After extensive planning (and noted here a few weeks back), Albuquerque’s Department of Municipal Development (the road people) has announced bike improvements on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard from University Avenue to Broadway Boulevard. This is a big deal. Traffic and other aspects of MLK make it a favorite East/West route to/from downtown and UNM for… Read More Burque Goes Green and Turns Danish
Like most things, it’s more complicated than it might appear. On a simple level, you have a health-care facility, a beacon of healthy living incarnate, suggesting it needs more places for people driving cars to park at the expense of people riding bikes. On a simple level, it sounds amazingly ill-conceived. But it’s more complicated… Read More Presbyterian’s Plan to Turn Silver Avenue Into Parking: The Simple and Not-So-Simple
While Monday night’s more than four hours of discussion and debate over Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) at the City Council meeting had a bit of yelling and screaming, it was by and large a fairly sedate affair. It also provided some real chances to learn about the historical context of ART and why Central Avenue is going to… Read More Taking a Tape Measure to Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART)
Howdy folks, on a Burque day that would blow any cowboy hat or mariachi sombrero clean off. On the rather unlikely chance you haven’t already had it foisted upon you, I wrote a piece for Duke City Fix today regarding ABQ City Council debate over Albuquerque Rapid Transit last night. If you’re looking for it,… Read More And the Road Fight Goes On Forever: ART and Duke City Fix, 3.22.16
Had the chance to attend most of the Rio Grande Blvd. “Complete Streets Concept Plan” public meeting last night and it’s too bad you missed it (likely, as there were only about 20 people there). It was the exact opposite of every ART meeting: civil, thoughtful, informatively precise and creative in its exploration of ideas.… Read More 3.10.16 Rio Grande Blvd. Public Meeting: The Anti-ART
Here’s the headline from KOB-TV: South Valley SWAT Standoff Ends With Felon in Custody Here’s where this standoff took place: Notice all the references to “San Jose” and “East San Jose” in this area? This is the San Jose neighborhood, not the “South Valley.” San Jose, aka “East San Jose,” has been around about as… Read More Burque (and KOB-TV) Needs Better Neighborhood Identification
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