Taos Parking
The free parking is gone: here is the article from the town. get your quarters ready!
Parking Meter Program: Now that the Town of Taos two-hour free metered parking pilot program has been determined to be complete, attached is the proposed, revised parking program for the downtown historic district.
As of June 1, 2009, locals and visitors again need to “feed the meters”, with various scenarios about parking improvements to be part of the plan/revenues generated moving forward (see attachment).
The attached map also highlights the all-day free parking that the Town provides in various lots such as Loretto, Town Hall/Taos Library, and the TCA. The Town pays for these lots at an annual cost of $42,000. The revenue ‘lost’ by the Town through the two-hour free parking program and its loss of parking ticket revenues has been approximately $300,000 per year.
There are some additions to the plan out of today’s meeting that will potentially be part of the program – one of them being free parking to be allowed at the Town’s parking meters during lunchtime, from 12 to 1 p.m. (to specifically accommodate local shoppers). These will be further detailed by the committee that developed the attached plan and presented to Council for consideration. This plan was developed by a group comprised of the Town representatives, concerned citizens, Taos County Chamber of Commerce, representatives of the Central Business District Merchants, and others.