After having last cycled on the new, improved Zuni about eight weeks ago, I had the chance over the weekend to ride up and back from downtown in its “finished” bike lane state. Do you know how long a stretch of new to brand-new bike lane Lead/Coal/Zuni is? Yup, that’s six miles, as the crow flies.… Read More Zuni Ave. Cycling Update: A Trip Up and Back
After a bit of fun with Excel sorting, above are the places in town with the narrowest bike lanes. I put Elizabeth St. N.E. at Central Ave. at “0 inches,” as not only does the bike lane disappear approaching Central (that’s common, as everyone knows), but there’s signage up pertaining to installation of a new… Read More AABLE Bike Lane Report: Labor Day, 2016
Heard the expression “short and sweet”? File this one under: “short and bitter.” It’s the flash nonfiction tale of your City of Albuquerque tax dollars being repeatedly wasted, with subplots of zero communication between government “silos” & engineering/execution incompetence. Let’s take our story chronologically: April 1, 2016 (approximately): Above is how Encantado N.E. looked going… Read More DCF Post, 8.30.16: The Not-So-Charmed Life of CABQ and Encantado N.E.
As an Albuquerque-centric blog, BetterBurque can now report that plans are afoot (or a-transit, if you prefer) for Amtrak to run high-speed trains, traveling 160 mph plus, within 2,000 miles of Albuquerque. Yes, we’re talking “Eastern Seaboard” here, and its very big, relatively close, cities. It is worth noting, however, that if the Amtrak train going through… Read More Modern Transit Creeps Toward Burque
News events almost always get one to thinking of John Lennon, never more so than the last day or three in Albuquerque. It’s kinda hard to “Imagine” much positive around here right now, but as something of a distraction, if nothing else, let’s Imagine all the cyclists who currently use Silver Ave between Yale and… Read More Silver Avenue Detour: You May Say I’m a Dreamer
Note: It isn’t all about bike lanes anymore. Or at least it doesn’t have to be. Here’s the BetterBurque does Duke City Fix post for this week. Throw BB an email if you’re interested in either/both proposals below. We’re continuing to measure all Duke City bike lanes, yet that’s just the potential beginning of… Read More BB’s DCF Post, 8.23.16: More Cycling Data Collection Fun
Better Burque 