More than 200 parking meters are set to be installed in San Ysidro as the city moves forward with plans to address long-term street parking near the U.S.-Mexico border. The city said 286 parking meters will be installed along East San Ysidro Boulevard, Border Village Road and nearby streets where officials found parking spaces heavily occupied for extended periods of time. People who live and work in the area said the changes could affect their daily routines and local businesses. “I think it’s a good thing, but it’s also a bad thing at the same time,” Carolina Lin, who works in San Ysidro, said. Lin said many vehicles are often left parked on the streets for days, weeks or even months while people travel across the border. “I think it’s good because there’s a lot of cars that do just park on the streets and they leave them there for days, weeks, even months. But it’s also going to affect our business, too, because all of those cars that are out on the street, they’re going to try to find parking spaces and they’re most likely probably going to be in our parking lots,” Lin said. Joaquin Conde, who uses free street parking in the area, said many people will now have to pay because of those who leave vehicles parked long term while traveling to Tijuana. “For those many people doing it, now we all have to pay for it,” Conde said. The city said the parking meters will include a four-hour limit, though some believe that will not be enough time for drivers crossing the border. “The cars that park out, they need long term time and four hours is too short,” Lin said. Like in other San Diego neighborhoods where parking meters have recently been added, the city said revenue generated from the meters will go toward parking, infrastructure and traffic safety improvements. “I thought sooner or later they were going to roll over here because it’s bound to happen, especially in this area since we’re so close to the border. But I don’t know if it is a good thing, though,” Lin said. The city said notices were sent earlier this month to residents and businesses. Meter installation is expected to begin in June. Proposed enforcement hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays. This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC San Diego. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC San Diego journalist edited the article for publication. ...read more read less