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Chamber and CVB outline downtown parking concept to keep shoppers walking Oak Street
Summary
A Chamber/CVB representative told the council a downtown reconfiguration — partial street closures, a new courtyard and repurposed lots including a Union Pacific parcel — could add roughly 44 to 100 parking spaces and make Oak Street more pedestrian friendly.
John Parent, representing the Pecos Convention & Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce, presented a conceptual plan to the City Council on Feb. 13 aimed at adding downtown parking and creating a more pedestrian‑oriented downtown.
Parent described options including partial closure or barricading of First Street off U.S. 285, creation of courtyard/bulb‑out areas in front of the museum and shifting a Pecos bell display into a central pedestrian island to create…
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