Let’s take a look this morning at the list of projects entitled “2025 Statewide Capital Outlay Requests” put together by the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) for its October 24th meeting. Despite periodic reminders from LFC recently that our overstuffed pipeline of oil & gas revenues will slow, the state keeps pumping more and… Read More How Can/Will New Mexico Spend All This Sweet Oil & Gas Cash?
My ebike and I rode up and down Louisiana Blvd. between Gibson and Central a week or so ago. For the first time ever. Because who in their right mind would ride any kind of bike on this stretch of Louisiana? I’m not saying it’s a multi-modal transportation nirvana now, but the City has “road… Read More That Louisiana Blvd. Road-Diet: Why isn’t it being replicated more broadly/often?
Here’s the scenario: Somebody gives you/us $3 million to fix up any ~1,600 feet of roadway in the city/county with the goal to: “Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and increase tree canopy coverage in order to improveconnectivity and revitalize the commercial aspect of the area.” Which ~1,600 feet of roadway would you pick? If this… Read More Looking at the $3 Million Proposed for Girard N.E.
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