Note: This is the BB piece for Duke City Fix this week, but the votes count just as much here at Better Burque or any of the other 1,000 sites I’m hoping this “ballot question” shows up at in the next few days. “Vote early and often,” as they tritely say. Internet old-timers, like me,… Read More Screw Election 2016! A Case of True Participatory Democracy
The ongoing work being done at Carlisle and Silver to install a cycle track treatment connecting off-set portions of Silver as part of the new iteration of the Bike Boulevard is an interesting study. After taking a close look a few days back, BB had another chance to take some photos last Friday evening, 10.28.16,… Read More Burque Fall ’16 Transport Photo Series #4: Taking Another Look at the Carlisle/Silver Cycle Track
In days/weeks/years/centuries filled with ugly, angry, morally inexplicable news (particularly the last day or so, but those are subjects for a different blog), it’s important to remember that not all is lost, that beauty still exists in the world and that supposedly “ugly” things, such as government, can do the right thing. In the spirit… Read More Burque Fall ’16 Transport Photo Series #3: I-40 Trail Dangerous Bollard Goes, Thankfully, “Boom”
Having now been around for ten months, Better Burque has been successful in some ways, not so successful in others. A full discussion of all successes and such would be profoundly boring, so let’s focus on one area that hasn’t quite made the grade so far: You. You see, you’re not writing for Better Burque.… Read More Got Something to Say? Call for Contributors to Better Burque
Note: In case you missed it, here’s this week’s BB does Duke City Fix piece. Enjoy. By the way, I’m very much all ears regarding any reports of someone riding the “Google” route described below. I’m usually the “Tuesday Afternoon Drive DJ” on the radio station that is Duke City Fix, but am doing the “Morning… Read More Great Duke City Bicycle Trips: Turquoise Trail
BB cannot recall who and how many days back it started hearing from Nob Hill residents making their customary trip north on Carlisle toward the Co-op, or Central Avenue, or…Canada, I suppose, when suddenly struck somewhat dumb by the following as they topped the hill at Lead/Coal and started the steep grade down: The photo… Read More Burque Fall ’16 Transport Photo Series #2: An Inadequate Answer to the Question “What the Hell is Happening at Carlisle/Silver?”
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