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During the City Council meeting earlier this month, Park Ridge city leaders reviewed early results from an ongoing parking study, which so far revealed parking challenges and no clear avenue to resolve them.

The study, started in the fall and still underway, is being done by Hoffman Estates-based Walker Consultants. The city is seeking to find ways to improve parking in the Uptown Area. After this section of the city is complete, the company will move to review parking in other areas of Park Ridge.

The bottom line, according to the study’s preliminary findings, is that parking is challenging in parts of the north suburban city, especially on popular days — like the farmers market operating day — and there’s no clear remediating solution yet.

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