Back in March of 2005 I thought I’d delve into the new, exciting world of “blogs.” In the 12 years since, I’ve posted hundreds, if not thousands of misguided rants, solipsistic rambles, and the occasional half-baked insight. Through all those years of posting, including atop the very webpage you are gazing upon now, there has somewhere… Read More Eulogy For a Goat

After having proposed at least two walk/cycle overpasses (with more to come) of Albuquerque’s I-25 in the eventual revamping of its Southern Corridor, I’ve heard back from a few folks. Thanks for that feedback. Most has been of the generally positive, but “isn’t that expensive?” line of thinking. Which got me thinking about alternative solutions… Read More REALLY Bridging Burque’s I-25 Border Wall : Hance Park in Phoenix

by Scot Long story that I’ll avoid telling now to give you more time to look at the meeting summary. Shorter story is that because our local “Greater Albuquerque Bicycle Advisory Committee” hasn’t had a quorum the past two months, we can’t have “official” minutes posted to the “official” City of Albuquerque GABAC webpage. Doncha just… Read More Administrative Matters: The April 2017 GABAC Meeting Summary

Next in our series of solutions toward overcoming the “concertina wire,” as at least someone I know has called it, that are Albuquerque interstate highways, specifically the southern corridor of I-25, let’s look, again, at Silver Avenue. Hallmark of Burque bicycle infrastructure, beacon of all that is good, decent and progressive, Silver as a “bike… Read More Bridging Burque’s Border Wall: Silver Avenue

This is the view overlooking Peniche, Portugal. What does this fabulous coastal island panorama have to do with you writing for Better Burque? Well, in approximately 36 days (that’s 864 hours or 51,840 minutes, by the way) Scot can be found somewhere in the seaside tableau above, early in his approximately 50 day attempt to bicycle… Read More Call for Better Burque Contributions: Bike Tour Edition

Photo: Not Scot, but this guy/event, although my platform also includes mandated wearing of hats as shown in this photo. by Scot (Cross-posted from Duke City Fix) Don’t worry. I’m not running for Mayor. For one, rather important, thing, I don’t live in the city limits. Not that this has necessarily stopped mayoral candidates in the… Read More Scot’s Mayoral Platform, 2017