The best bike rides are purposeless – “What happens if we turn here?” Thus the Better Burque team found itself behind the Walmart at Ouray and Coors yesterday morning, wondering what might happen if we turned onto Alamogordo Drive and pushed north into the great unknown. It turns out that with a bit of persistence… Read More In Search of Albuquerque’s Fabled Northwest Passage
I spend quite a bit of time in Germany and I’m very impressed by some of the local action I see. Local action cannot do it fully, but just think about all the bicycle-paths that they have built there. That is a case where the action of individuals is reducing emissions. At the same time… Read More Nobel laureate calls for better bicycle infrastructure
A group of local pedestrian/bicycle advocates last night on Twitter engaged in a cathartic group rant, with pictures included, of places where Albuquerque’s pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure is terrible. It was accompanied by a running commentary of a common form: “Why don’t they just do X?”, where X is the obvious thing, like including a… Read More “Why don’t they just do X?”
With the A.R.T. “punch list” being rapidly punched, the days are numbered for this fabulous temporary protected bike lane through the heart of Albuquerque. Ride it while you can, folks!
I’ve been feeling bad about the whole Girard bicycle lane debacle, like it’s somehow my fault, or at the very least that I don’t have much standing to complain about the results. (Because we at Better Burque can’t help ourselves, let us remind you of the results.) Here’s the root of my guilt. I’m a… Read More “Stealth Democracy*” and the Girard bicycle lane
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