As you probably already know, City of Albuquerque released its first “Vision Zero Action Plan” a couple of weeks ago. I’m late to mentioning it here due to laziness, and, speaking of laziness, perhaps you’ve been hesitant to tackle something called a “Vision Zero Action Plan,” despite your personal interest in such things. That’s understandable.… Read More Most Important Bits of CABQ’s Vision Zero Action Plan
Visiting Missoula today as part of a three-week tour of Intermountain West bike paths and rail-to-trails, I experienced much of the excellent bike/ped infrastructure here, including several bike/ped-only bridges over the Clark Fork, and some fine overpass/underpass options at busy roads. It can be done. Something else that Missoula does is properly sign the damn… Read More Wayfinding, Signage, and Missoula
By Scot Key Hey, North Diversion Trail User: How are you getting through the ongoing UNMH construction to get to/from UNM and environs? Because, as you know, all the roads/roundabouts in red below are all tore to Hell: Just wondering (be honest): Does your route maybe look something like this? I ask because during a… Read More How Are You Navigating UNMH Construction?
It’s Monday morning and maybe you or the like-minded active transportation someone in your life needs a bit of a pick-me-up as we head into the work week. Here’s just the thing. The old sign above needs to go. The southbound bike lane on Broadway Blvd. through its namesake neighborhood “South Broadway” now does not… Read More Monday Morning Happy News: Bike Lane Doesn’t End
Reader Dan Majewski rode this weekend by BB’s oft-portrayed lo-fi diverter at El Vado (Central & New York) and found this: Yes that’s right, the planter previously pulverized has exited, leaving drivers free to motor where no motorized traffic is supposed to go, and free to store their car freely along the neighboring residences before… Read More Drivers 1 (Again), Active Transport 0: El Vado “Diverter” Disappears
After seeing John’s BB post yesterday, I checked out Streetview to get some historical perspective and views of other pedestrian crossings at Coors & Paseo del Norte. The intersection’s northwest quadrant caught my eye. Yup, same lousy “ADA” crossing with small concrete box with curbs on three sides plopped amid sand as shown here in… Read More Another look, another Coors @ Paseo crosswalk flub
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