Just back from “working” the Rio Bravo & Bosque Path station of Bike to Work 2018. A truly glorious morning, perfect for a ride, and we had more folks stop by than in previous years. No, the numbers aren’t quite up there with those at Civic Plaza, but we did have more than one cyclist… Read More Bike to Work 2018, Deep South Valley Style

Life got you down, buddy? Have things got ya thinking Hamlet was right and “shuffling off this mortal coil” has gotta be better than another stinking day in this existential Hell? Well, that’s where road construction during/after photos can help. I know, we Better Burque readers are almost always telling ourselves precisely this in our… Read More Blake at Coors Construction Update: From ARGH!!! to Ahhhh…..

Councilor Isaac Benton’s proposal adding language to the City’s Traffic Code banning motor vehicles from bicycle lanes moved a step closer to final enactment at last night’s meeting of the Council’s Land Use, Planning and Zoning (LUPZ) Committee. On a 4-0 Committee vote, and with voiced endorsement by an Albuquerque Police Department representative, “O-18-14” moves… Read More Ordinance Banning Cars from ABQ Bike Lanes Moves to Full Council Vote

Last night’s meeting of the Greater Albuquerque Bicycling Advisory Committee (GABAC) featured introduction of an idea by Albuquerque City Councilor Isaac Benton advocating that downtown ABQ have a 20 mph speed limit throughout. What “throughout” means in terms of boundary (e.g., does downtown, and such a restriction, include Lead and Coal Avenues?) is at an… Read More Is 20 MPH Plenty in Downtown Burque?

If we at Better Burque are going to capture/relate every single Suddenly Ending Bike Lane (SEBL) in the area, we better get on the stick. There’s soooooooooooo many to document! Here’s the latest installment, with a slight emphasis on the Southeastern quadrant of ABQ:           Got any SEBL contributions? Send ’em in… Read More Suddenly Ending Bike Lanes (SEBLs) Chapter III: Starring San Pedro (Again)