Village of Ridgewood

Master Plan Phase II

Our Village Our Future

Planning Board
February 15, 2022
7:30 pm

Prepared and Presented by HGA and NV5

Agenda
Introduction, Status and Recap

Master Plan Element Draft

Recommendations

Public Question and Comment

Conclusion and Next Steps

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Downtown Economic Development Element
GOAL #1 – Maintain the aesthetic qualities/feeling of downtown.

GOAL #2 – Limit further high-density residential development.

GOAL #3 – Promote a greater variety of retail types in downtown.

GOAL #4 – Create a mix of complementary / supportive uses that leads to an

active Downtown day and night.

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Downtown Economic Development Element
GOAL #5 – Strive for a customer-focused and customer-friendly downtown.
GOAL #6 – Create a safe environment for pedestrians of all ages in
downtown.
GOAL #7 – Consider alternatives that reduce car traffic and the need for
parking.
GOAL #8 – Improve communication between Downtown interests /
stakeholders and residents.

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Downtown Economic Development Element

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Land Use
• Broader range of
economic activity –
consider new uses
• Microbrewery / Distillery
• Recreational Venues
• Flex Office / Co-Working Space
• Boutique Hotel / Bed &
Breakfast
• Temporary Uses / Pop-Ups
• Live-Work
• Increase daytime population
and downtown offices
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Downtown Economic Development Element
Land Use
• Design and Aesthetics
• Greening
• Require art in vacant storefronts
• Under the tracks improvements
• Temporary barricade art

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Van Neste Square / Bus Terminal

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Van Neste Square - Potential

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Downtown Economic Development Element
N or th Walnut Redevelopment

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Nor th Walnut Redevelopment - Potential

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Br anding, Adver tising, Pr ocess
• Special Improvement District – Pros & Cons
• Public awareness of Downtown businesses,
sales, events
• Digital presence – information kiosks / app
• Parking
• Wayfinding
• Business Promotion
• Process – Eliminate red tape, speed up
approvals

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Access to Tr ansit
ENCOURAGE TRANSIT (BUS & RAIL) USE

BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO TRANSIT FACILITIES AND

ADDRESSING FIRST & LAST MILE IMPROVEMENTS

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Recommendations – Access to
Tr ansit
MULTI-MODAL TRAIN & BUS
STATION

REDESIGN VAN NESTE SQUARE -

PEDESTRIAN CENTER

PEAK HOUR DOWNTOWN

JITNEY/SHUTTLE

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D ow nt ow n Econom ic D e ve lopm e nt
Ele m e nt
Cir culation
CREATE A VIBRANT, WELCOMING,
AND ACCESSIBLE DOWNTOWN,

PRIORITIZING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY,

CONVENIENCE, AND COMFORT;

ENCOURAGE THE CREATIVE USE OF

PUBLIC SPACE.

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Recommendations
MULTI-YEAR IMPACT STUDIES

CREATIVE WAYFINDING

DOWNTOWN BICYCLE CORRALS

(PARKING)

SIDEWALK POLICY – NO BICYCLES

SAFETY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Recommendations (contd.)
STREETSCAPE DESIGN PLAN, PEDESTRIAN
FOCUS
- PEDESTRIAN-SCALE AMENITIES
- CURB BUMP OUTS
- PEDESTRIAN ISLANDS IN INTERSECTIONS
- CROSSWALK INSTALLATION OR ENHANCEMENT
- SEATING, SHADE
- PEDESTRIAN SCALE LIGHTING

ONE WAY DOWNTOWN STREETS

SIDEWALK/CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM

Source: NACTO

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Par king, Loading & Deliver y
ACCOMMODATE COMMERCIAL
LOADING, PARKING AND DELIVERY

IN WAYS THAT ARE EFFICIENT WHILE

MINIMIZING TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION

IMPACTS

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Downtown Economic Development Element
Recommendations – Loading, Par king, Deliver y
CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT POLICY, TIME-RESTRICTED LOADING AND DELIVERY,
PARKING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, ONGOING PARKING INVENTORY & STUDY

Source: NACTO

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Break #1 – Questions / Comments?

10 Minutes! Then we will move on.

There will be more time to talk later.

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Land Use Element

GOAL #1 - Keep a "small-town / village feel" but "allow aspects of the village to evolve,
adapt, or change if necessary and beneficial to the village and to ensure that they do so in
ways that maintain or complement the 'small-town/village' feel.

GOAL #2 - Strive to be proactive in community planning matters.

GOAL #3 - Plan for the needs of current residents, but also understand and address the
needs and preferences of newer residents.

