IF YOU USE THE UPTOWN TRANSIT CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE THEN GET READY FOR SOME POTENTIAL CHANGES. A-B-Q-RIDE IS CONSIDERING A PLAN TO CREATE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD A MIXED-USE AREA.
A-B-Q-RIDE SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES SAYS THEY'D DO THE WORK ON WHAT IS NOW PARKING SPACE. HE SAYS THE PARKING SPACE WOULD NOT GO AWAY, BUT NEARLY AN ACRE OF LAND WOULD BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR DEVELOPMENT.
HE TELLS US THE PLAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN CENTERED AROUND A TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY FEELS THE TIME IS RIGHT TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PLAN WAS HELD THURSDAY NIGHT AT INEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
