Downtown El Paso is already barely accessible. What effect will 5 years of freeway and deck park construction have on
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The Expected Environmental Catastrophe
Here’s a story (in Spanish) from La Jornada about the impending railroad accident that imperils Cd. Juarez and El Paso:
Revisiting the 2012 Quality of Life Bond Promotion
Debbie Nathan was a local hero. She’s still a hero, but she’s not local anymore. Ms. Nathan is an accomplished
The Failure of the 2012 Quality of Life Projects
They promised us economic development. They promised us a vibrant downtown. They promised us a minimal increase in property taxes.
HOME Nuestra Señora Apartments Shaping Up
by Rich Wright HOME (the Housing Opportunity Management Enterprises, nee the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso) is
Debbie Nathan on the PDNG and Plan El Paso
Lest We Forget Here’s a piece local hero Debbie Nathan wrote for Texas Monthly back in 2013. These days El
“Lots of Empty Spaces”
Here’s a story from the El Paso Times headlined Downtown El Paso’s vacant buildings await next wave of redevelopment: Lots
Economic Development?
Everybody’s talking about all the Economic Development taking place downtown. Here, for instance, is that nice lady who has taken
The Future of Downtowns
The City of El Paso (that is you, the taxpayer) is spending millions, or tens of millions, or hundreds of
Economic Indicators
The El Paso Times reports that the Fallas Department Store in DWNTWN is closing: One of Downtown El Paso’s largest
San Antonio’s Development Problems
From the Washington Post: Visitors entering Rebecca Flores’s San Antonio home pass a sepia-toned photo of her large Tejano family
The New Downtown Plan
The El Paso Inc. reported this week that there’s a new plan for downtown El Paso. This month, the DMD,
Belated Happy Birthday, El Paso
On February 28, 1859, Anson Mills submitted this street plat for the town that was to become El Paso. And
Downtown in the Age of COVID
Making downtown vibrant was always a tough task. COVID made it harder. Sealed office buildings where the windows don’t open?
The Deck Park and the Health Costs of More Traffic
Here’s an op-ed from Morten Naess in the El Paso Times: As a retired Sierra Medical Center emergency room physician,
Why Your Taxes Are So High
El Paso has the highest residential property tax rates in the country. Our elected officials used to say that was
About That Brownfields Assessment
Yesterday I walked that downtown area that the Downtown Management District is offering up for brownfield assessment. The tract is
Brand Management Chuco-Style
Welcome to my Pity Party The Downtown Management District thinks it’s a good idea to have parts of downtown El
How Governments Cheat You On Property Taxes
Here’s an interesting story from the Gray Lady: Homeowners have long complained about inequitable assessments, and past studies have documented
Retrovision: Is the City’s Strategic Plan Working for You?
This post originally appeared on 21 February 2020. In 2012, the City of El Paso began implementing a strategic plan