Recent Streetsblog USA posts about New Mexico

The Texas Transportation Commission could approve $600 million in road improvements for the Permian Basin this week, with little regard for the transit needs of the region.

Climate Change Fight Dies in Texas Oil Region

By Aaron Short | Aug 28, 2019 | 3 Comments

An oil-rich region of West Texas is about to get more than half a billion dollars in highway funds so it can continue to pump more crude and frack natural gas — perpetuating a cycle that is causing the destruction of human civilization.

Highway Boondoggles: New Mexico’s Paseo del Volcan Extension

By John Olivieri and Jeff Inglis | Jan 29, 2016 | 1 Comment

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 […]

Bike Ban Averted in Albuquerque, City Moves to Add Bike Lanes Instead

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 23, 2012 | 5 Comments

Albuquerque is a League of American Bicyclists certified “Bronze-Level” Bike Friendly Community. So everyone was a little taken aback when it looked like the city was pursuing a bike ban on a popular thoroughfare last week. No more. This New Mexico city redeemed itself in the eyes of bike advocates when city officials said Friday […]