“Another plan I have is ‘World Peace through Formal Introductions.’ The idea is that everyone in the world would be required to meet everyone else in the world, formally, at least once. You’d have to look the person in the eye, shake hands, repeat their name, and try to remember one outstanding physical characteristic. My… Read More Ending the War With “Them,” Chapter MDLXIX: Pedestrians
John Greenfield from the good folks at Streetsblog Chicago posted yesterday on the 2016 increased rate of pedestrian fatalities in the Windy City. His report included the following table: Let’s compare the figures above for Chicago with New Mexico, first month-to-month in 2016 from the Traffic Research Unit (TRU) for October: And now year-to-year compiled from… Read More Pedestrian Fatalities: Chicago and New Mexico
To misquote Colonel Kurtz in “Heart of Darkness,” “the disaster….the disaster…” “District 1 City Councilor Ken Sanchez said that the work so far is a ‘disaster,’ and that he didn’t expect so many lanes of Central to be closed even where no work is happening. He thought the work would be done in segments.”- from “City… Read More Councilor Sanchez Proposes Free Bus Rides During A.R.T. Construction
Last night a pedestrian was struck and killed near the intersection of Central Avenue and 86th N.W., on the City’s west side. Reports blame the victim for “crossing in a non-designated crosswalk area.” And that will, almost certainly, be that from a news/investigatory standpoint. We’ll just chalk up another pedestrian fatality and carry on with transportation… Read More Pedestrian Killed at Central and 86th N.W.
About a month ago, BB and readers held a brainstorm of sorts regarding bicycle infrastructure gaps. To provide context and contrast with our identified gaps, below is a list from the City’s 2015 Bikeways and Trails Facility Plan (BTFP). If you’re not familiar with the BTFP, it’s both an important planning document and something of… Read More A Look at Our Burque Bike Infrastructure Gap Brainstorm via the “BTFP”
Amid all the many construction projects in town, including, yeah, THAT ONE, the long-awaited work to “calm” Ladera Dr. N.W. on the city’s west side has begun. This first phase of the project generally concerns the winding stretch alongside Ladera Golf Course, from Coors to Ouray. The new road configuration matches the dimensions of other… Read More Traffic Calming on Ladera Dr. N.W.
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