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Land Use Element
GOAL #4 – Encourage a range of housing types to provide opportunities for continuity in
Ridgewood for new households, empty-nesters, and those with special needs.

GOAL #5 - Maintain the aesthetic qualities / feeling of downtown.

GOAL #6 - Limit further high-density residential development.

GOAL #7 - Reduce the impacts of tear-downs and the construction of larger, new houses
on neighborhood character, open space, and the environment.

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Land Use Element
GOAL #8 - Plan ahead for the reuse of houses of worship and other sites, should they
become available in the future.

GOAL #9 – Protect and enhance the Village tree canopy.

GOAL #10 – Assess the village’s vulnerabilities to climate change and develop an action
plan to address them.

GOAL #11 – Identify and address flooding and storm resiliency efforts.

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Land Use Element
Zoning Recommendations
• Review: Zone
Min.
Undersized
Total %
Area Parcels Undersized
• Building Coverage
• Impervious Coverage R-1 14,000 848 2224 38.1%

• Re-evaluate split-zoned R-2 10,500 2,442 4117 59.3%

19,250 131 361 36.3%
parcels R-110
R-125 25,000 173 337 51.3%
• Residential lot size analysis
• Consider eliminating R-7
and T Zones

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Land Use Element
Zoning Recommendations
• Design Standard review
• Lighting
• Landscaping
• Tree Plantings
• Historic

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Land Use Element
Use Recommendations
• Broader range of economic
activity – consider new uses
• Microbrewery / Distillery
• Recreational Venues
• Flex Office / Co-Working
Space
• Boutique Hotel / Bed &
Breakfast
• Temporary Uses / Pop-Ups
• Live-Work
• Review zoning for places of
worship – plan for their future
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Land Use Element
Residential Flexibility
• Pilot locations for • Accessory Dwelling
context sensitive multi- Units
family (2-4 units) • Owner occupancy
• Form-based or design requirement
standard requirements • Specific standards
• Senior Housing
• Including one floor Quadplex – Portland, OR
living and accessibility
options
• Special Needs and
Supportive Housing
• Townhouses

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New ADU in Princeton, NJ - Front (left) and Back (right)
Land Use Element
Tree Or dinance
• Integrate tree ordinance and zoning
and land development ordinances
• Alignment with updated
Community Forestry Management
Plan
• Consider tree permit and
replacement requirements for all
trees above a certain caliper
• Establish a dedicated tree fund with
a plan for plantings and
maintenance

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Land Use Element
Storm Resiliency
• Maintain CRS Rating 6
• Additional higher standards for
development in the Flood Hazard
Area
• Incorporate green infrastructure in
public and private projects.
• Underground Storage
• Water Squares
• Reduce development footprints
within the flood hazard area

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Land Use Element
St orm Resiliency – Response and Education
• Pursue projects outlined in Bergen County HMP
• Engage with other municipalities + county on
watershed-scale projects
• Disaster warning systems and communication
• Proactive closure of regularly flooded streets
• Create a community resilience hub
• Ensure that emergency services and temporary
shelter locations are adequate and well-equipped
• Update OEM site and materials and continue to
hold education and information sessions

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Circulation Element
• An optional Element of the Master Plan pursuant to the MLUL
• Includes:
• Relationship between circulation and other elements
• Location and types of facilities for all modes of transportation
• Types, locations, conditions and availability of existing and
proposed transportation facilities
• Existing and proposed locations for public electric vehicle
charging infrastructure
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Circulation Element
Cir culation Element – Vision Plan Recommendations
General Concepts:
Consider ways Make streets Improve
to reduce safer to support pedestrian
vehicle traffic & promote connections
and need for walking and between places
parking bicycling within the Village

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Circulation Element
Key Findings
Outreach, Analysis & Previous Plans
• Strong Public Support for Biking & Walking (Especially Downtown) RIDGEWOOD
• Public Perception - Unsafe Streets and Intersections, Major "Through" ALREADY HAS THE
Corridors
• Walking & Biking Access to Schools, Parks, Trails
ELEMENTS
– A Community-wide Priority NEEDED FOR A
• Strong Village Government Support WALKABLE AND
- Complete Streets Policy in Place BIKEABLE
• Strong Municipal Committee Structure
DOWNTOWN AND
• Downtown Parking Assessment Needed
• County Implementation - "Central Bergen Bicycle & Pedestrian Plans"
VILLAGE.

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Circulation Element
Outreach Summar y

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Draft Composite Map
• Outreach
• Central Bergen Bicycle
and Pedestrian Plan
Recommendations
• High Crash Corridors
and Hotspots
• Existing Conditions

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT – NINE GOALS
Vision for a “Connected Ridgewood”
Goal #1 - Create A VIBRANT, WELCOMING, AND ACCESSIBLE DOWNTOWN Prioritizing The
Safety, Convenience, And Comfort Of Pedestrians; Encourage The Creative Use Of Public
Space.

