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
Significant roadwork at 2nd and Woodward way down south has the intersection closed and looking like this: The intersection work is an important part of the Woodward section of the large and long-awaited Sunport/Woodward extension project. Earlier this week, here’s the scene looking north on 2nd. Just a bunch of construction workers’ parked vehicles. Here’s… Read More Walkers/Rollers Love New Road Construction at 2nd and Woodward
As countless UNM students have known for years, the best non-motorized way to reach campus from Central Ave. and points south is through a notch at Buena Vista. It’s so popular that, with a bit of advocacy, the notch was formalized as part of the median work for A.R.T. So what’s with this new “No… Read More Mixed Messages at Buena Vista/Central Notch
Despite my strong bias living south of Rio Bravo in the far South Valley, I think we can all objectively agree the best stretch of paved Bosque path lies between Rio Bravo and Bridge Blvds. You got shade, farmland hosting cranes and geese half the year, and wildlife of many types bounding (e.g., rabbits, squirrels)… Read More Notice: Bosque Path Repair at the Donkey
Ongoing discussion and public meetings on a new downtown “Rail Trail” continue with an open house tonight from 5:00 to 7:00 PM: Your humble blogger doesn’t know too much about this project, yet, in part because he just got back from cycling a whole bunch of rail-to-trail paths through the Intermountain West. What I do… Read More Proposed Downtown Rail Trail Open House This Evening
Despite appearances, BB isn’t permanently becoming a blog dedicated to monitoring the many attempts at controlling drivers driving/parking through/at El Vado. Really. We absolutely plan to expand from this rather geographically limited “microblogging,” and get back to examining non-motorized traffic safety all over town and all that It’s just that there have been so many… Read More Son of Bride of El Vado: Going War Zone
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