Was a time, not that long ago, when your humble blogger would employ “active transportation advocacy” in response to the fence currently blocking walker/roller access at Rio Bravo and 2nd with something along the lines of writing/calling NMDOT/BernCo and shouting “Lose the fucking fence, god damnit, now! What’s your fucking problem?!?” Those days have fortunately,… Read More Advocacy and Getting Older

It took 33 years of living in New Mexico, but I discovered the absolute best bike path in the state Tuesday. As this post is just a placeholder while I do some research about the history of the path you see above, I’ll pivot to turning this into a BB trivia contest (with fabulous prizes… Read More Best Bike Path in NM and Nobody Knows About It: Empty Prologue

Regarding tomorrow’s Burque iteration of “No Kings Day III,” I first want to express my admiration for the unknown (to me) person who first said/asked at some meeting a while back, “Why don’t we just close San Mateo, Montgomery, Louisiana, and Comanche during the march?” Unprecendently horrible president and administration aside, closing these stroads for… Read More Transportation and No Kings Day III

Last October, your humble blogger made the really dumb decision to try walking his bike through the meetup of dirt/mud/water (dare I say “quicksand”) photographed below: and the bike ended up looking like this: Last October’s foolhardy hijink happened at the western terminus of AMAFCA’s massive cementwork on Tijeras Arroyo. Not many folks know the… Read More Ditch Anarchy, Street Democracy

Visitors asking us locals down here in ABQ’s South Valley “How do I get to Trader Joe’s?” are met with that human equivalent of the quizzical turn of the dog’s head. “Huh?” is the typical South Valley response, as it is for questions regarding: My South Valley excels as a place to live in many… Read More Trader Joe’s via Dragon Arroyo

Not really a fan of folks having more money or house than they need, but a certain symbiosis exists between cheapskate cyclists (me) and rich people who buy big houses away from the riff-raff in town. Enclaves such as Las Campanas outside of Santa Fe combine very low-density housing with nearly untraveled paved roads. Thus,… Read More Cycling Las Campanas