The Downtown Management District (DMD) and the City of El Paso have teamed up to support Downtown El Paso businesses by providing parking spaces specified for pick-up or delivery. Finding ways to continue to support the operation of businesses is crucial, but to do so in a way that is effective and safe is the challenge. Manny Barquin, Manager of the Church … [Read more...]
Running out to feed the meter in DTEP is NO MORE!
Ever experienced this? You’re downtown, doing what you do downtown (court business, lunch, banking, etc.) when you realize that you need to go feed the meter! Parking can be a hot-button topic for a lot of El Pasoans. Well, the City of El Paso International Bridges department has worked hard to help alleviate the inconveniences of parking at a meter in Downtown … [Read more...]
City Upgrade of Parking Meters in Downtown Nearly Complete
The City of El Paso initiated a project in 2013 to replace downtown parking meters with high-tech models. Ricardo Lujan, Parking Meter Service Supervisor, spear-headed the project. “We have installed nearly 1,300 meters and expect to complete 1,400 by the end of February,” said Lujan. The $1 million dollar project is funded by the city’s general fund, with … [Read more...]