Take the Bus from Genesis to Puente Paso del Norte
[QUOTE=Palamides]We all know the sometimes extraordinary measures we have to go through to separate ourselves from the cabbie or "guide" before entering whatever establishment we want to patronize. The reports about Genesis have been really great and I plan to check it out next week. After checking WikiMapia, I have an alternate route to propse as many of you walk from the santa fe bridge.
The Plaza/Cathedral area is a hub for many of the Juarez City buses. You want to cross the paso del norte bridge and walk to the end of Juarez avenue. Turn right (west) and head over to the plaza where the old Juarez cathedral is. The street running along the southern border of the plaza area (Where you enter Mercado Cuauhtemoc) is Vicente Guerrero. I recommend taking the Routa 4 Bus down Vicente Guerrero at least as far as the Canales Lira Baseball Park just past Parque Borunda. Bus should stop there or you can simply slap the roof or side of the bus to let the driver know to stop. Also "Alto por favor" will work. From the WikiMapia, Mesaje Genesis is one block east of the Canales Lira Baseball Park. Its a good little ride, once the bus leaves the Cathedral on vicente guerrero heading east, you will pass the benito juarez park about 1/4 of the way down to your destination. Quite a ways down you will pass parque borunda before you see the baseball stadium (on north side of street) where you get off.
I believe the fair is 35 cents. Anyway its a straight shot down vicente guerrero, its cheap, much closer than the hospital or other taxi drop off locations, and you don't have to deal with cabbies. I'll try it next week and report back.[/QUOTE]First post. I've been living in El Paso for 5 months now. I had only been to Genesis once but I go to a dance academy near Genesis for dance classes. For those of you who park your car near the Santa Fe Bridge, from Genesis, you can walk north toward trifuno de republica (16 of septiembe). In front of the General Hospital, you can take any bus that says "centro" on it. The most common one will say "centro X 16" which means Centro por 16 de septiembre. it costs 4.5 pesos. The bus go straight along 16 of september and you can get off on 16 of september where the cathedral is.
Parque Borunda is having a small fair there too so if anyone wants to take a chica for a date, that's a good place to go to.
Pedestrian returns moving in September
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The El Paso Streets Department expects to be working by mid-August on building a temporary three-block canopy meant to ease travel for Juárez shoppers coming to Downtown El Paso stores.
The project, with a budget of $48,000, was approved by the City Council two weeks ago and Streets Department officials are now waiting for rails, tarp and cables that have been ordered. Once the parts come, the work will take two to three weeks, said Streets Director Daryl Cole.
Pedestrians entering the United States at the Paso del Norte Bridge will have to exit Customs on Oregon Street instead of El Paso Street starting in September because of bridge construction. The awning will run the length of three blocks over the west sidewalk of Oregon Street, from Cesar Chavez Highway to Sixth Street.
"We're trying to make it as favorable an experience as possible. The shade will help a lot," Cole said.
The city will also add lights on the new structure and some signage pointing the way to popular shopping streets, such as El Paso Street.
The covered walkway is to stay in place for 18 months. The project was prompted by Downtown merchants who feared the new pedestrian exit would divert shoppers away from their stores.
