The Better Burque Tactical Urbanism Team (BBTUT) thought it would be fun this morning to ride up the Silver Bike Boulevard before riding/walking in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. march. The Silver Bike Boulevard route was fun. Until we got to I-25. Naturally. Didn’t quite have time to take photos, but a guy (guessing,… Read More Focusing on the Right Things and Not That Guy In That Car This Morning

Note: Grab another cup of coffee. You’ve got some assigned reading. Also, as is the case with such incidents, the facts below include graphic and disturbing references. Readers are advised. Continuing our look, via public records request, into 2017-2018 Albuquerque Police Department reports/investigations following the death of someone walking our roadways, the entire investigatory report… Read More Another, Deeper Look at Complexities of “Pedestrian Error”

(APD Lt. Zak) Cottrell, who joined APD’s traffic unit in 2013, said there’s one definite: The blame lies with the pedestrian in almost all crashes. “Most of ours are pedestrian error,” he said. Cottrell said that so far this year there have been 408 crashes involving pedestrians. Nineteen drivers in nonfatal crashes were given citations,… Read More Simple “Pedestrian Error” Often a More Complicated Reality