Temporary sidewalks have been constructed along The Savoy site in recent weeks. The site has stockpiled some of the dirt from across the street adjacent to Lot B where additional surface parking is planned this summer.
The city, county and Rahway Parking Authority (RPA) will team up on the improvements near Lot B, which is expected to add about 100 spaces to the current 65 available. Dornoch will lease the spaces to the Parking Authority. Lot B currently has a mix of two- and four-hour parking and some permit parking for merchants and employees, and RPA Executive Director Donald Andersen said the additional spaces likely will serve the same purposes, perhaps with some commuter parking available.
Dornoch originally had plans to build a mixed residential-retail project (The Westbury) at the Lot B site, along with a parking deck, which now is several years away at best.
Heh. I've been living across the street looking at that mess of dirt for 1-1/2 years. Now it becomes a parking lot. Glad I just purchased a house across town so I won't have even more traffic in front of my apartment, let alone, trying to run me down as I try and cross the street each morning on the way to the train. Doesn't anyone pay attention to those "pedestrian's have the right of way" signs?