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Ridgewood Nj, 2020 parking permits are now on sale !
The 2020 Annual Commuter (Ridgewood Parking Permits – RPP) will go on sale on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. at the Reception Desk in the lobby of Village Hall, and will continue to be sold Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays. All applicants must bring their driver’s license and vehicle registration(s) for car(s) they wish to list on their permits, as the RPPs allow up to 3 cars on each hang tag. Click Here for application. The RPPs allow commuters to park in designated Ridgewood parking lots without having to pay the parking meters. The following is a summary of the Ridgewood Parking Permits (RPPs) and their prices:
Premium RPP – $1,325 annual fee – allows Ridgewood residents to park in the Train Station lot, Prospect Street lot, and all Ridgewood lots, including Route 17 Park and Ride lot. A maximum of 160 Premium RPPs will be sold, on a first come, first served basis.
Non-Premium RPP – $1,000 annual fee – allows Ridgewood residents to park in Chestnut Street lot, North Walnut Street lot, Cottage Place lot, and Route 17 Park and Ride lot.
Park and Ride RPP – $1,000 annual fee – this price is for both Ridgewood residents and non-residents, and allows parking in the Route 17 Park and Ride lot.
Non-resident RPP in Central Business District – $1,975 annual fee – allows non-residents to park in the Cottage Place lot.
Cottage Place/Cottage Place Annex Lots – Long-term Parking – The Cottage Place lot (entrance from Cottage Place) and Cottage Place Annex lot (entrance from East Ridgewood Avenue) are available for long-term parking. All of the spaces in these lots are available for shoppers, diners, Central Business District employees, and commuters on a first come, first served basis every day. Those using these lots may pay at the kiosks (coin, bills or credit card – no change is given) or may use a RPP hang tag or pay by ParkMobile.
Ridgewood Resident Commuter Sticker – Free – All Ridgewood resident commuters who wish to park at the train station must bring in their driver’s license and vehicle registration(s) to obtain a free Ridgewood Resident Commuter sticker. Free Ridgewood Resident Commuter stickers will also be issued to all Ridgewood residents purchasing RPPs.
The Village will accept checks, cash, or credit cards to pay for the RPP (with a 3% transaction fee to the user) for payment.
There are also Central Business District (CBD) Employee stickers ($30 annual fee) and hang tags ($105/month) that may be purchased by those who work in the CBD and allows parking at designated meters in the North Walnut Street lot. CBD Employees may also park in any space in the Cottage Place lot, without having to obtain a sticker or hang tag.
Please note that the fees to be charged, and the number of spaces available to shoppers, diners and commuters in the Hudson Street parking garage will be determined at a later date.
For more information, please visit our website: www.ridgewoodnj.net.
Highway robbery. We’re never going to pay for this stupid garage. And while we’re at it, let’s let the BOE borrow $70 million, put a new staircase in the library and build a performing arts center. If commuters have to pay this much for parking our property values will tank. If we raise taxes enough to pay for these vanity special interest projects our houses will be all but worthless.
Oh well move out .
We will. Last one out turn off the lights Pauly
Who do you think is going to pay for the parking garage people use it. If you don’t like the town they don’t care go somewhere else. Go to the mall where it’s free parking. But if you want the convenience of a parking spot guarantee pretty much you’ll pay the price in the parking garage walk around the village shop and eat have a drink go home. Yes there’s an a lot of money yes it is but they don’t care They had the opportunity years ago for a contractor to come in build the parking garage for an investment company and they said no to them because they wanted the revenue. It’s all about the revenue.
Village Investor… didn’t the Pike proposal involve managing the garage for 25 years and then turning the structure over to the village for a token amount after that period? was there a previous proposal offering something on the same level?
Yes they did have a few. I believe even Bergen county development offered something like you just said. And they were going to pay for everything. And they still wasn’t happy with that. It comes down to they want full control full power and receive full revenue. You’re going to see 45% of the parking spaces will be utilized by travelers commuters going to New York City or elsewhere. Probably 25% will be shoppers, any other percentage would be visitors visiting all the new apartment buildings family friends etc. Because where else are they going to park. You got it .
Park in Glen Rock for $1k annual non resident parking pass and save $3-400 on the annual train ticket vs Ridgewood
Joe Walker is correct . He
Glen Rock has RIDGEWOOD beat in terms of friendlier
organization to those who come to spend money on
Drugstore Items ,Hair salons and Barbers, small town pizza
operation like John Boy’ , retail stores , Glen Rock Library
like RIDGEWOOD lIbrary also does a great Job.
shoppers parking for 1.5 hours is FREE. !!