By Scot A graphic, blurb, and another graphic this morning before expanding on what “it all means” later today. Below is a visual detail from the 2016 South I-25 Corridor Study, a NMDOT-commissioned consultant look into the future of I-25 from I-40 to the Broadway exit south of town: See that dark red line segment… Read More Lead Ave. & I-25: A Review of Its Bike/Ped Future in Two Parts: Part I
I’ve been feeling bad about the whole Girard bicycle lane debacle, like it’s somehow my fault, or at the very least that I don’t have much standing to complain about the results. (Because we at Better Burque can’t help ourselves, let us remind you of the results.) Here’s the root of my guilt. I’m a… Read More “Stealth Democracy*” and the Girard bicycle lane
Looking west on Central just east of the Rio Grande bridge. I’m gonna miss A.R.T. construction…
Reading this story of misguided pedestrian blaming at Streetsblog, USA this morning has me going back through my notes on 2016 fatalities for those killed walking the streets of ABQ and BernCo that year. Going through the police reports on those deaths was, as you might imagine, a powerfully sobering experience. I’ve held on to… Read More Two Brief, Yet Indelible, Pedestrian Fatality Incident Details
by Scot BB recently mentioned the little bike route jog recommended on the ABQ Bike Map for those wishing to get from largely pleasant Claremont NE to the almost always wonderful North Diversion Channel Trail (NDC). Here’s the only problem with that recommended jog: Photo: John Fleck, “Official Better Burque Staff Photographer” Yeah, Candelaria approaching… Read More The Scrawny, Gritty Alternative to a Bridge from Claremont to NDC
by Scot In the bike count land of the largely blind, Strava counts are King. While entities such as MRCOG do collect a growing set of data regarding how many cyclists are out there, it’s a costly, time-consuming process that still has a way to go in fully documenting usage. If you’re a user of… Read More Looking at Strava Data for Lead, Coal, & Silver
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