Albuquerque Hits a New Low With Cruel Response to Pedestrian Deaths
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To prevent pedestrian deaths, Albuquerque is cracking down on -- get this -- panhandlers.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Albuquerque
What Went Wrong With This Goofy Albuquerque Bike Lane?
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What went wrong with this bike lane? A local blogger turns gumshoe to figure it out.
“A Game Changer” for Albuquerque: Bus Rapid Transit Is a Go
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Recently, Albuquerque has gotten a good look at the insanity that can grip people when confronted by the idea of reallocating street space from cars to transit. The city is planning to add center-running bus lanes along Central Avenue — its main street — and for months public meetings about the project featured people standing on chairs and shouting, actual fights, and the […]
Highway Boondoggles: New Mexico’s Paseo del Volcan Extension
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In a new report, Highway Boondoggles 2, U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group profile the most wasteful highway projects that state DOTs are building. The proposed Paseo del Volcan Extension, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a textbook example of a project intended to induce and subsidize suburban sprawl. The idea of building a road through […]
Koch Brothers Tentacles Reach Out to Squelch Albuquerque BRT
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Albuquerque, like many cities, is looking at bus rapid transit as a cost-effective way to improve mobility and create a more walkable city. Its BRT plan calls for frequent service on a center-running bus lane along Central Avenue, the city’s busiest bus route, which passes through the heart of downtown. The city has applied for funding from the […]