AS IT IS IN MANY CITIES, FINDING A PARKING SPOT IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE CAN BE A CHALLENGE. NOW THE CITY IS GATHERING INFORMATION ON JUST WHAT PARKING OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MICHAEL RIORDAN TELLS US THEY WANT TO MAKE MORE PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. RIORDAN SAYS IT'S A MATTER OF RE-EVALUATING HOW SPACE IS BEING USED DOWNTOWN.
A RECENT STUDY SHOWED AROUND 9-THOUSAND PARKING SPACES IN THE CORE OF ALBUQUERQUE. RIORDAN SAYS IT'S A MATTER OF DETERMINING WHETHER THAT NUMBER IS SUFFICIENT OR IF MORE SPACES NEED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE. HE SAYS THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND DOWNTOWN AS MUCH AS THEY WANT THEM DRIVING TO DOWNTOWN, PARKING ONCE, AND TAKING IN THE OPPORTUNITIES OF THE AREA.
THE CITY WILL BE HOLDING A MEETING ON THE PARKING ISSUE, PROBABLY IN EARLY NOVEMBER.
