Trying to get government to change things for the better can be infuriating and taxing (see what I did there?), especially if what you’re trying to change is something to make non-motorized use of our roadways better/safer. There’s so much to do and so little seems to get done. But here’s a little improvement that… Read More City Responds (Apparently) to Non-Motorized Roadway Glitch

Riding through downtown this morning, I came across this at 4th and Gold: And to perhaps answer your question: What the hell is that? Here’s a close-up: There had been some overnight/early morning moving/cleaning of the crash scene, but I guess the City staff that collects obliterated traffic signals was off for the weekend. I… Read More It’s Not Necessarily Safe on the Sidewalk

In continuing to research history of Albuquerque’s electric trolley/street car 1905-1928, perhaps the biggest “aha” aside from the obvious “cars killed it” angle is the very, very non-public ownership of the street car. Above is a fairly typical ad of the street car period from the ad/newspaper-prolific George Roslington and folks from “City Electric.” “City… Read More ABQ Street Car Advertisement, 1915

Rail Runner, the 2nd best transportation deal in town, is getting a bit better. While it’s hard to compete with totally free ABQ Ride bus fares in 2022, Rio Metro has already reduced train fares to the point where I paid 50 cents to ride from Downtown ABQ to Sandia Pueblo last Sunday and an… Read More Rail Runner Expands Service a Bit

Note: With Mayor Keller announcing imminent closure of Coronado Park, here’s a repost of our June 2020 look at the Park’s history, in particular how the ~1960 placement of I-40 directly next to it changed the park and the surrounding neighborhoods.  Carlos Moody was murdered Monday at Coronado Park by Jeremy Garcia (allegedly). Mr. Garcia… Read More I-40 and ABQ’s Ill-Fated Coronado Park