FYI, Scot has sprung the big bucks to WordPress and this site should be ad-free again. Happy Ad-Free Holidays! And to celebrate, here’s an editorial in the June 6, 1919 Albuquerque Tribune urging noise restrictions on automobiles, especially near hospitals (remember ABQ was all about its tuberculosis sanitarium virtues at the time; not to mention… Read More BB Goes Ad-Free
Attending the recent sparsely attended Bernalillo County public meeting on its update of the “Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Plan,” it occurred to me that entitling the session “Free Cheetos!!!” at the South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center would have better filled the approx. 80 chairs laid out by staff for the presentation. I counted seven citizens… Read More Public Meeting: BernCo Ped & Bike Safety Plan
We do some things well here in New Mexico, such as electing Democrats most of the time and roasting a damn good chile. Other things…we’re still working on. Folks all around us have created e-bike buying programs designed to make these generally pricey but potentialy life-changing transport options more readily available. Here’s the City of… Read More Why Doesn’t NM Have an E-Bike Voucher/Rebate Program?
Let’s take a look this morning at the list of projects entitled “2025 Statewide Capital Outlay Requests” put together by the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) for its October 24th meeting. Despite periodic reminders from LFC recently that our overstuffed pipeline of oil & gas revenues will slow, the state keeps pumping more and… Read More How Can/Will New Mexico Spend All This Sweet Oil & Gas Cash?
My ebike and I rode up and down Louisiana Blvd. between Gibson and Central a week or so ago. For the first time ever. Because who in their right mind would ride any kind of bike on this stretch of Louisiana? I’m not saying it’s a multi-modal transportation nirvana now, but the City has “road… Read More That Louisiana Blvd. Road-Diet: Why isn’t it being replicated more broadly/often?
Here’s the scenario: Somebody gives you/us $3 million to fix up any ~1,600 feet of roadway in the city/county with the goal to: “Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and increase tree canopy coverage in order to improveconnectivity and revitalize the commercial aspect of the area.” Which ~1,600 feet of roadway would you pick? If this… Read More Looking at the $3 Million Proposed for Girard N.E.
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