The story so far: John and I rode the City of Albuquerque’s (more on that in a bit) 50-Mile Activity Loop New Year’s Day. Yesterday, via a few observations and photos from John, we started to identify the good and still to be tweaked regarding the Loop. Before setting about to fix the Loop, let’s… Read More Fixing the 50-Mile Activity Loop
I went into yesterday’s ride of the “50-Mile Activity Loop” with what proved to be more than one misconception. The biggest two were: It would be warmer than 19 degrees with about a 5-10 degree wind chill when we started at 8:30, and would warm to anything close to the 53 degrees forecasted. My innate… Read More Observations From Riding the Full “50-Mile Activity Loop”
A few days back, BB posted a photo showing a lack of compliance regarding the new back-in angled parking along Monte Vista Blvd. between Dartmouth and Campus Blvd. Here’s the view late yesterday afternoon: See? Only a few days later, compliance is 100%. It just takes some time. Note also that my bicycle appears to… Read More A Welcome to 2018 Multi-Modal Greeting Card
As we zoom, apparently, toward self-driving vehicles, Sin City is working toward something closer to self-driving bicycles: To prevent crashes, the City of Las Vegas has partnered with an analytics company to develop a smart bike that warns drivers when they approach. The project is headed by a Boston-based company called Charles River Analytics and explores the possible… Read More Is the Cycling Safety Problem Due to Not Being “Smart” Enough?
The northern terminus of the South Diversion Channel Trail at Rio Bravo is currently a very unfriendly place. As the sign, and lack of previous pavement, indicates, there’s no longer a little spur to Broadway/NM-47 from the terminus. Meanwhile, vehicles are backed up day and night due to the Rio Bravo/I-25 Interchange construction project. Trash… Read More Better Burque’s 2018 Resolution: Extending South Diversion Channel Trail
February, 2017: Median cycle track on Carlisle bridging Silver Boulevard off-set; important component in Silver Bike Boulevard improvements (note also recently burned down “The Carlisle”)
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