Few single words raise more ire in our beloved Middle Rio Grande Valley than “Santolina.” For many, particularly down in my neck of the South Valley woods, it’s a curse word, an expletive that locally replaces all seven of the words George Carlin discussed way back when. But let’s talk Santolina. Yeah, I’ll even use… Read More Santolina 1.0 Already Happened: 1999-2018
Last week we mentioned efforts to bring automated speed enforcement to ABQ, but until that happens we’re seeing more and more of these: Speed trailers have popped up all over town, both City and County. Anecdotally, it’s great fun to grab some popcorn and spend an hour near a speed trailer/sign observing driver reaction as… Read More Summer of Speed Trailers
The Better Burque Tactical Urbanism Team (BBTUT) spent quite a bit of our weekly Sunday bike ride yesterday moving these freshly placed signs from sidewalks surrounding Expo NM: We knew they were freshly placed because along the way we had the chance to chat with the crew placing them, cheerfully informing them that placing signs… Read More BBTUT Helps Move Traffic Signs Off Sidewalks
“Automated Speed Enforcement,” looks to be coming (back) to City o’ Albuquerque, and you have questions. Maybe the first one is: How many hundred thousand speed vans can we get and can we put at least three of them on _________________________ between _______________________ and ____________________ (insert street masquerading as NASCAR track here)? Excellent question, but… Read More City Moving to Fight Speeding through Automated Enforcement
On what should be a *delightfully cool, damp early evening, CABQ Parks and Recreation is hosting an outdoor public meeting today at **Tom Bolack Dog Urban Forest Park from 6:00 to 7:00 PM to outline proposed improvements, including what looks to be a fascinating multi-use path extension to San Pedro Blvd. Can’t find the link… Read More Outdoor Public Meeting Tonight at Tom Bolack Park
Had the chance on a gloriously cool, mostly cloudy yesterday to cross at the newly operating HAWK signal placed between Texas and Utah on Central Avenue. Even fairly early on a Sunday morning, you can see that there’s much walking/rolling/transit activity going on here. What’s missing most from a busier part of the week are… Read More Trying Out New HAWK on Central Ave. Between Texas/Utah
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