ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER ANNOUNCES NEW PLANS TO MAKE DOWNTOWN SAFER AND A MORE ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR TOURISTS AND OTHER VISITORS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT KELLER LAID OUT HIS ADMINISTRATION’S PLANS TO IMPROVE DOWNTOWN ON TUESDAY. HE SAYS ALBUQUERQUE WILL RISE AND FALL ON THE MERITS OF ITS DOWNTOWN … AND THE CITY NOW HAS NEW INITIATIVES TO MAKE IT BETTER.
THE PLAN IS TO OPEN A POLICE STATION THIS AUTUMN AT THE ALVARADO TRANSPORTATION CENTER AT 1ST AND CENTRAL TO TAKE ON SERIOUS CRIME AND CRISIS PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE HOMELESS. KELLER ALSO WANTS TO REVITALIZE THE RAIL YARDS AND TRANSFORM A CITY-OWNED PARKING LOT INTO A LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TOGETHER EACH YEAR.
