City of Albuquerque opens parking lot for lowriders on Sundays [Video]

SEVEN NEWS AT TEN STARTS RIGHT NOW. ALBUQUERQUE CITY OFFICIALS TRYING TO CURB THE SUNDAY CRUISING TRAFFIC ON CENTRAL AVENUE DOWNTOWN. ALYSSA MUNOZ WAS THERE AS THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED A NEW PLAN TO CELEBRATE THE LOWRIDER COMMUNITY WITH LESS CONGESTION. CAR CULTURE IS SOMETHING CARL DIXON SAYS IS A BIG PART OF ALBUQUERQUE. PEOPLE SAY IT’S A HOBBY. IT’S NOT A HOBBY. IT’S A LIFESTYLE. BUT ON SUNDAYS, IT’S ALSO A LOT OF TRAFFIC. MAYOR TIM KELLER ANNOUNCED A NEW PLACE JUST OFF OF SIXTH STREET IN CENTRAL FOR LOWRIDERS TO PARK. THEY NEED PHYSICALLY A PLACE TO SORT OF STAGE OUT OF AND ALSO TO COME BACK TO AFTER. AND THAT ALSO HELPS US WITH TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. DIXON HOPES THIS WILL KEEP THE SUNDAY FUN SAFE AS YOU COME OUT AND CRUISE, AND THEN YOU GET THESE WILD GUYS THAT COME OUT, SPIN THEIR TIRES, RUIN IT FOR EVERYBODY, …