We commend city of Albuquerque spokesman Johnny Chandler for his frankness speaking with KUNM’s Bryce Dix about why the city isn’t writing a whole lot of parking tickets for cars blocking bike lanes: “With only five parking enforcement officers, we don’t have the ability to patrol the entire city and to enforce parking around the… Read More Albuquerque: prioritizing commerce over safety

The Albuquerque Journal editorial board yesterday chimed in with its view on the current status of the proposed Complete Streets Ordinance renewal/revision, chiding its authors for lack of safety and “user volumes” emphasis. I can’t find fault with that analysis, and the lack of safety/volumes emphasis is an important aspect of the legislation’s overall lack… Read More Where to Start with “Complete Streets”? Answer: Here, Here, and Here

If you’ve driven/ridden/walked along 4th St. between Downtown and Bridge Blvd. recently, you’ve noticed the new, ongoing paving and striping job. Riding yesterday, BB came upon what might be final striping. I didn’t stop to precisely measure, but that pair of skinny white stripes is roughly 2.5 feet wide if you count each and every… Read More 4th Street S.W. Striping: What the Hell is That?

Proposed revision to the City’s Complete Streets Ordinance moved “without recommendation” last Wednesday from City Council’s Land Use, Planning, and Zoning (LUPZ) Committee to a full Council vote scheduled for its August 5th session. Brought by LUPZ chair Isaac Benton, the proposal failed to receive recommendation for three reasons: 1. Concerns about its ramifications of… Read More Thoughts on Complete Streets City Council Vote Scheduled for August 5th

The excellent ABQ Journal reporter Elise Kaplan dutifully reported what over-worked/compensated APD Officer Simon Drobik said in response to this crash (and Ms.Kaplan/Journal uses the word “crash” instead of “accident”) scene photographed by Journal photographer Adolph Pierre-Louis: The ubiquitous “*Mr. Overtime” Drobik was paraphrased thus: He said alcohol and speed are not factors for either… Read More Person Walking Our Streets Killed, But Speed “Not a Factor”