Hey everybody! What did I miss? Let’s start back short and simple. Took the Rail Runner Saturday up to Santa Fe Depot. Train was just about full with many half-delighted/half-confused tourists. Folks, including my cheapskate side, were delighted to find that full-route tickets are now $2.50. Actually, I’d happily pay $10 a trip, but then… Read More Delightful and Confusing NM Rail Runner

Has Better Burque been reduced to copy/pasting public notices in the Journal due to their crazy J-O-B taking up all their time? Yes. But this public meeting should be *fun and you need to know about it because we all need more fun these days, and what can be more fun that finding out who… Read More Fun is Back! Virtually attend the Bellemah Extension Public Meeting

Right now, it’s the sad truth that “vacancy” or “blank” is nearly a voting majority on the Greater Albuquerque Active Transportation Committee. Having served on this committee (back when its acronym was GABAC, not GAATC), I first apologize for the names and acronyms, noting that they don’t exactly scream excitement and encouragement in terms of… Read More Care About Walking/Cycling/Rolling More Safely in ABQ? Join this…

How much more of an Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) fan would you be if all ART buses were this: We all remember the saga of the BYD electric buses, pulled because they didn’t have the battery range to handle the ART route, particularly uphill. Apparently, they were also just crappy in general. According to this… Read More Albuquerque Rapid Transit as Literary Anti-Hero

City of Albuquerque has hired Valerie Hermanson to serve as its Vision Zero Coordinator. Begun in 2019, the City’s Vision Zero effort was first led by Terra Reed, who moved on from the gig and City some months back. Ms. Hermanson takes on a job properly characterized in its scope and bureaucratic difficulty in the… Read More City Hires New Vision Zero Coordinator