First the bad news, namely the dates above. The bicycle industry coalition/foundation People For Bikes is closing its “Big Jump” application this Friday. “Big Jump” will fund 10 cities who submit applications geared to help “achieve a big jump in biking – a doubling or tripling of people riding – by building a network of safe… Read More Making Something From a Missed Grant Opportunity
Still looking for remainder of 2015 data, but a perusal of UNM’s Traffic Research Unit website shows the following in terms of overall traffic fatalities and pedestrian fatalities since 2006 in New Mexico: NM Traffic Fatalities: 2006: 484 2007: 413 2008: 366 2009: 361 2010: 349 2011: 351 2012: 366 2013: 311 2014: 386 First… Read More Quick Look at NM Traffic Fatalities, Overall and Pedestrian
From a cycling advocacy perspective, the median above looks to be about as perfect as possible. Look at that green paint! The easy-to-reach “beg buttons”! No left-turning cars to worry about! Did we mention the green paint! It’s perfect, isn’t it? No, from this, admittedly contrarian, cycling advocates’ perspective, the median above is far from… Read More Some Improvements Make Things Worse: A Case Study
A few days back BB passed along joyous news concerning a new “Bike Route” sign at the Eastern terminus of the Zuni Road urging cyclists to extend their newfound Zuni bike lane fun up General Chennault Rd. N.E.. Now comes another sign, literal and metaphorical, surely portending the continued slow, yet inexorable cycling takeover of… Read More Another, very small, Step On the March to World Cycling Infrastructure Domination
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
In a story BB refuses to stop telling, despite years of attempts to make it do so, its founder found himself in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala during the Summer Olympics of 1992 (Barcelona). After a very few hours of Spanish lessons each day, your humble blogster retired to the downtown room of his host family, seeking exactly… Read More New Olympic Sport: Race Walk Bike Lane Measuring
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