Category: Planning and Infrastructure

Burque’s Encantado “Bike Lane” and Another Way to Blow $29,000 on Albuquerque Bicycle Infrastructure

There’s a certain percentage of folks who, let’s face it, think any money spent on roads for any purpose other than making the asphalt as smooth as possible, and the automotive trip from Point A to Point B as fast as possible, is a giant fucking waste of money. BetterBurque doesn’t like to curse, but the… Read More Burque’s Encantado “Bike Lane” and Another Way to Blow $29,000 on Albuquerque Bicycle Infrastructure

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Albuquerque Rapid Transit and the Bike/Ped Dangers of Central Avenue

A cyclist was hit and killed crossing Broadway on Central Avenue last night by a woman who was given a field sobriety check after the incident. According to informal recordkeeping, this is the 2nd Burque cycling death so far in 2016. That the death occurred on Central is no surprise to anyone. The “Mother Road”… Read More Albuquerque Rapid Transit and the Bike/Ped Dangers of Central Avenue

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Tentative Case Study: 4-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck Crossing Central at Clayton

In an effusive display that pedestrians getting hit by cars does matter if the victim’s age is 4, local media has been all over the case of the very young boy struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Central with his grandmother (age unknown) west of Rio Grande Blvd. at Clayton on Saturday night. The effusive media… Read More Tentative Case Study: 4-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck Crossing Central at Clayton

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Albuquerque Rapid Transit: Image, Perception and Public Policy

Vacation’s over. It was nice, thanks for asking… Amid all the hue, cry, wail and umbrage regarding Albuquerque Rapid Transit is the repeated use of the word “historic” to oppose the project.  Employing the “picture worth a thousand words” model, propagandists (or advocates, if you prefer) use photos like the famous Ernest Haas shot as their call… Read More Albuquerque Rapid Transit: Image, Perception and Public Policy

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Pedestrian Killed on Coors Boulevard: A Slightly Deeper Look

This past Tuesday night, a middle-aged man was struck and killed as he crossed Coors Boulevard between Gun Club and Las Estancias in the South Valley. According to news reports and Bernalillo County Sheriff Office spokesperson Felicia Romero, “…a Ford F250 pickup truck was traveling southbound on Coors as three people wearing dark clothing crossed… Read More Pedestrian Killed on Coors Boulevard: A Slightly Deeper Look

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