ALBUQUERQUE'S BALLOON FIESTA PARK HAS SEVEN DESIGNATED PARKING LOTS THAT HOLD 12-THOUSAND CARS. BUT AFTER LAST SATURDAY'S TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE, SOME SAY THAT'S NOT BE ENOUGH.
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT KEN SANCHEZ SAYS, IN THE LONG TERM, MORE LAND FOR PARKING LOTS MAY HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. HOWEVER, SANCHEZ SAYS THE COST OF PROPERTY CONTINUES TO ESCALATE AND BUYING LAND ADJACENT TO BALLOON FIESTA PARK WOULD PROBABLY BE ASTRONOMICAL.
SANCHEZ SAYS A MORE IMMEDIATE SOLUTION MAY BE THE ADDITION OF MORE PARK AND RIDE BUSES AND PICK-UP POINTS, SO FEWER CARS ARE DRIVING INTO THE PARK.
