Group Begins Sprucing Up Ridgewood Train Station Grounds

The effort to beautify the grounds around the Ridgewood Train Station has officially begun.

Newly-formed Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands (CFRPL), a non-profit, began ripping up dead trees and shrubs along North Broad Street on Monday.

Jacobsen Landscape is donating labor to remove the foliage, and will be planting new Dogwood and Hawthorne trees. Hundreds of multi-colored lillies will also dot the landscape, donated by Longfield Gardens in Lakewood Township.

“There has been tremendous interest and support from the community to make our public spaces, parks and the community more appealing,” said Maribeth Lane, president of The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands, in a news release.  

“We are thrilled with the overwhelming support we have received from the community to enable us to begin our first beautification project on Ridgewood’s North Broad Street.” 

The project's second phase will begin in the last week of April, repairing the staircase to the train station. Suburban Sidewalks of Garfield will be donating labor and materials.