Goal #2 - Address ROADWAY SAFETY To Make Streets Safe For All Ages And Abilities For The
Entire Village.

Goal #3 - Advance The Village Of Ridgewood’s COMPLETE & GREEN STREETS POLICY.

Goal #4 - Develop A VILLAGE-WIDE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN NETWORK That Connects

Residential Neighborhoods With Key Public Destinations, Especially Downtown, Schools,
Parks And Trails, And Transit Hubs/Stops.

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT – NINE GOALS
Vision for a “Connected Ridgewood”
Goal #5 - ENCOURAGE TRANSIT (BUS & RAIL) Use By Improving Access To Transit Facilities And
Addressing FIRST & LAST MILE IMPROVEMENTS.

Goal #6 - Coordinate Across Municipal Departments And With Schools To SUPPORT WALKING AND
BIKING Through Programs And Policies That ENCOURAGE, EDUCATE, AND ENFORCE Safe Travel.

Goal #7 - Accommodate Commercial LOADING, PARKING AND DELIVERY In Ways That Are Efficient
While Minimizing Traffic And Circulation Impacts.

Goal #8 - Support The Development Of ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE In The Village As Needed.

Goal #9 - Anticipate EMERGING TRENDS And Transportation Modes And Consider SMART CITY
Innovations.

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal#1
CREATE A VIBRANT, WELCOMING,
AND ACCESSIBLE DOWNTOWN,

PRIORITIZING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY,

CONVENIENCE, AND COMFORT;

ENCOURAGE THE CREATIVE USE OF

PUBLIC SPACE.

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal 1 Recommendations
Downtown
MULTI-YEAR IMPACT STUDIES

CREATIVE WAYFINDING

DOWNTOWN BICYCLE CORRALS (PARKING)

SIDEWALK POLICY – NO BICYCLES

SAFETY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations Downtown (contd.)
STREETSCAPE DESIGN PLAN, PEDESTRIAN
FOCUS
- PEDESTRIAN-SCALE AMENITIES
- CURB BUMP OUTS
- PEDESTRIAN ISLANDS IN INTERSECTIONS
- CROSSWALK INSTALLATION OR ENHANCEMENT
- SEATING, SHADE
- PEDESTRIAN SCALE LIGHTING

ONE WAY DOWNTOWN STREETS

SIDEWALK/CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM

Source: NACTO

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal#2
ADDRESS ROADWAY SAFETY TO MAKE STREETS
SAFE FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES FOR THE
ENTIRE VILLAGE

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations Village-
wide – Roadway Safety
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS

COUNTY COORDINATION & IMPLEMENTATION: CENTRAL

BERGEN BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN PLANS (2015)

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS & SAFETY – FOCUS ON DESTINATIONS

& ROUTES
- E.G. RIDGECREST APARTMENTS & UNITED WAY HOUSING

TRAFFIC CALMING POLICY

Source: NJDOT
VISION ZERO POLICY Complete Streets
Design Guide (2017)

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations Village-wide –
Roadway Safety (contd.)
ADDRESS KEY CRASH FACTORS, E.G.:
- LIGHTING
- DISTRACTED DRIVING
- SLOW-STREETS
- TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES

GATEWAY TREATMENTS

TARGETED TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES

SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION - 25 MPH

Source: FHWA
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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal#3
ADVANCE THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD’S

COMPLETE & GREEN STREETS POLICY

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations – Complete & Green Streets Policy

Source: Palm Beach TPA

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations – Complete & Green Streets Policy
UPDATED COMPLETE POLICY (OR ORDINANCE) PER STATE OF THE PRACTICE
- NJDOT'S MODEL COMPLETE & GREEN STREETS POLICY, "COMPLETE & GREEN STREETS FOR ALL"
• IMPLEMENTATION FOCUS
• GREEN STREET ELEMENTS
• EQUITY AND INCLUSION
• COMPLETE STREETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

COMPLETE & GREEN STREETS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS AND FUNDING

COUNTY COMPLETE STREETS COORDINATION

ADOPT BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN DESIGN STANDARDS, E.G.

- COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN GUIDE, NACTO GUIDANCE,
- FHWA, NJ TRANSIT-FRIENDLY PLANNING GUIDE

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal#4
DEVELOP A VILLAGE-WIDE
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN NETWORK

THAT CONNECTS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS WITH KEY

PUBLIC DESTINATIONS,

ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN, SCHOOLS, PARKS AND TRAILS, AND

TRANSIT

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations – Village-
wide Bike & Ped Network
COMPLETE STREETS NETWORK PLAN

"LOW STRESS" NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS

DEDICATED WALKING & BIKING FACILITIES

- SIDEWALKS
- PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES;
- OFF-ROAD FACILITIES FOR WALKING AND
BIKING (E.G. UTILITY CORRIDOR - PSE&G)

PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES PLAN

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations – Village-
wide Bike & Ped Network
SIGNED BICYCLE ROUTES

ACCESS TO OFF-ROAD TRAILS

- SADDLE RIVER PATHWAY
- DUNHAM TRAIL

PILOT BIKE & PEDESTRIAN DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

COMPLETE & GREEN STREET TYPOLOGIES

VILLAGE-WIDE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN WAYFINDING PLAN

ROUTE 17 PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS TO THE PARK N’ RIDE.

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal#5
ENCOURAGE TRANSIT (BUS & RAIL) USE

BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO TRANSIT FACILITIES AND

ADDRESSING FIRST & LAST MILE IMPROVEMENTS

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations – Access to
Tr ansit
MULTI-MODAL TRAIN & BUS
STATION

REDESIGN VAN NESTE SQUARE -

PEDESTRIAN CENTER

PEAK HOUR DOWNTOWN

JITNEY/SHUTTLE

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal#6
COORDINATE ACROSS MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS AND WITH
SCHOOLS

TO SUPPORT WALKING AND BIKING THROUGH PROGRAMS AND

POLICIES

THAT ENCOURAGE, EDUCATE, AND ENFORCE SAFE TRAVEL FOR

ALL AGES & ABILITIES

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations –
Encour age, Educate, Enfor ce
Safe Behavior s
EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAMS
– RECREATION DEPARTMENT, SCHOOLS
SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROMOTION
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
- BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN NETWORK MAPS
–POLICE, SCHOOLS
- WEEKLY PUBLIC RIDES,
VILLAGE-WIDE DRIVER SAFETY CAMPAIGN
- PUBLIC EVENTS
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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal#7
ACCOMMODATE COMMERCIAL
LOADING, PARKING AND DELIVERY

IN WAYS THAT ARE EFFICIENT WHILE

MINIMIZING TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION

IMPACTS

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations – Loading, Parking, Deliver y
CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT POLICY, TIME-RESTRICTED LOADING AND DELIVERY,
PARKING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, ONGOING PARKING INVENTORY & STUDY

Source: NACTO

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal#8
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF

ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations – Electric Vehicle Infr astructure
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

PRIVATE INVESTMENT INCENTIVES

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Goal#9
ANTICIPATE EMERGING TRENDS IN
TRANSPORTATION MODES;

CONSIDER SMART CITY INNOVATIONS

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Recommendations – Emerging Trends, Smar t Cities
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES, E.G.:

- SMALL CELL SYSTEMS
- STREET LIGHTING CONTROLS
- REAL TIME PARKING APPLICATIONS
- SMART DELIVERY SYSTEMS

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
COMPLETE STREET S T YPOLOGIES
DOWNTOWN VILLAGE STREETS

REGIONAL CORRIDORS

CONNECTOR STREETS

NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS

OFF-ROAD CONNECTIONS

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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
COMPLETE STREET S DESIGN ELEMENTS

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Break #2 – Questions / Comments?

10 Minutes! Then we will move on.

There will be more time to talk later.

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Sustainability and Green Building Element
Goal #1 - Develop green building standards to ensure that new construction
and substantial renovations and additions exceed minimum code
requirements.

Goal #2 – Consider principles of sustainability in all public-sector

investments and projects undertaken by the Village.

Goal #3 – Expand public-sector renewable energy facilities and eliminate

barriers to private-sector renewable energy.

Goal #4 – Pursue electrification of the Village’s vehicle fleet.

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Sustainability and Green Building Element
Goal #5 - Enhance local air quality throughout the Village and within
buildings.

Goal #6 – Continue to incorporate green infrastructure and enhanced

stormwater management measures throughout the Village.

Goal #7 – Reduce solid waste and divert as much as possible away from
landfills.

Goal #8 – Promote water conservation in building and site design and

operation.

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Sustainability and Green Building Element

Goal #9 – Protect and enhance the Village’s natural resources.

Goal #10 – Create a healthy community with safe, active spaces and a range
of stimulating activities for people of all ages and abilities.

Goal #11 – Support local businesses and the vitality of the Village’s
commercial core.

