Our Sunday Morning bike ride took us east as far as Juan Tabo Blvd. yesterday, highlighted by a trip to the beautiful new public library branch at Central Ave. and San Pablo in the International District. Arriving at about 11:00 A.M., we were too early for the branch’s Sunday hours (1:00 to 5:00 PM), so… Read More New ID Library Branch is Great, Almost Perfect

The 2022 “Dangerous by Design” annual compilation of pedestrian fatality data has been released by the non-profit advocacy group Smart Growth America. That data continues to illustrate the spike in walking deaths nationwide, with our state and city at the gruesome forefront of that spike. New Mexico not only leads in annual walking deaths per… Read More NM Most Deadly State for Walkers; ABQ 2nd Most Deadly Metro

CABQ has an “Automated Speed Enforcement” (speed cameras) website with details and compiled statistics on the program. Details/stats such as this: That’s right, only just over 20% of drivers have been within the speed limit on the sections of Montgomery, Gibson, Unser, Lead, and Coal, noting that some cameras have been up longer than others… Read More 85th Percentile and ABQ Speed Cameras

The first, relatively low-hanging fruit of the ambitious ABQ Rail Trail project is ready for your non-motorized use. It’s also for motorists, but there’s a delightful lack of driver access relative to those not in two-ton boxes, including the chance to grab a cup of coffee and shimmy through the “Marquette Notch” to/from 2nd Street:… Read More That New Marquette Street Level Train Crossing