Fresh out of the meeting, folks: 8th street is to be closed to all regular traffic between 10th Ave and the beach.
This is the word, anyway, and is a result of the parking problems in general due to the number of establishments along that stretch and related issues, such as the persistence on the part of taxis clogging the intersection of 5th Ave and 8th, trying to create an unofficial taxi stand (despite the presence of official taxi stands at the intersections of both 5th Ave and 10th and 5th Ave and 6th, on either side) and problems getting the officials who have been on duty at 10th Ave and 8th to be consistent in (dis)allowing people to pass under the current arrangement with cones and more open policies.
According to the
comandante -- the head of the transit police -- who met with the management of hotels and some other establishments this morning, poles of the type used at various intersections along 5th Ave will be put in place on the south side of 10th Ave at 8th street, and that they will be removed to allow to pass
- exactly one car per establishment that displays an official pass the transito will issue
- transfer vans/taxis carrying guests for the hotels along the stretch
- supply vehicles of providers
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Steve