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Sustainability and Green Building Element
Poll Ques tion Summar y

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Sustainability and Green Building Element
Green Building St andar ds
• Green Building Standards
and Checklist in the Land
Use and Development
Ordinance
• Location and Transportation
• Sustainable Sites
• Water Efficiency
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Materials and Resources
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Higher standards can be
incentivized through zoning
flexibility
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Sustainability and Green Building Element
Pr actice Areas
• Renewable Energy Generation and
Conservation
• Air Quality
• Stormwater Management and Flooding

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Sustainability and Green Building Element
Pr actice Areas
• Waste Management
• Water Conservation
• Natural Resources
• Public Health
• Housing Access
• Local Businesses
and Amenities

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Community Facilities Element
Goal #1 - Provide high quality and cost-effective community facilities that
serve the Village’s current and future populations.

Goal #2 - Ensure the future expansion of all community facilities accounts for
the Village’s current needs as well as growth potential.

Goal #3 - Promote the use of sustainable building and site design in new
buildings, maintenance, retrofits, and expansions.

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Community Facilities Element
Goal #4 - Maintain and upgrade existing facilities while exploring opportunities
for expansions outside of the floodplain.

Goal #5 - Facilitate coordination between the various community resources to

ensure integrated, holistic, and efficient services for the community.

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Community Facilities Element
Prepare an
Continue expanding
Architectural/
the programs at the
Engineering Needs Monitor enrollment
Patrick A. Mancuso
Assessment of trends in the public
Senior Center, the
building facilities, schools to plan for
Anne Zusy Youth
especially for Fire, future growth
Center, and the
Police, and Emergency
Community Center
Services

Study options for Utilize the Community

Center’s website as a Determine if the
upgrades/relocations;
“one-stop-shop” for COVID-19 pandemic
storage space is
the various volunteer will have any long-
needed;
groups in town; term effects on
Get critical services
Coordinate between enrollment
out of the floodplain
as much as is feasible senior and youth
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Recycling Element

GOAL #1 - Increase recycling efforts throughout the Village.

GOAL #2 - Expand educational material and information dissemination to

provide data that gives residents a better understanding of the beneficial
impacts of recycling.

GOAL #3 - Grow the Village’s composting and food scraps programs.

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Recycling Element
15,500 tons recycled in Ridgewood in 2018 = 49% of the Village’s
municipal solid waste stream

Work toward Expand

Implement Promote “Cut it
the goal of 1 for education and
“smart” and Leave It”
1 ratio of waste resources;
recycling &
containers to capitalize on
measures Expand on the
recycling opportunities
that can track Food Scrap
containers in e.g. Library,
the Village’s Recycling
rights-of-way schools,
recycling Program Community
process
Center

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Don’t forget to compost!
Utilities Element

Goal #1 - Plan for the provision of adequate and cost-effective utility systems
that promote the public welfare and protect natural environment.

Goal #2 - Ensure sufficient capacity is available for growing demands that can
support both the residential and business communities.

Goal #3 - Promote the reduction of energy consumption and provide for the
utilization of energy efficient design standards.

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Utilities Element
Monitor the sanitary sewer collection system - pipes Create an I&I reduction
are experiencing Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) plan, establishing an action
issues. plan

Encourage green infrastructure for new development Monitor the solar

and when upgrading / replacing existing installations and review
infrastructure utilities. possible additional locations

Implement wi-fi hot spots in public places to provide Implement in public

internet access to residents and visitors. spaces such as Van Neste
Square Memorial Park

Work with Ridgewood Water to identify water Coordinate upgrades to

supply demand for future buildouts ensure efficiency across
all sectors
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Historic Preser vation Element
GOAL #1 - Promote the long-standing policies of preserving the Village’s historic assets.

GOAL #2 - Preserve and reinforce the historic features that make the Village special and
unique.

GOAL #3 - Help direct change so that modifications enhance the distinct character of the
Village.

GOAL #4 - Encourage the repair rather than the replacement of historic fabric.

GOAL #5 - Discourage demolitions of historic properties in the Village.

GOAL #6 - Promote education about the heritage of the Village.

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Historic Preser vation
Revise boundaries of historic districts due
to tear downs and previously excluded
resources

Nominate additional properties to the

State/National Registers

Develop an interactive map on the Village’s

website of local historic sites

Increase communication between Building

Department, Planning/Zoning Board, and
the HPC

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Historic Preser vation
Explore the expansion of the Village Center
Historic District’s zoning ordinance to
include the residential historic districts and
individual landmarks

Investigate a demolition delay ordinance

Promote the rehabilitation of historic

properties
Consider allowing for changes of use in
historic structures

Develop educational opportunities

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PUBLIC

QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?

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