Park Ridge Vision Plan

A few years ago the Borough created a broad-based Vision Committee with a mandate to revitalize and improve the downtown area. The Vision Committee identified the following goals for its work:

1. Create space that will encourage people to walk and spend time in the downtown area with well defined crossing areas and presence of Foot Patrols during peak times such as Saturday 9:00 – 1:00 and Weekdays 11:00- 1:00 and 4:00 – 6:00
2. Explore the potential of creating a new downtown area possibly around Depot Square and Madison Street
3. Develop a detailed maintenance document to assure that whatever is done is maintained to the highest standards and people can be held accountable
4. Review design goals in Master Plan for Business Improvement District (landscaping, lighting, signage, awnings, building height, walkways)
5. Increase the use of Green Buildings in Downtown Area (work to identify ideas to encourage green development)