Buy Into Santa Fe

With Free Holiday Parking at Two City Garages

Shop Local Campaign Kicks off for the Holiday Season

The City of Santa Fe will offer free parking during the holiday season as part of the “Buy Into It” campaign, which encourages people to support the local economy by spending in Santa Fe whenever possible.

Once again this year, Santa Feans will be able to park free and shop local beginning on November 27, aka Black Friday, and running through Sunday January 3, 2010. Parking will be free at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center garage and the Railyard garage every Saturday and Sunday. Monday through Friday the first two hours of parking will be free. In addition, the City’s Parking Division will offer a 20% discount on all CashKey reloads.

Free parking will be offered according to the following schedule:

Santa Fe Community Convention Center garage:
201 W. Marcy Street
Hours: M-Sun: 6:30 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday - Free all day
Monday thru Friday - First two hours free, normal rate (.90 per ½ hour) will apply beginning the third hour or any part thereof

Railyard Garage:
500 Market St.
Saturday and Sunday - Free all day
Monday thru Friday - First two hours free, normal rate will apply beginning the third hour or any part thereof

Standard daily rates will apply to other parking facilities and lots.

Parking Garage Hours:
Convention Center: M-Sun: 6:30 am - 10:00 pm
Railyard: M-Sat: 5:45 am-10 pm; Sun: 10 am-7 pm

The “Santa Fe - Buy Into It” partners (The New Mexican, The Santa Fe Reporter, Hutton Broadcasting, The Journal Santa Fe, The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, The New Mexico Free Press, Comcast Spotlight, Santa Fe Place, HK Advertising and the City of Santa Fe) are launching the holiday campaign in order to promote consumer confidence and awareness of the local economy. The campaign is an unprecedented partnership, which brings these organizations together in a cooperative, proactive effort to support Santa Fe’s economy.

Persons who need to reload their CashKeys can do so Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at 120 S. Federal Room 312. Due to the manufacturer’s limited supply no new CashKeys are being sold, but anyone who owns a CashKey can reload it.