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Ridgewood moving ahead with pay-by-phone parking option
FEBRUARY 17, 2015 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015, 10:05 AM
BY MARK KRULISH
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
The first wave of new parking ordinances designed to help downtown Ridgewood was introduced at the Village Council’s public meeting on Feb. 11.
An ordinance establishing regulations for paying parking meters through a wireless cellular provider, as well as the fees associated with using cell phone technology, is scheduled for adoption on March 11.
The council also passed a resolution authorizing an agreement with Parkmobile USA for a pay-by-phone parking system to be installed in various locations across the village.
One resident, Diane Palacios, said she is very cautious with her credit card and would not feel comfortable using it in conjunction with Parkmobile, especially at the Route 17 Park & Ride, which she said she occasionally uses.
Palacios suggested that kiosks, which can accept both cash and credit cards, be installed at the Park & Ride instead of going completely wireless to alleviate concerns with seniors who may not be comfortable with using their cell phone to pay for parking.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/ridgewood-council-moves-ahead-with-plans-1.1272742
To Diane Palacios:
1. Why would this be any more susceptible to fraud than any other place you use your credit/debit card?
2. No matter where you use it, you are potentially at-risk of fraud.
3. You are NOT liable for fraud, unless you somehow were a participant. Your bank is.
Am I getting old or is this whole thing becoming a complete boondoggle? Village Hall can’t control/secure millions of quarters so now we’re all going to have to pay more to park down town. Only in Ridgewood.
NOTE COIN SLOT in photo. Why can’t we have both? I quite literally will never pay an extra 35 cents for the privilege of parking. I won’t shop at any store here or do anything else except when I can park at Vill. Hall/library/Graydon etc. Absolutely furious and disgusted. And if the council does not understand how many people from both Ridgewood and elsewhere will be permanently turned off, they are dreaming.
To #3:
Where have you read/heard that there will not be the option to pay by coins? It’s my understanding that the proposed Ridgewood meters will be coin/card/phone operated.
cant you just park all day using this thing. Just call in a couple hours later and pay again.
I hardly ever use my credit/debit card.
I think it is morally wrong to require someone to have an electronic phone in order to park at a public transportation venue at Park & Ride. It goes against my sense of right and wrong. The town was repaid for its loss with insurance, so they can purchase a kiosk. And even if they can’t afford a kiosk , they then should leave parking meters as is.
Furthermore Mayor Aronshon talks about access for all, creating a caring community. Parkmobile contradicts his words. It potentially cuts people out of public transportation. For shame. Talk about hypocrisy. And really hurting people. Also, I don’t know about others and the town govt. but I have to budget very carefully. An extra 35 cents for parking has to come from somewhere.
It’s just morally wrong.
I used my credit card to park in Philly once, and now I am somebody else, and somebody else is me.
Don’t let this happen to you.
Village Manager has said it was her goal to eliminate all coin-operated parking meters in the CBD, as is now the case on Chestnut St. and soon will be at the Short Line Park & Ride, claiming they are too hard to repair because parts are not available. PUH-LEEZE. What about the countless communities nationwide that would never consider instituting smartphone payment? It is MUCH too soon to call smartphones the default and “allow” others to pay (including that extra 35-cent fee–who’s going to reap THOSE millions? Tom Rica?) via credit card through other types of cellphone–still paying the extra fee. No way. I also love the presumption that there is no such thing as credit card fraud. Yeah, it’s all super-safe. I am looking forward to all the problems and complaints.
thank’s coin boy