A huge obstacle in fulfilling the “Vision Zero” pledge signed by Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller in May of 2019 continues to be gaps and victim blaming biases in our fatal/injury crash reporting and investigations. To reduce the number of those killed on our roadways we need solid understanding and data into what is causing these… Read More Vision Zero v. Simple Victim Blaming: The Case of Layla Zaragoza
By John Fleck Six days ago a member of the Better Burque Tactical Urbanism Team filed a report with the City of Albuquerque regarding signage failure through a construction zone on Atrisco NE. The construction, as the above BBTUT photo illustrates, collapses the northbound care lane into the normally luxuriously safe bike lane. This turns… Read More Albuquerque road sign failures endanger non-motorized people. Again.
The eternal gruesome joke goes something like this: If you wanna kill somebody and get away with it, use a car. These days the “joke” might need to be updated to reflect how many high-profile SUVs and trucks are on the road, but the seeming endless veracity that walking deaths often involve hit-and-run drivers who… Read More If You Wanna Get Away with Murder: The Case of Ronald Nez
I visited the “Shops at Nob Hill” and surrounding intersections this past weekend, site where cyclist Stanley Atkinson was killed a week ago today. It was eye-opening. Not living in the area, I don’t much frequent this shopping center that includes a Sprout’s grocery and Weck’s restaurant. While I had heard from others about its… Read More Site Cyclist Killed Last Week Just Roadway Injuries/Deaths Waiting to Happen
Had a chance to ride up to and around a few elementary schools yesterday, as I made my way from home in the South Valley up to Tramway and Central. “Snagged” Bandelier, Emerson, Hawthorne, Whittier, and Zia, having already checked Bandelier ES out via Google in a recent blogpost. As anyone who has lived here… Read More More Elementary School ADA Violations and How You Can Help
The preliminary Albuquerque Police Department report on the crash that killed 69-year-old Stanley Atkinson this past Monday cites its primary cause as “pedestrian error.” A closer look illustrates the lack of logic in such a finding and insight into how deeply biased law enforcement tilts for drivers and against anyone else using our roadways. The… Read More Was it “Pedestrian Error” That Killed Someone This Week at Lomas & Truman?
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