There are five schools within a one-mile radius here, and many trailer parks, including the one noticeable in this Google Street View. One school, Robert F. Kennedy Charter, is mere feet from this kid. We can do better. And our “we” here means both City and County. Blake is a checkerboard in this stretch, and… Read More Walking Home From School in the South Valley, Blake Between Coors & Unser

Dear Mayor-Elect Keller: Congratulations! You’re now soon to be Mayor of Albuquerque at a time of great promise and just about nowhere to go but up regarding several issues. It’s a great time to become Mayor, and now that “we’ve” voted you into office (and perhaps added a City Council vote amid your runoff coattails),… Read More A Tim Keller Things-to-Do List

A few days back, we wrote about the “stillborn” red light at the corner of Coors Blvd. and Las Estancias in the South Valley. To be precise, the red light itself did the “writing,” in a manner of speaking. In these past few days we’ve learned a bit more regarding activation of the red light.… Read More Wonky Warning: Following-Up on Coors and Las Estancias

I told my fellow cyclists this morning that I’d like to direct a still photo montage of A.R.T.’s dying construction set to Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind.” In retrospect, that’s perhaps a bit much, although the roadway-related death of Princess Diana, and the 1950s/60s heyday of both Marilyn Monroe and “Route 66” all seem… Read More Elegy For A.R.T. Construction: A Bike Ride 11.12.17

Hi, everybody! I’m the light at the intersection of Coors Blvd. and Las Estancias Dr. in the deep South Valley south of Rio Bravo… How ya doin? You might notice the covers over my lights and signals. They are there, and have been ever since I was born, way back in April of 2014: The… Read More The Personal History, Illustrated, of the Light at Coors and Las Estancias