It’s the middle of the day and the lights in the store front of Pavilion Mortgage are dim again. The brand new business wedged between two beauty salons and an empty Greek restaurant used to be a lady’s shoe store only a few months ago. While it is still to early to tell if this business will suffer the same fate as it predecessor–the odds are high along Main Street.
Woodbridge officials hope the concept of a “transit village” will help revitalize the township’s Main Street business district.
The “Visioning Plan” financed through a $50,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, will focus on issues ranging from traffic and parking, to zoning and economic revitalization.
The Municipal Council is expected to approve the New York-based architectural firm of Agrest and Gandelsonas to develop a Transit-Oriented Development Vision Plan for the area.
The first phase of the effort to develop a Transit-Oriented Development Vision Plan will be to hold discussions with business owners and residents. The process will include three community-based visioning meetings within five months that will seek public input and comment on the overall future of the area.
For more information on Woodbridge’s plans check here: http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1175576103253290.xml&coll=1