When I say the words “Rio Rancho” to you, committed multi-modal urbanist planning advocate and Better Burque reader, your first reaction probably involves an uncontrollable itching, ringing in the ears, and involuntary esophageal response. Rio Rancho is the veritable “Don’t Bee” in the Romper Room of multi-modal urbanist planning. So imagine my surprise yesterday, when… Read More City of Rio Rancho is Better than City of ABQ: Discuss

In addition to this day, August 28, 2023, being the first day of the rest of your life (enjoy!), it’s also the first day of Better Burque finally getting to its stated and oft-procrastinated plan to put together a low-stress cycling network in this here town. I hate those pharmaceutical ads with thirty seconds of… Read More Our First Low Stress Network Candidate

It’s the little things. Back in 2007, crossing University Blvd. at Silver SE above via any means of transport other than a car/truck/SUV was a death-defying mid-block attempt just like any such stroad crossing in town. Then that changed. By 2011, the simple, relatively cheap, raised median/diverter with walker/roller gap above had been installed as… Read More Ode to Raised Medians/Diverters

Have you ever wondered why there’s a bike/ped bridge over busy Lomas Blvd. at UNM/UNMH to get to a parking garage and no such bridge for walkers/rollers/transit users to cross what might be the single busiest walker/roller/transit intersection in town? Yeah, me neither. We have never wondered why because we know why. Stay safe out… Read More Why No Bike/Ped Bridge Over Lomas at UNM/UNMH?

First the good news. Yesterday, during the weekly Sunday bicycle saunter, riding buddy and I came across a father and son playing catch (baseball variety) in the street at the confluence of Rough Rider and Liberty NE. Despite a strong desire to stop and photograph these extremely rare specimens, buddy and I left the pair… Read More Impact of Locking Our Schools Away

Want to see what “infinite time” looks like? Stare above for a while, folks. The time it takes to walk/roll across this striped crosswalk at Lexington/Claremont NE astride Juan Tabo Blvd. is infinite. At least it felt so yesterday. Why the HELL is this crosswalk striping, with no HAWK, flashing beacon, or any accompanying signalization… Read More Crosswalk existentialism astride Juan Tabo Blvd.