There Is Actually An Excess Of CBD Parking In Ridgewood: Letter

To the editor:

There are some basic questions for the Village Council after reading the parking facts in the many reports Ridgewood has paid for from respected experts. The facts are clear and not in dispute: We have an excess of Central Business District parking that is poorly priced and poorly promoted.

Why is the Village Council pushing to add parking when there are as many, if not more, open CBD parking spots as the proposed garage would add as the Walker studies show?

Why is the council ignoring these facts and Gerrymandering the results to try and say otherwise?

Why add more $10 million, plus interest, in more parking when the failed valet project proved parking is plentiful and easy to find?

Where is the concern for the village taxpayer as they get set to double all parking revenue, $1 million, annually in new parking fees?

Why would the council say there is a shortage of parking when the facts show we paid to uncover conclusively prove otherwise?

Let's use what we have before we ask for more.

Bill McCandless
Ridgewood, NJ