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Shuttle Route
City Launches New Shuttle Route to
Boost Business on Guadalupe
Responding to local business concerns, new shuttle routes will take riders more directly
through the Guadalupe Business District
Santa Fe, NM – In November, merchants and business owners along the Guadalupe Street Business District met with Mayor Alan Webber and administration leaders to start working together with the City in a partnership that would boost businesses in that area. Mayor Webber formed a cross-departmental “Tiger Team” of department heads from Land Use, Public Works, Economic Development and Parks and Recreation to support their efforts.
One of their suggestions was to shift the route of the free Historic District Santa Fe Pickup shuttle to increase exposure to local retailers. The City’s Transit Division is excited to announce that we’ve adopted this suggestion and are implementing an altered service route for the shuttle, starting today, January 28.
Mayor Webber said, “This is a great example of private business and city leaders coming together to propose proactive steps that we can take to support each other. We need more of that. We’re proud to work with them to support their businesses and hope this sets an example for what we can do to address local concerns in every neighborhood.”
The increase in exposure for the affected businesses is significant. Keith Wilson, Division Director of the City’s Transit Division, said, “Last year the Historic District Shuttle transported over 70,000 passengers, the majority of whom would have started and/or ended their trip on Montezuma Avenue at the Santa Fe Depot Station. Now, instead of going behind the church and around these local businesses, passengers will have three different stops on Guadalupe to access YogaSource, The Beauty Bar, Kohnami, Cowgirl, Paloma, and many more.”
The three new stops on Guadalupe are the first time the shuttle has stopped on that street. Passengers departing the Rail Runner trains at the Santa Fe Depot can catch the Pick-up Shuttles on Guadalupe Street at Garfield Street. The additional pick-up stops on Guadalupe are located at Agua Fria Street and between Alcadesa and Paseo de Peralta.
The Transit Division will publish new Santa Fe Pick-up brochures online (www.takethetrails.com) and in print, as well as make necessary modifications to bus stop signage for this change in service.
If you would like to join the Guadalupe Street Association, please contact Lance Blankenship at [email protected]
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City Reduces Parking Meter Hours
in Response to Local Business Concerns
New Guadalupe Street Parking Survey!
Please take a moment to share your thoughts!
Please complete this brief survey, so that we can evaluate the effectiveness of this program. The more businesses from Guadalupe Street complete it, the more interest we know it generated.
Parking meters in the Railyard area will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday during a four-month trial period starting February 18, 2019
After a November meeting with Mayor Alan Webber and business owners along the Guadalupe Street Business District, the Parking Division Director proposed a pilot program to modify parking meter hours in the Guadalupe Street Business District in the hopes of attracting after office hours customers to this business district.
Starting on Monday, February 18, 2019, parking meters located on Guadalupe Street, Market Street and Montezuma Street between Market Street and Sandoval Street will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; instead of from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This modification will be for a trial period of approximately four months ending June 30, 2019. City officials may decide to extend this pilot program as necessary. During this period, parking staff will collect payment and revenue data and analyze the data to determine the overall impact to the Guadalupe Street Business District as well as to the Parking Division’s Enterprise Fund. In addition, city staff will rely upon local merchants to convey the effect of this pilot program on their businesses. If the benefits are significant, this pilot program may be extended.
Studies in other cities have demonstrated longer parking meter hours increase turnover in on-street parking and ensure spaces are available for customers. While not all business owners in the Guadalupe Street Business District have expressed a need for parking hour reduction, they are willing to undergo a trial period.
Mayor Webber said, “We started 2019 with the new shuttle route taking riders more directly through the Guadalupe Business District and we continue to take proactive steps where private business and city leaders come together to support local concerns in every neighborhood.”
“We are excited to explore different approaches to help maintain the vibrancy of the Guadalupe Street Business District,” said Noel Correia, Parking Division Director.
The Guadalupe Street Association encourages merchants to monitor the change in their revenues during this trial period. If you would like to join the Guadalupe Street Association please contact Lance Blankenship at [email protected].
Click here for City FB Page parking update.
Click here for Santa Fe New Mexican article on parking.
Parking meters in the Railyard area will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday during a four-month trial period starting February 18, 2019
After a November meeting with Mayor Alan Webber and business owners along the Guadalupe Street Business District, the Parking Division Director proposed a pilot program to modify parking meter hours in the Guadalupe Street Business District in the hopes of attracting after office hours customers to this business district.
Starting on Monday, February 18, 2019, parking meters located on Guadalupe Street, Market Street and Montezuma Street between Market Street and Sandoval Street will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; instead of from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This modification will be for a trial period of approximately four months ending June 30, 2019. City officials may decide to extend this pilot program as necessary. During this period, parking staff will collect payment and revenue data and analyze the data to determine the overall impact to the Guadalupe Street Business District as well as to the Parking Division’s Enterprise Fund. In addition, city staff will rely upon local merchants to convey the effect of this pilot program on their businesses. If the benefits are significant, this pilot program may be extended.
Studies in other cities have demonstrated longer parking meter hours increase turnover in on-street parking and ensure spaces are available for customers. While not all business owners in the Guadalupe Street Business District have expressed a need for parking hour reduction, they are willing to undergo a trial period.
Mayor Webber said, “We started 2019 with the new shuttle route taking riders more directly through the Guadalupe Business District and we continue to take proactive steps where private business and city leaders come together to support local concerns in every neighborhood.”
“We are excited to explore different approaches to help maintain the vibrancy of the Guadalupe Street Business District,” said Noel Correia, Parking Division Director.
The Guadalupe Street Association encourages merchants to monitor the change in their revenues during this trial period. If you would like to join the Guadalupe Street Association please contact Lance Blankenship at [email protected].
Click here for City FB Page parking update.
Click here for Santa Fe New Mexican article on parking.
