With complete 2019 preliminary traffic fatality figures now available, and with such data available all the way to 1997, longitudinal trends for Bernalillo County are increasing NOT Vision Zero. Taking population growth into account from Census Bureau estimates, the fatality figures above elicit many hypotheses (e.g., falling numbers of deaths during the worst stretch of… Read More Vision Zero Requires Reversing a Deadly BernCo Trend
Your Better Burque Tactical Urbanism Team (BBTUT) is currently debating whether tis best/most effective to report the bad and ugly via 311/SeeClickFix (as has been done in the Union Square case above) or via just taking snaps and showing them here. Right now, just showing there here seems to be winning the discussion. The City/others… Read More More Good, Bad (Illegal), and Ugly (Legal but Hostile) ABQ Sidewalks
Recent improvements of Rio Grande Boulevard north of I-40 have made driving and cycling safer, but little to nothing (make that nothing) has been done for users of its sidewalks. The result is this startling multi-modal disconnect: Drivers get a “calmed” single lane, cyclists get a wide-striping buffer, walkers get a long-distance obstacle course, and… Read More Rio Grande Blvd.: Nice Bike Lane, Screw Anybody Using the Sidewalk
A quickie Google search finds this innocent lede from 2010: The city will be hosting a week of workshops to consider concerns and improvements to the Rio Grande Boulevard corridor. Further below in the short news item is a truly powerful word: The city had been studying the possibility of a roundabout at Candelaria and… Read More A Live-Look at the Rio Grande/Candelaria R…
The most interesting instances of walkability happen in places of new construction. Historic insensitivity to the needs and desires of those using sidewalks are one thing, but outcomes such as the above along Central just west of New York Avenue are another. This is brand-new work, done as part of the Albuquerque Rapid Transit improvements.… Read More When You Can Tell They Don’t Plan to Walk Here
It’s complicated and involves many governmental acronyms, but those interested in area transportation should follow and get involved in the on-going process known more informally as the “long range plan” and formally as (and don’t say I didn’t want you): “Connections 2040 MTP.” You see, the MRMPO led by MRCOG is putting together an update… Read More Long Range Transportation Plan Update Nearing Completion
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