The Largely Unseen Humanity in Cases of Roadway Death/Injury

Caution: Crash report transcript excerpt below is graphic in detail. We tend to prefer our news somewhat like the meat we buy at the grocery.  With some exceptions, e.g., gruesome injuries suffered at sporting events, we love vivid details only if cleanly packaged similarly to the pork roast we see at Smith’s or Albertson’s. Neither… Read More The Largely Unseen Humanity in Cases of Roadway Death/Injury

LHF: Connecting Washington SE to Zuni/Lead/Coal

“LHF” in our blogpost “headline” combines two horrid, horrid tendencies: trite expressions & making everything an acronym. Yes, “LHF” stands for “low-hanging fruit.” How many times have you been at a public meeting or dive bar, BSTWP (Brainstorming Solutions to World Problems), at which somebody will take a global problem, let’s hypothetically call it “bikeways… Read More LHF: Connecting Washington SE to Zuni/Lead/Coal

Blah, Blah, Blah: Another Month of Walkers/Cyclists Dying on NM Roads

Better Burque knows some readers have grown a bit tired of our monthly looks at pedestrian fatalities statistics via UNM Traffic Research Unit. Well, if you’re tired of looking at them, how about we work together to truly do something about it other than simply blaming those killed? How about we actually address acknowledged, yet… Read More Blah, Blah, Blah: Another Month of Walkers/Cyclists Dying on NM Roads

Undoing an oxymoron: Cycling/Walking and the Big-I

The $293 million Big-I reconstruction back in 2000-2002 was a smashing success. Completed before its scheduled date, the work has been generally applauded by “the public” since completion and continues to be gushed over throughout the road design, construction, promotion, and engineering industries.  The work won an AASHTO “President’s Transportation Award” in 2002. What a… Read More Undoing an oxymoron: Cycling/Walking and the Big-I