Active transportation advocate Ed Hillsman periodically brings roadway matters up to Better Burque, often including truly beautiful photography illustrating truly poor roadway infrastructure. I wish WordPress/BB could pass along the following images of the current have/have not bike lane striping and such on Washington NE between Copper and Central Avenue in high-quality original: Thanks Ed… Read More Pretty Photos of an Ugly Intersection: Washington & Copper

Yesterday, Better Burque glowed in the vivid yellow of about 16-feet of brand-new curb marking along the north side of Silver SE just west of Morningside. This early morning, not quite so much glowing… Most everyone knows you’re not supposed to park along a yellow-painted curb. Actually, everybody knows that. ✔ Education And the City has… Read More Yellow Curb Update: Education, Engineering, and…What’s that Third “E”?

This morning another person was killed trying to walk across Coors Boulevard between Rio Bravo Blvd. and Las Estancias SW. Our count makes this at least three walking deaths since 2016, with other incidents related here and here. Living close to this stretch of Coors in the far South Valley, and with all these incidents,… Read More Calling Bullshit and the Mayor on Deadly Coors and Las Estancias

The past weekend saw yet another person killed walking Albuquerque’s roadways. As quite often happens, the initial (as well as almost always final) media report neatly tidies things up with Albuquerque Police Department serving as de facto judge, jury, and executioner: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A pedestrian died in an incident near Montgomery and Carlisle.… Read More Walking Roadway Deaths: Quick Blame but Lasting Psychological Effects

And all the drivers tell us they can’t drive slow enough for the 18 mph through a Bike Boulevard. One pleasantly imagines all drivers getting out to push their cars/trucks/SUVs around this curve to maintain the posted speed. One also pleasantly imagines the same situation (speed/pushing) alongside all ABQ schools. Or maybe more kids could… Read More 5 MPH. That’s No Typo.