A woman was killed trying to walk across Eubank at Constitution yesterday morning. As is often the case in these incidents, media reports are sketchy (and in this case somewhat contradictory), but it looks certain that the victim was properly using the crosswalk. Officer Simon Drobik said that around 10:40 a.m., a black GMC truck… Read More She Died Properly Using the Crosswalk
Editor’s Note: If you missed our new weekend diversion, Breadder Burque, here’s Chapter One. We’ll be back to all things non-motorized roadway transportation in ABQ next week. Enjoy the following and happy weekend. by Emily Esterson I follow a few bread blogs, and one thing I’ve noticed about bread bakers—at least amateur bakers—is that they… Read More Breadder Burque Chapter Two: Precision, or Lack Thereof
When you finally, finally get to the Friday of a difficult week, it’s important to hold tiny victories dear. Let’s close this damn week with a “win.” It hasn’t taken quite as long as The Hundred Years War, and we’re certainly not celebrating the actual event described, but the Tweet below represents a tiny victory in… Read More Victory Declared in Contest of “Crash” Not “Accident”
BB’s periodic review via IPRA of crash reports and investigations in cases of pedestrian fatalities has one generally constant legal theme. It goes something like this: Reflecting the consistency of this theme, I was going to write this morning about “No pedestrian shall cross between adjacent intersections…,” even when that “not a crosswalk” (Conchas St.)… Read More ABQ’s Ambiguous Traffic Code Encourages Victim Blaming
The key to happy transportation safety advocacy is to have a very long life. Of course, safety and staying alive go hand-in-glove, but I instead refer here to longevity in terms of how damn long roadway improvements often take. Take 12th and Menaul for instance. The Better Burque Tactical Urbanism Team (BBTUT) has in the… Read More Roundabout Letdown at 12th and Menaul
Editor’s Note: Better Burque today starts a new weekend posting tradition dedicated to things other than roadway safety and MUTCD-compliant temporary construction signage. Author Emily Esterson kicks things off with our first edition of “Breadder Burque,” an episodic personal memoir of a life increasingly, gloriously, spent baking bread. Baking is not a new obsession for… Read More Breadder Burque Chapter 1: The First Rise
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