What is to be done regarding the curious intersection of Columbia and Santa Clara SE? The latest attempt, of several over the years, to find an agreeable remedy for speeding traffic and various aspects of bad driving at the infamous intersection will have a decided “tactical urbanism” twinge. Culminating a long process of input and… Read More City of Albuquerque to Go Tactical Urbanist at Santa Clara/Columbia
The Better Burque Tactical Urbanism Team (BBTUT) rode to the far east side of Burque through Singing Arrow Community Center yesterday on our way to the corner of Tramway and Wenowah: The visit brought to memory a fairly recent news story about the Community Center and a question about Tramway and Wenowah, location of the… Read More Riding Through NIMBY Dreamland
You might remember the legal aftermath from the 6/17/18 crash between a verified drunk driver and speeding driver at Montgomery Blvd. and Pan-American Freeway. The crash resulted, via unclear circumstances, in the death of Carlos Medrano-Olivas. The deceased was either walking or skateboarding in the vicinity and the violent collision between a legally impaired Valerie… Read More Person Killed in Crash Between Speeder/Drunk Driver Forgotten, So Far
I’m headed to the Victory Hills Neighborhood Association meeting tonight, despite not living in that neighborhood, because that Association rocks in terms of traffic studies and making its streets more walkable. It’s a wondrous organization. Here’s the route Google Maps feels is “best” for cyclists getting to Loma Linda Community Center, host to the meeting:… Read More Little Google Reasons Why Bike Maps Matter
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management put out an April 2018 report entitled “Cycling Facts” authored by the Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis. Here’s the cover and typical photo from this short, easy-to-read, yet info/chart-filled report: An American’s first reaction to the photos above is most likely a repetition of the oft-uttered “We’re… Read More Walking Lost in the “We’re Not Amsterdam” Shuffle
Note: The following isn’t violently graphic in a direct way, but may make one despair a bit about humanity, technology, and what’s considered important and “okay” these days. For those who don’t have time/inclination to wade through the redacted pages below, another in a series of 2017-2018 APD crash report/supplementary investigation reports on deaths to… Read More A Case of Elderly “Pedestrian Error” and Driver of a Big-Ass Truck
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