Want to see what “infinite time” looks like? Stare above for a while, folks. The time it takes to walk/roll across this striped crosswalk at Lexington/Claremont NE astride Juan Tabo Blvd. is infinite. At least it felt so yesterday. Why the HELL is this crosswalk striping, with no HAWK, flashing beacon, or any accompanying signalization… Read More Crosswalk existentialism astride Juan Tabo Blvd.
Update 8.16.23: Having seen this announcement yesterday from the U.S. Department of Transportation: BB humbly submits the following as a damn good proposal for this grant program originally scrawled back in 2018… _____________________________________________________ Here’s something great I’ve learned about retirement; something nobody ever told me prior to me hanging up the chalk, so to speak. You… Read More Old Ideas/New Money: Let’s Build a Walk/Cycle Bridge Over I-25 at Silver Avenue
As I continue to explore and at least somewhat obsess over the concept of an Albuquerque low-stress cycling “network,” I realize that an aspect of this work is centered in the here and now. I’m turning 62 next month and I don’t have time to wait for some, perhaps mythological, safer cycling future. There’s also… Read More Cycling Montgomery Blvd. Well, Sorta
Rode out to Gail Ryba Bridge Wednesday morning to catch up on its “closure” and had a nice, brief chat with a City Department of Municipal Development (DMD) employee who saw me taking the photos below. The thoughtful employee was out there following up on our Better Burque Tactical Urbanism Team (BBTUT) 311/SeeClickFix report on… Read More Gail Ryba Bridge “Closure” Update
A cycling (or walking) low-stress essential is developing an eagle eye for yellow. Over time, this evolving ability enables one to easily spot at 12-15 mph even somewhat hidden yellow like that above just off the multi-use path along Unser SW. Yes, it’s our low-stress friend, The Bollard. Gaps such as that above very often… Read More Low-Stress Happiness is a Warm Bollard
The recent hit-and-run death of Albuquerque cyclist Rosanna Breuninger again brings up the disproportionately high rate of hit-and-run pedestrian/cycling fatalities and the very low arrest rate of hit-and-run offenders. It also brings to mind another Albuquerque case of hit-and-run, one in which police and the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s office have long known who committed… Read More Hit-and-Run Deaths: The Case of Elizabeth Dunn
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