It’s the little things. Back in 2007, crossing University Blvd. at Silver SE above via any means of transport other than a car/truck/SUV was a death-defying mid-block attempt just like any such stroad crossing in town. Then that changed. By 2011, the simple, relatively cheap, raised median/diverter with walker/roller gap above had been installed as… Read More Ode to Raised Medians/Diverters

Have you ever wondered why there’s a bike/ped bridge over busy Lomas Blvd. at UNM/UNMH to get to a parking garage and no such bridge for walkers/rollers/transit users to cross what might be the single busiest walker/roller/transit intersection in town? Yeah, me neither. We have never wondered why because we know why. Stay safe out… Read More Why No Bike/Ped Bridge Over Lomas at UNM/UNMH?

First the good news. Yesterday, during the weekly Sunday bicycle saunter, riding buddy and I came across a father and son playing catch (baseball variety) in the street at the confluence of Rough Rider and Liberty NE. Despite a strong desire to stop and photograph these extremely rare specimens, buddy and I left the pair… Read More Impact of Locking Our Schools Away

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