As countless UNM students have known for years, the best non-motorized way to reach campus from Central Ave. and points south is through a notch at Buena Vista. It’s so popular that, with a bit of advocacy, the notch was formalized as part of the median work for A.R.T. So what’s with this new “No… Read More Mixed Messages at Buena Vista/Central Notch
Despite my strong bias living south of Rio Bravo in the far South Valley, I think we can all objectively agree the best stretch of paved Bosque path lies between Rio Bravo and Bridge Blvds. You got shade, farmland hosting cranes and geese half the year, and wildlife of many types bounding (e.g., rabbits, squirrels)… Read More Notice: Bosque Path Repair at the Donkey
Ongoing discussion and public meetings on a new downtown “Rail Trail” continue with an open house tonight from 5:00 to 7:00 PM: Your humble blogger doesn’t know too much about this project, yet, in part because he just got back from cycling a whole bunch of rail-to-trail paths through the Intermountain West. What I do… Read More Proposed Downtown Rail Trail Open House This Evening
Despite appearances, BB isn’t permanently becoming a blog dedicated to monitoring the many attempts at controlling drivers driving/parking through/at El Vado. Really. We absolutely plan to expand from this rather geographically limited “microblogging,” and get back to examining non-motorized traffic safety all over town and all that It’s just that there have been so many… Read More Son of Bride of El Vado: Going War Zone
When last we saw the Big Sandies valiantly trying to hold the line against what we believe to be a green Corolla, the advantage seemed to lie with the Corolla. But Big Sandies are not called Big Sandies for nothing. (Actually they are called Big Sandies, we think, because they are big and filled with… Read More Big Sandies calls in the reinforcements
You knew it was inevitable, didn’t you? In the ongoing life-size chess game between drivers at El Vado and attempts at stopping those drivers from navigating between it, Central Ave, and New York Avenue, BB recently showed you the latest attempt at blockage: “Big Sandy.” At 2,100 lbs. each, that’s over four tons of sand-filled… Read More El Vado Update #7,331: Big Sandy v. Mr. Toyota
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