Contributing today, in what we hope is only the first of her countless essays here at BB, retired city planner Coco J. Harris examines an alfalfa field that has become… Las Estancias – local units of the Spanish feudal “encomienda” system that depended on the indentured servitude of natives. Also, the name of a confusing maze… Read More “Las Estancias” Worthy of Pride or Consternation?

by Scot Key The new “governing” is to refuse to work with anybody, complain that “they” are all idiots, and then pretend to be magnanimous by making half-assed “compromises” that weren’t specifically asked for, unilaterally. This is called “listening” in this new “governing” model. At the national level, this is resulting in a semi-orchestrated train… Read More How Susana Martinez/Hanna Skandera are Like Tom Waits

Update 4.10.17: Compiled results of the poll below, along with incriminating photos of candidates, can be found here.  Rules: Find the Bicycle Routes (“A Linking Street, Where Bikes And Cars Share the Road”) on the online ABQ Bike Map in orange. (By the way if you didn’t already know, the online map is “interactive” in… Read More Let’s Play “What’s the Most Dangerous Bike Route in ABQ?”

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