by Scot “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried.” Some form of the “quote” above has been attributed to Ben Franklin, Winston Churchill and, usually muttered under one’s breath, to anyone who has ever attended a road project public meeting. Or maybe just by me when attending them. I… Read More What I Was Too Cowardly to Say at Last Night’s Public Meeting
About once every other month I ride up the Gail Ryba Bridge from the Bosque Trail to get west of the River and out into some points on the Westside. When I do, I try to remember to take a picture of this: I could make this a photo contest in which you have to… Read More Low Hanging Gravel: Let’s Fix the Walmart Truck Strip
By Scot Key Admittedly, no Better Burque reader has directly asked me, or anyone I know, if they should hate ART now. For one thing, folks are capable of determining their own opinion, particularly on this issue, without asking Better Burque for advice. Photo: John Fleck I invent the question this morning based on where… Read More BB Readers Ask: Should I Hate Albuquerque Rapid Transit Now?
The best bike rides are purposeless – “What happens if we turn here?” Thus the Better Burque team found itself behind the Walmart at Ouray and Coors yesterday morning, wondering what might happen if we turned onto Alamogordo Drive and pushed north into the great unknown. It turns out that with a bit of persistence… Read More In Search of Albuquerque’s Fabled Northwest Passage
The Better Burque Official Staff Ride (BBOSR) yesterday eventually took us downtown to the kickoff of the 2018 Women’s March, and it was fun/important to see the signs, run into some acquaintances and notice a crowd larger than you might have expected, given the weather and other factors. It was an event that will hopefully… Read More Discovering Burque’s “Northwest Passage”
Had the chance to ride the Fair Heights Bike Boulevard earlier this week, and saw the newest look for the intersection of San Mateo and Copper. As the City tries to make the best of San Mateo-meets-Bike Boulevard, a very tough proposition, we see a great number of simultaneous treatments: Let’s see. We have: Intense… Read More The Whites Stripes: Tackling San Mateo at Fair Heights Bike Boulevard
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