City launches curbside parking program

The City of San Marcos launched a 90-day Curbside Parking Pilot Program Monday to assist downtown businesses with COVID-19 recovery efforts.

As part of the Main Street Program, the pilot will create 15-minute curbside parking spaces in areas of downtown where businesses are already offering curbside services.

“We created temporary curbside parking signage at the start of the pandemic, and both businesses and their customers appreciated this,” said Josie Falletta, downtown coordinator for Main Street. “This pilot will support businesses as they continue to make sales via curbside services, a strategy that has allowed many stores to weather this pandemic.”

The Curbside Parking Pilot Program began Monday, Oct. 12, and will continue for 90 days through Jan. 11, 2021. The city will then evaluate the program.

Seven signs will be installed and 14 curbside parking spaces will be allocated for this program, at two spaces per sign.

Residents will have the opportunity to provide feedback on their curbside experience via online surveys that can be accessed through a QR code and bit.ly link that will be clearly displayed at all curbside parking locations.

San Marcos was designated in 1986 as an official Main Street City by the Texas Historical Commission and the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is one of the oldest Main Street programs in the state. The San Marcos Main Street Program aims to foster a downtown that is a unique and culturally vibrant destination, where local businesses thrive and people of all ages can connect, create and celebrate.

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