Ridgewood adds an extra hour to parking meters
OCTOBER 24, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Shoppers and diners will now have an extra hour of parking in Ridgewood.
The Village Council voted on Wednesday to convert all of Ridgewood’s two-hour meters to three-hour meters.
Business leaders have advocated for the change, noting that the switch will give customers more time to leisurely shop and dine without worrying about a parking ticket.
Some concerns about the three-hour limit were previously raised by Councilwoman Susan Knudsen, who argued that four hours was more leisurely. The council ultimately settled on three hours, citing varied reasoning, including the fear that four-hour meters would entice part-time workers to use those spots rather than shoppers.
“It’s never going to be perfect,” Mayor Paul Aronsohn said, noting that the meter time could be changed again. “We’ll have to monitor the situation.”
This plan to convert two-hour meters to three-hour meters comes in tandem with a larger discussion about short-term parking solutions. These solutions being discussed would serve as a temporary balm to Ridgewood’s parking woes while the village explores its long-term options, including a proposed county-funded garage (see story on page A1).
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niccceee… plays right into the hands of the pro-parking garage contingent.
take away parking spaces while making people think they are getting an extra hour. This is s sweet master stroke – my hats off to you!
Our Mayor is a master.
The combination of strict enforcement of no-repeat parking, employer/employee parking at former ford lot, and extension to three hour parking (aiming for shoppers/diners) all go together nicely. If they actually enforce these, a parking garage may actually be less useful, not more.
you forgot to mention that the price of parking is going up by 100% from 25cents per hour to 50 cents per hour. I guess they have to make up for the $460,000 that no one noticed was stolen