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Free Walking/Rolling at Winrock Mall

I’d like to report this as “Winrock Mall closes street to vehicular traffic to create pedestrian mall,” but the fact drivers can’t turn from Pennsylvania NE into Winrock isn’t about us/that. Well, at least directly. While I very much enjoyed seeing drivers prevented from turning off Pennsylvania NE into Winrock while I took this photo… Read More Free Walking/Rolling at Winrock Mall

February 7, 2026 Scot KeyLeave a comment

Roadways and the Two Types of Presidential Protest

For reasons that are all too painfully needed, everywhere you look these days there seems to be another protest of the worst president ever. I support them all and have attended a few so far, looking forward to both the next one and the time, seemingly way, way down the road these days, where we… Read More Roadways and the Two Types of Presidential Protest

February 4, 2026 Scot Key1 Comment

Cycling at the edge of the Paseo/Unser Universe

Apologies to folks who consider the edge of the universe home, but riding buddy and I rode bicycles out to the edge of the universe yesterday, i.e., Paseo del Norte and Universe/Rainbow/Unser. The route went something like this: No, we were not drunk (thanks for asking), riding buddy and I just tend to ride crazily… Read More Cycling at the edge of the Paseo/Unser Universe

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 Scot KeyLeave a comment

Ode to Silver Bike Boulevard

Your humble blogger told an outrageous fib the other day. I declared that the City of Albuquerque has zero bike infrastructure signs pointing out landmarks and such. Not true! As shown in this horribly out-of-focus photo I took yesterday, the City’s Silver Bike Boulevard has the occasional sign such as this one. We could point… Read More Ode to Silver Bike Boulevard

January 31, 2026 Scot KeyLeave a comment

That Wacky Bike Lane at San Mateo and I-40

Here’s something you probably don’t hear much in coversations between Albuquerque cyclists… “Yeah, yesterday I was out for a ride and took that bike lane on San Mateo at I-40.” Did you know there’s a bike lane on San Mateo Blvd.? I only know because I was staring at the .pdf version of the City’s… Read More That Wacky Bike Lane at San Mateo and I-40

January 28, 2026 Scot Key2 Comments

News Not Found in the “News”

As it appears, again for the billionth time, that a statement by our current president will not be passed along by any major news organization in this country, BB will fill in the gap by passing it along to the seven, eight on a good day, readers of this blog. Trump: “Somalia — they turned… Read More News Not Found in the “News”

January 21, 2026 Scot KeyLeave a comment

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