The oh-so-not inviting “sidewalk” on Blake at Coors, site of a 2016 pedestrian fatality The numbers and reactions could be from just about anywhere in the United States these days, but today’s story on the spike in traffic crashes overall and pedestrian fatalities in particular comes from Los Angeles: Pedestrians make up nearly half of… Read More BB Goes DCF: Beyond the Numbers of Pedestrian Fatalities

By Scot Key You might not have heard that Mayor Berry will lead an “Unveiling of the 50-Mile Activity Loop Wayfinding Signs” this morning at 10:30 somewhere near the bike/ped overpass of I-40 at the remains of Winrock Mall. Promotion and marketing are not City of Albuquerque strengths, particularly when it comes to non-motorized transportation… Read More Look Upon Me Works, Ye Cyclists, and Despair: The Mayor’s “50-Mile Activity Loop”

Note: Below is hoped to be the first of many posts by new BB contributing writer, Cam Solomon. Cam is an epidemiologist studying how our built environment impacts our physical activity. First a hearty thanks to Scot for generously offering this space to discuss an issue close to my heart and home: Lomas Boulevard. Lomas Blvd. rips… Read More Lomas Boulevard: Raging River of Bad Road

Note: Below is this week’s Better Burque goes Duke City Fix piece. While you’re more than welcome, eagerly so, to join the proceedings here at BB by becoming a contributor, you might also inquire over at DCF. There’s a day or two “open” there as well. So many Burque blogging options… Today’s bike ride originated… Read More BB Goes DCF: The Edith/William “Yellow Brick Road”

Note: Today’s piece is contributed by local cyclist Ed Gerety. If you’d like to become a Better Burque contributor, please do not hesitate in any way, shape or form by sending an email, and/or finished piece ready to go,  to BetterBurque at Gmail.  This bike route crosses the north side of Albuquerque, from Coors to… Read More How to Ride Across Albuquerque’s North Side: Paseo

Generalissima Hanna Skandera is still New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) Secretary. In other words, she appears “dead” with regard to her becoming U.S. Department of Education head of the “Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.” Pity. Despite this apparent setback, the Generalissima (yeah, that’s the female variant of generalissimo) is certainly busy as Franco… Read More The Generalissima Still Stuck in Her Labyrinth: Hanna Skandera