As Thanksgiving approaches, we at UrbanABQ are looking back at 2015. We are thankful for the exciting changes we have seen in Albuquerque this past year. From the launch of the Bici bike share system to another successful ABQ CiQlovia to the unexpected appearance of a buffered bike lane on Lead (missed PR opportunity much?), 2015 has been filled with plenty of joy. However, with Thanksgiving on the horizon we can’t ignore an unwanted cultural phenomenon that comes with it:
– Kristen Woods
The map is important because it shows us numerous ways that the location of job development can effect Albuquerque.
Another great post from Bike Yogi, this time about the City of Albuquerque Bike Plan.
Read about all the details below!
Albuquerque City Council unanimously adopted the Bikeways and Trails Facility Plan on May 18, 2015. This plan builds on many years of hard work and specifies next steps in the progression for increasing bicycling friendliness. The plan’s champion Councilor Isaac Benton said this was a long time coming and took a multi department effort that was boosted by advocacy from the entire community. Bicycling is generating an atmosphere of excitement in Albuquerque, NM.
I’m including a link to the actual City Council proceedings because it tells a tremendous story. This was a community moment where the long struggle to realize a vision of better bicycling was recognized. The prevailing sense is that bicycling connects people together, and better bicycling advances all of humanity. People really want this, and are doing the work to make it happen. There was a pause to take stock and celebrate all the hard work it has taken to get the plan this far. It hasn’t been easy, but challenges…
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A few weeks ago, Steve Clark from the League of American Bicyclists visited Albuquerque to evaluate our ability to become a more bike friendly city. This fantastic article covers the exciting events which occurred on that day and what this all means for Albuquerque.
On Tuesday, April 8 Mayor Berry kicked off his 50 mile healthy travel initiative with a ceremony on a trail linking the Mile High District to Uptown in Albuquerque. This coincided with a visit by Mr. Steve Clark from the Bicycle Friendly Community program run by the League of American Bicyclists. The day’s festivities moved Albuquerque in healthy directions. Cities that rate highly as walk and bike friendly also rank as top places to live. Elected officials, professional staff, businesses and community advocates are working on this synergistic development.
We met at City Hall in the morning. The plan was to take a bike ride with Steve and look closely at Albuquerque’s transportation system from a bicycling perspective. First we had coffee and greetings. This meeting would be a fun one to do every day.
We stopped at Martin Luther King Jr Blvd to discuss multimodal improvements on the horizon
Andrew Webb, a staff for City Council, tells us…
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On April Fools Day, we were all astounded by the response to our fake article about turquoise colored bike lanes in Downtown Albuquerque. It was covered not just by the local news but by Streetsblog, a national progressive transportation policy news source.
There are many different options available for bike infrastructure, so we will be explaining some of them and providing recommendations for where they might work in Albuquerque.
We would first like to apologize to anyone we may have led astray. Our intention was not to lead anyone on but to stimulate a productive dialogue about what we want to see Downtown and across the city.
And what a dialogue there was! Some of the comments:
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