Does Burque Bike Lane Placement Reflect/Create Gentrification?

The confluence of two issues as controversial as bike lanes and gentrification is bound to heighten the emotional and largely ignores the merely analytical. On top of that, questions such as to whether bike lane placement is based on class/race and if bike lane placement leads to negative impacts of gentrification are damn hard questions to scientifically… Read More Does Burque Bike Lane Placement Reflect/Create Gentrification?

Public Meeting Tonight: Connecting Bosque Path to Valle del Oro

A public meeting will be held tonight at Mountain View Community Center, 201 Prosperity Ave. S.E., in Albuquerque’s South Valley to discuss bike/ped and motoring improvements between the southern extension of the Paseo del Bosque Trail (aka: Bosque Path) and the newly established Valle del Oro Wildlife Refuge. Currently, 2nd St. which connects the two,… Read More Public Meeting Tonight: Connecting Bosque Path to Valle del Oro

Today in News for Wombats (Cyclists): NM-550 Redesign in Bernalillo

A critical safety gap for long-distance cycling might be remedied as a by-product of the redesign of U.S. 550 through Bernalillo. Included in the project, as reported by Rick Nathanson at the Journal, is a new Rio Grande bridge, one that will include a bike/ped walkway. Other details, such as whether the renovated stretch running… Read More Today in News for Wombats (Cyclists): NM-550 Redesign in Bernalillo