Yesterday we ranted calmly discussed the issue of improperly-placed (as in violating federal regulations) road construction signs. Work toward remedying this unrelenting problem has also been taken up by Better Burque’s more militant roadway safety arm, the Better Burque Tactical Urbanism Team (BBTUT). No, there are no BBTUT badges or other insignia yet. We could… Read More Being & Time & “It’s an orange construction sign.”
Yesterday, Sunday morning, at the eastern end of the bridge that was called Bridge and is now Dolores Huerta/Cesar Chavez Blvd. The “Special Event Ahead” was some sort of reception area in the National Hispanic Cultural Center parking lot for a running event. I don’t know much about that “special” event, other than this sign… Read More “Special Event” Means No Sidewalk
Trying to get government to change things for the better can be infuriating and taxing (see what I did there?), especially if what you’re trying to change is something to make non-motorized use of our roadways better/safer. There’s so much to do and so little seems to get done. But here’s a little improvement that… Read More City Responds (Apparently) to Non-Motorized Roadway Glitch
Riding through downtown this morning, I came across this at 4th and Gold: And to perhaps answer your question: What the hell is that? Here’s a close-up: There had been some overnight/early morning moving/cleaning of the crash scene, but I guess the City staff that collects obliterated traffic signals was off for the weekend. I… Read More It’s Not Necessarily Safe on the Sidewalk
Cycling yesterday afternoon to get to a hard-to-reach cycling *“tile” near Candelaria and University, I came across a guy driving a moped (“mo” as in “motorized”) on the North Diversion Channel Trail. After asking aloud “Really?” as I passed, the moped driver turned around and chased me up the NDC for a bit. Fortunately, I… Read More Drivers on Our Shared-Use Paths: A Personal Reflection
In continuing to research history of Albuquerque’s electric trolley/street car 1905-1928, perhaps the biggest “aha” aside from the obvious “cars killed it” angle is the very, very non-public ownership of the street car. Above is a fairly typical ad of the street car period from the ad/newspaper-prolific George Roslington and folks from “City Electric.” “City… Read More ABQ Street Car Advertisement, 1915
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