And all the drivers tell us they can’t drive slow enough for the 18 mph through a Bike Boulevard. One pleasantly imagines all drivers getting out to push their cars/trucks/SUVs around this curve to maintain the posted speed. One also pleasantly imagines the same situation (speed/pushing) alongside all ABQ schools. Or maybe more kids could… Read More 5 MPH. That’s No Typo.
We’re approaching two dozen reports from cyclists who have crashed here… Helped by others, including Nancy Tipton from the Albuquerque Journal, a steady stream of reports have come into BB the last few days from cyclists who have crashed trying to cross the railroad tracks on El Pueblo NE. Numbers and details from reports so… Read More 23 El Pueblo Train Track Cycling Crashes and Counting
Over the last couple of years, BB has periodically mentioned/photographed the 2nd Street improvements planned and implemented in tandem with the development of the new Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. Well, the County and Feds are just about done, and here’s a Before and After of that wickedly dangerous intersection of 2nd Street and… Read More Valle de Oro Project Cleans Up 2nd at Desert Rd. Really, Really Good
Albuquerque City Councilor Isaac Benton’s proposed “Downtown Safe Zone” (20 mph) passed its first hurdle by vote of 5-0 at last night’s meeting of Council Land Use, Planning and Zoning (LUPZ) Committee. The resolution now moves to the full Council. No one spoke against the resolution in the brief period it was discussed prior to… Read More 20 mph Resolution Moves on; Mayor Keller Signals Possible Adoption of Vision Zero
Just a brief update on progress in our work to compile personal stories from the many, many cyclists who have crashed trying to cross the poorly angled train tracks on El Pueblo NE just south of Paseo del Norte: Several have already reported such incidents (thanks!). Better Burque and members of the Greater Albuquerque Bicycling… Read More Status of El Pueblo Train Track Crash Stories and Next Steps
Never a lover of trite expressions, “let’s not reinvent the wheel” has to be one of my least loved cliches, particularly in terms of researching the dangers of trying to walk our roadways. Still, the expression comes to mind when it comes to reporting on and making recommendations to fix Albuquerque’s #1 problem intersection: Central… Read More Required Reading on Central Ave. and San Mateo Blvd.
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