Parking Time Slashed In Ridgefield's Bailey Avenue Lot

**News Release Submitted by Town of Ridgefield**

Dec. 6, 2024

The Parking Enforcement Officers have made the Parking Authority aware of an increase in daytime staff of downtown businesses regularly moving their vehicles within the Bailey Ave Municipal Lot to avoid parking violations. As such, the Parking Authority has made the decision to change all 3-hour parking in the Bailey Ave Municipal Lot to 2-hour parking. This change will go into effect on Monday, December 9.

Downtown businesses and their staff are strongly encouraged to utilize the Governor St Municipal Lot which offers all day parking with no time limits. There are over 100 spaces in this lot, and it is only a short two-minute walk to the Bailey Ave Municipal Lot and Main Street. Doing so benefits all downtown businesses by ensuring adequate parking is available for their customers and patrons. The use of these spaces by business owners and their employees (and the moving of their cars during the day) defeats the purpose of time limits, which is to ensure parking is available for customers, especially during the upcoming holiday season.

Additionally, as a reminder, landlord permits are not allowed in the Bailey Ave Municipal Lot.