Just like baseball or other sporting event, when attending a New Mexico Legislative session or committee hearing, or watching from home live or an “on demand” archived game, you need a game program, a scorecard, and probably a drink. The drink is particularly needed when the “team” you support is education in the 2017 NM… Read More You Can’t Tell the Teachers Without a Scorecard: Watching NM Legislature 2017
Note: After six weeks of pondering, more pondering and even some Poi Dog Pondering, Better Burque has decided to get back to posting here on a fairly regular basis. BB will still look at bicycling and pedestrian matters here in the Duke City, perhaps more than anyone cares for, but will also get back to… Read More Things BB Wrote Elsewhere: Hanna Skandera and the Steaming Crock of “Piecemeal”
While 2016 has been pretty much a complete shitshow all around the world, it’s been a fascinating and rewarding one, personally, and here at Better Burque. Starting up early this year, BB has tried to step at least a bit deeper into local issues, particularly those concerning transportation. I’ve learned a lot, and hope that… Read More Better Burque 2.0: What’s Next in 2017
We haven’t seen too many “2016: Year in Review” articles/stories/blog posts yet, and that might be because it’s just now December 20th, but it’s probably far more likely that everyone required to write reviews is so dreading the prospect of reviewing a year so awful, so heinous that recapping it will almost be as bad… Read More 2016: Year in Rose-Colored Glasses Review
The above graphic was one of many interesting observations and ideas expressed at the #Moveequity Tweetchat held this past Wednesday. Issues of environmental and health justice are important everywhere, Burque included. One can’t help but see the figures on sidewalks and street lighting above and tie it into our discussion this week on the intersection of… Read More Solving Bike/Ped Safety Equity: Zuni Rd. S.E. as Example
Two days ago, Better Burque started a closer look at the scheduled improvements for the intersection of Coors & Blake in the South Valley. Before we wade further into the matter, readers might want to catch up with those earlier posts, but one quick way to sum up the proposed project is that it does a good-to-great… Read More Better Solutions at Coors & Blake, Finale: Fitting a New Reality
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