Ridgewood considers parking upgrades
OCTOBER 5, 2014 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — Village officials unveiled several parking proposals they hope will attract visitors to the downtown business district and also ease parking for residents.
One proposal offered at Wednesday’s council meeting would standardize parking hours, fees and durations throughout the village.
“All downtown meters would run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,” according to the proposal, altering the current 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. range.
Also, all downtown meters would offer three- or four-hour parking, as opposed to the current limit of two hours.
“All downtown meters will cost 25 cents per half-hour,” the proposal states, adding existing 15-minute parking spaces would remain.
“This will make parking easier and simpler for shoppers and diners, enhancing the overall downtown experience,” according to the plan.
Another proposal seeks to restrict long-term parking passes — currently sold to residents and non-residents on an annual basis — to Ridgewood residents only. At present, about 120 out-of-town commuters pay the same amount as residents for long-term parking passes, Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld said. An alternative proposal would have non-residents pay twice as much for the long-term pass.
“There is a parking scarcity in this town,” Mayor Paul Aronsohn said at the council’s meeting Wednesday, adding it has taken out-of-the-box thinking to determine ways of improving it.
The issue of parking in Ridgewood has been front and center in recent weeks at public forums organized by Deputy Mayor Al Pucciarelli. At these gatherings, residents and business owners have keyed in on parking as the village’s biggest hindrance.
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And the conversations continue…. etc, etc, etc,
The Parking Bldg building needs to start so the residents need to understand timing changes for now.
But. will need to be changed again, again and again.
We are frozen in time. Where is the leadership ?
Where is the leadership ? Dom I agree with your post but frankly you have again and again defend members of this Council.
Tell Valley and their litigious board to buzz off and turn the property in to a parking garage and Performing Arts Center
First things first; get the quarters secure.
No answer Dom?
And people on this blog wonder why people go after him. Thats the way he is. He can be your best friend one minute but if you don’t do something he wants or you disagree with him he gets nasty with his posts. After maligning former Council
members and singing the praises of the current Council Dom now asks “Where is the leadership ?”
Please leave this as is.what about current train parking users of the 12 hour lots who are residents as my family
The temporary solution is to eliminate all parking passes. That will open up spots in the lots for employees and open up spots on the street for shoppers