The folks at Urban ABQ have a thoughtful post up this morning on the role of transit in moving Albuquerque’s economy forward, with some well thought out, concrete proposals for next steps: From Houston to Denver to Phoenix to Los Angeles, cities in our region and across the country, cities with fast growing economies, are… Read More Transit and Albuquerque’s economic future
There are signs of progress in the city of Albuquerque’s efforts to make the Fair Heights Bicycle Boulevard crossing at San Mateo and Copper actually usable as a Bicycle Boulevard crossing. Better Burque readers and writers were excited back in January to see the new green paint and signs telling us that the intersection now… Read More Signs of Progress at the Copper and San Mateo Bicycle Boulevard Crossing
Headed for a meeting this morning at Albuquerque’s downtown Hyatt, I came across this: It was an Albuquerque City Planning Department truck, parked less than a block from City Hall, next to a “No Parking Bike Lane” sign. Literally right next to the sign. With, as you can see in the picture, empty parking spaces… Read More Bike lanes as contested space
Some years ago, when I was employed in Journal Center on Albuquerque’s north side, my colleagues and I would use one of the flood control channels to cross beneath the pedestrian-unfriendly Jefferson Boulevard to get to the neighborhood lunch spots. I was thinking of that today as the Better Burque team explored Albuquerque’s southeast, in… Read More Albuquerque’s Fabled Southeast Passage
One of philosophy’s great little bits of business is the “performative utterance” – words which carry out the action they describe. Think “I apologize.” Lest there be any doubt, this sign on East Central this morning not only described the closedness of the bike lane ahead, but also ensured that its description was carried out.… Read More Performative Signage
It was only as we neared the northern terminus of Albuquerque’s fabled Northwest Passage that it occurred to me, “Wait, isn’t this the neighborhood with the giant cow?” When last readers met our intrepid Better Burque adventure team, we were attempting to push north along the fabled Albuquerque Northwest Passage, that route that allows you… Read More Albuquerque’s Fabled Northwest Passage’s Fabled Giant Cow
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