Your humble blog poster has commuted to/from town including this intersection since the very beginning of this Century. Literally thousands of trips. He’s never noticed this sign (signage) before, so it’s either new or he’s been too busy paying attention to traffic (i.e., staying alive) to notice before. Regardless, this “Bosque Tr” (WITH ARROW!!!) sign… Read More That’s Rarest of Burque Sightings: Wayfinding Signage
For a variety of reasons, news about water in the area’s acequia system is always a bit hazier than information about other important topics. For most of us along ditches/drain/canals, it’s more a matter of empiricism. Here’s the view this morning along the Arenal Main Canal as it runs through the deep South Valley. Yup,… Read More It’s Not Yet Fall, Yet Something is Falling
Don’t say Better Burque didn’t warn you! Doctors and psychiatric professionals of all methodologies report you should now, under no circumstances, watch this City Council Rio Grande Complete Streets Plan discussion (code R-18-52 for “Roundabout”). Having made the ghastly decision to even merely glance at the image above, these same medical professionals strongly advise, as do… Read More Avert Your Eyes! Image Sure to Evoke Horror, Revulsion and Widespread Irrationality Bordering on Psychosis!
Here’s the original story to this point from the Local Paper of Record. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A woman died late Tuesday after being struck by a car at Central and Wyoming NE. Initial investigation by police conclude that a vehicle was traveling west on Central and was crossing through the intersection with Wyoming with a… Read More Touching-Up a News Story on Someone Killed Walking in Albuquerque
In case you haven’t had the chance or don’t often make it down to the new and exciting Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge happenings along 2nd St. in the deep South Valley, here’s a look at the goings-on. The multi-million dollar project already pleasantly reflects the kind of amenities befitting your federal dollars in… Read More Photo-essay Update on Work Along 2nd Street to Valle de Oro NWR
Update 8.16.23 Having seen this announcement yesterday from the U.S. Department of Transportation: BB humbly submits the following as a damn good proposal for this grant program originally scrawled back in 2018… Here’s something great I’ve learned about retirement; something nobody ever told me prior to me hanging up the chalk, so to speak. You know… Read More Let’s Build a Walk/Cycle Bridge Over I-25 at Silver Avenue
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