officials to secure funding to build a parking garage downtown.

But this week’s moves by the council standardized meters throughout Ridgewood, changing 12-hour meters to three-hour meters, with meters in effect from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The council also amended its parking permitting process.

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