Ridgewood adjusts parking rates, plans to create spaces
FEBRUARY 6, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015, 1:21 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — In its effort to improve parking downtown, the council has adjusted prices for some parking permits and expanded spaces in the village.
Part-time employees working at Ridgewood businesses will soon be able to purchase an annual permit for $25 allowing them access to the lot on Cottage Place. Motorists with these permits will still need to feed the meters or use a mobile app in the future to pay for time, though they can repeat park for up to six hours or buy an all-day pass for $7, officials said.
No change was made to the permits for full-time employees, which still cost $80 a month and permit all-day parking.
A vote is set for next week on a resolution to partner with Atlanta-based Parkmobile, the makers of a smartphone app that allows motorists to pay for parking with credit cards.
In addition, those with resident stickers, which can be obtained for free, can also buy same-day passes for $10 using Parkmobile. Non-residents interested in day passes will be charged $20.
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CHRIS HARRIS the Mayors Press Secretary is at it again. This new parking plan is going to have more rules and regulation then the DEP.
Good adjustment to accommodate part-time employees.
I have studied the Village proposal and it seems to be a well thought-out plan. It is by no means a solution to our parking problems but it does represent a significant improvement. The solution to our decades long parking problem continues to be the construction of one or more parking garages.