In response to any possible confusion created by Albuquerque’s faux 73-foot cycle track on Rancho Seco between Central and Lomas, here is a true cycle track: And this is very much a faux cycle track: So, until the striped buffer is replaced with equally wide curb, you don’t have a cycle track. You very much… Read More What Is and Is Not a Cycle Track in Two Photos
Let’s say you have a residential street over 30 feet wide, and you’re trying to slow traffic down a bit due to its combination of width, cycling friendliness, and a desire on the parts of neighbors to avoid feeling like they are involuntary spectators at a NASCAR event.. Sure, let’s have some abundant on-street parking,… Read More Bike Infrastructure Ideas, Montreal: #1 in an Informal Series
by Scot We mentioned yesterday’s meeting of the Greater Albuquerque Bicycling Advisory Committee, and although I’m currently away considering political asylum in Canada… I’m kidding. Sorta. No way these tight-border Canadians would accept non-French speaking Americans solely because of the political situation down South. But I do have a Special Education license and things are… Read More More Bridge Work on the North Diversion Channel Trail: A Distant Report
(Editor’s Note: BB readers, if you’d prefer not hearing/seeing about Montreal, there should be plenty of Burque content in coming days, thanks to the help of others not currently inhabiting French Canadian cities. If you’d like to be included in the group “others,” drop a guest column to Better Burque. Operators are standing by.) … Read More Photo Greetings From an Outraged Canada
The Greater Albuquerque Bicycle Advisory Committee will convene this afternoon (Monday 6/11/18) to talk about all the things, including: a debriefing on the fabulously successful Bike to Word Day (by “fabulously successful” I mean I got free fruit, hope to learn how much free fruit was distributed and other things) a discussion of what is… Read More Bicycle Advisory Committee today
There was so much to love about yesterday’s Albuquerque Pride Parade, turning Central from Girard to San Pedro for a morning into a festive reminder of love and diversity and wonderful rainbow-colored stuff. Lots of rainbow-colored stuff. It was wonderful to see the opportunity clearing out the cars for a morning presents. And the A.R.T.… Read More #ABQPride and repurposing our streets
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