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
Watching quite a bit of the 30-day New Mexico Legislative session online has been a bit like watching a long-running TV series in which the actors already know the show’s been cancelled. It has also reminded one of any family situation when things are economically tight. In other words, the acting on nmlegis.gov is tired and… Read More Watching Heads in the Sand: The NM Legislature’s 30 Days of Avoidance Strategy
I’ve had a full 24 hours now to salve my emotional wounds, seal some 26-inch tubes and look back on my failed attempt to conquer all 26 or so Burque brewpubs in a single day of bike riding yesterday. It was such an epic journey that it requires multiple posts, or at least my sore… Read More Burque Mega-Brewpub Bike Crawl II: A Tale of Two Goatheads
For those Burque cyclists who dare to ride among traffic in our fair city, there are many challenging intersections. One of the diciest, historically most dangerous and also important is MLK, Jr. Blvd. and Broadway. MRCOG data for 2008-2011 showed it to be so, and the corner was site to two cyclists deaths in separate… Read More Teaching Burqueans Danish at MLK and Broadway
Decades ago, well before the Age of Reality TV in which at least part of us live, there was a show called “Battle of the Network Stars.” Yes, if you actually check out the clip, that’s the voice of Howard Cosell and a chimpanzee wearing a sailor’s hat. “BotNS” might be the single most dated… Read More Anti-Battle of the Burque Traffic Stars
When almost 300 people jammed into a conference room at Hiland Theater last week to hear about the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) project, public officials who spoke, such as City Councilor Pat Davis, remarked and marveled at the turnout compared with other public meetings along the proposed route. In fact, the throng present seemed to cause… Read More Is ABQ Rapid Transit (ART) More About West Central Than Nob Hill?
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