Taking Time to Thank Those Helping Better Burque

PCI color-coding for area around Menaul/Alvarado (subject of future post) via ArcGIS platform mentioned below   We might not have much in New Mexico when it comes to some things (e.g., manufacturing jobs, Malaysian restaurants, ethical House leadership in the Legislature), but one thing we do have, I’ve found, is a number of local government folks… Read More Taking Time to Thank Those Helping Better Burque

Pedestrian Injuries/Deaths: We Tend to Forget They Are Human

  “Witnesses report brain matter in the roadway.” It’s the absolute very first thing I heard just the other night having renewed my unfortunate recent habit of listening to theBernalillo County Public Safety scanner. In respect for the dead, I’ll spare more detail than that, as the ‘brain matter’ had to do with yet another pedestrian… Read More Pedestrian Injuries/Deaths: We Tend to Forget They Are Human

Downtown Burque’s Homage to Christo, Jeanne-Claude and Speck (Jeff, Not Richard)

In response to urban planner/designer Jeff Speck’s walkability analysis of downtown Albuquerque, the City has put up four-way stops along Silver and points nearby, soon to replace the existing signals. The work crudely reminds one of art installed by the environmental artist team of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Below is a short photo essay documenting the current… Read More Downtown Burque’s Homage to Christo, Jeanne-Claude and Speck (Jeff, Not Richard)

“Documentary Now” and Spalding Gray

Changing the subject, finally, from 1,000 words about street medians and how the death penalty is a “job creator,” Better Burque watched the latest episode of “Documentary Now” last night on IFC. The parody series on famous documentaries explored “Swimming to Cambodia,” Spalding Gray’s landmark monologue directed by Jonathan Demme. As someone who once drove from… Read More “Documentary Now” and Spalding Gray