The $7,000 project forced crews to remove some “Bike Only" lanes. They were replaced with sharrows, which allows drivers and cyclists to share the lane.

“Typically downtown streets are not fast moving, they're busy with a lot of traffic but they are safe places to ride a bike and I think that we need to encourage that and encourage walking downtown and we're going to have better business,” said Albuquerque City Councilor Isaac Benton.

The City of Albuquerque also announced free two-hour parking downtown for the holidays.

The city will start charging for parking again on the day after Christmas.