While October saw “only” 34 traffic fatalities in New Mexico, the already high rate of pedestrian deaths here soared dramatically to fourteen in October, almost doubling the previous monthly high in 2016 of eight, back in February. Here are the gruesome findings in a table from UNM’s Traffic Research Unit’s October monthly report. The annual… Read More NM Pedestrian Fatalities Spike in October
Deciding that sitting around doing little more than refreshing the live blog on fivethirtyeight.com wasn’t really accomplishing much, and having far too much nervous Election Day energy, I figured my time would be better spent earlier today riding my bike to a few polling places down here in the South Valley. Another reason to do so… Read More Short Photo Essay on South Valley Election Morning, 2016
About a month ago, BB and readers held a brainstorm of sorts regarding bicycle infrastructure gaps. To provide context and contrast with our identified gaps, below is a list from the City’s 2015 Bikeways and Trails Facility Plan (BTFP). If you’re not familiar with the BTFP, it’s both an important planning document and something of… Read More A Look at Our Burque Bike Infrastructure Gap Brainstorm via the “BTFP”
Amid all the many construction projects in town, including, yeah, THAT ONE, the long-awaited work to “calm” Ladera Dr. N.W. on the city’s west side has begun. This first phase of the project generally concerns the winding stretch alongside Ladera Golf Course, from Coors to Ouray. The new road configuration matches the dimensions of other… Read More Traffic Calming on Ladera Dr. N.W.
The ongoing work being done at Carlisle and Silver to install a cycle track treatment connecting off-set portions of Silver as part of the new iteration of the Bike Boulevard is an interesting study. After taking a close look a few days back, BB had another chance to take some photos last Friday evening, 10.28.16,… Read More Burque Fall ’16 Transport Photo Series #4: Taking Another Look at the Carlisle/Silver Cycle Track
In days/weeks/years/centuries filled with ugly, angry, morally inexplicable news (particularly the last day or so, but those are subjects for a different blog), it’s important to remember that not all is lost, that beauty still exists in the world and that supposedly “ugly” things, such as government, can do the right thing. In the spirit… Read More Burque Fall ’16 Transport Photo Series #3: I-40 Trail Dangerous Bollard Goes, Thankfully, “Boom”
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