6:04 P.M. At meeting and this is Twitter territory. You can find me @better_burque 2:48 P.M. The eternal City Council meeting question: How late can I show up and still be there for the “good part”? The more smart ass among you have probably already yelled “NEVER!” Looking at the agenda, the actual discussion of… Read More Live Nerd Blog: A Day With Albuquerque Rapid Transit
Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) District 2 Board Member, Peggy Muller-Aragón last night regarding those seeking a federally-mandated transgender bathroom/locker room policy: “Anyone who wants to compare this to the civil rights movement is plain ignorant,” she said. “No one is being denied a stool in the lunch room, denied a hotel room, denied a seat… Read More Want Evidence We Need More Turnout in School Board Elections?
Don’t you hate it when you have this really funny line that turns out not that funny and morally requires you to do some research to defend how supposedly funny and/or true the line is? Yeah, I know. Happens all the time. What the hell am I talking about? I’ll get to the ostensible “joke” later,… Read More What’s So Great About Cleveland? ART and BRT Envy
Had the chance to attend most of the Rio Grande Blvd. “Complete Streets Concept Plan” public meeting last night and it’s too bad you missed it (likely, as there were only about 20 people there). It was the exact opposite of every ART meeting: civil, thoughtful, informatively precise and creative in its exploration of ideas.… Read More 3.10.16 Rio Grande Blvd. Public Meeting: The Anti-ART
Albuquerque City Council President Dan Lewis was quoted a few days back in a Journal story regarding Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART). He said: “I don’t believe mass transit is a core function of government.” That statement has been rattling around the addled-brain of Better Burque for five days now, in somewhat the same way those… Read More Burque Councilor Dan Lewis’ Libertarian Zen Koan
In response to public comment that Central Avenue buses are “only for drunks and drug addicts,” Albuquerque Rapid Transit proponents have altered the $119 million plan to include a drunks and druggies “Slow Ride” bus system to run alongside the Rapid Transit option. The “Slow Ride” will be an enhanced version of the existing (and somewhat… Read More ART Project Adds Drunks and Druggies “Slow Ride” Option
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