Singing the Central Avenue blues in Albuquerque
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These days a Central Avenue excursion gives a sense of a city simultaneously in the throes of death and rebirth, or perhaps stillbirth. Continue Reading
Residents search for ways to improve substandard roads in Vado
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Efforts to get county and state governments to help haven’t brought the road improvements many residents say they need. Legal issues and money are among the roadblocks the community has encountered. But Vado residents, with CAFé’s assistance, may have recently found help elsewhere. Continue Reading
It’s more than a bus: democracy, gentrification and urbanicide
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The battle over the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project has renewed debates on poverty, economic development, homelessness, generational differences, public spending priorities, the car culture, and other heady matters that will define 21st Century New Mexico’s identity. Continue Reading
The facts about traffic lights, medians, and road construction
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As a transportation professional, perhaps I can offer Michael Swickard’s readers some perspective on some of his questions. Continue Reading
The Battle of Route 66 is being fought in Albuquerque
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Albuquerque Rapid Transit proposes to turn nine miles of Central Avenue — west from Louisiana Boulevard near the Sandia foothills to Coors Boulevard past the Rio Grande — into a more pedestrian-friendly route complete with dedicated bus lanes, widened sidewalks, energy-efficient LED lighting, signalized crosswalks, and canopied bus stops where medians now stand. Continue Reading