I honestly don’t recommend your next bicycle ride focus on presence or non-presence of Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Regulations (ADA-compliant) curb ramps. Even moving slowly there’s so many to see/not see and one does need to keep eyes out on other things in order to stay alive. That huge disclaimer in place, paying… Read More Looking for Curb Ramps and Their Absence

Took some time out of my Friday bike ride yesterday to check out developments at the City’s refurbishing of its 50-Mile Activity Loop from Jerry Cline Park over I-40 and east to Pennsylvania NE. I stole the map above from BikeABQ because I can’t find any City information on the work/closure. BikeABQ says this work… Read More I-40 Bike/Ped Bridge Detour: Just Break the Law

Doing a bit of research this morning, I came across this Google Streetview snap along Renaissance NE at Commerce NE from August of last year. Of course, I don’t know why the person is standing with what might be a big, fat folder of papers on this solitary island of sidewalk, but I do know… Read More Walking Albuquerque: Where We Are Now

This morning courtesy what used to be called the “Media” and is now almost exclusively the regurgitator of press releases. NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – In a significant step towards enhancing public safety, the New Mexico State Police have deployed advanced license plate reading (LPR) cameras capable of tracking stolen cars, locating missing persons, and flagging if… Read More A Very Good Use for New NM License Plate Reader Cameras

Someone trying to stay alive walking across 4th Street near Solar NW (think Sadie’s Restaurant) was killed last night. Below is the KOAT story on the incident (the only media coverage I could find online) in italics, followed by my version based on the former and my background into quite a few crash and supplemental… Read More Pedestrian Fatality Story Annotated

Continuing our series on proposed “Highest Priority” bicycle network improvements found in the new draft Bicycle Plan, let’s take another look at an oldie-but-goodie: Claremont from Richmond east all the way to Juan Tabo. Converting Claremont from its existing and evolving (e.g., traffic circles here and there) designated “bike route” to a bona fide “bike… Read More That “Now What?” Question: Claremont