They Transformed a Nasty Stroad With BRT

In Albuquerque NM, they not only built world class BRT infrastructure -- they leveraged it to transform old Route 66 into a safer, more people-friendly corridor. Albuquerque Rapid Transit, or ART, is already a big ridership success, but there's so much more potential. So today we're taking a tour of the US's only Gold-rated BRT infrastructure and learning about urbanism in Albuquerque along the way.

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Live in Albuquerque? This is a great time to get involved!
Strong Towns ABQ page on the Duplex Amendment. City Council review on June 3! https://www.strongtownsabq.org/call-t...
City of Albuquerque proposed zoning amendments: https://abq-zone.com/ido-2023-annual-...
City of Albuquerque interactive zoning map: https://cabq.maps.arcgis.com/apps/web...
ABQ Ride Forward transit network study: https://abqrideforward.com/

And come to my event on Wednesday, May 22! [UPDATE MAY 16: EVENT APPEARS TO BE AT CAPACITY!]
RSVP for the event at FUSION: https://www.fusionnm.org/upcoming/202...
Strong Towns ABQ link, including form for submitting questions: https://www.strongtownsabq.org/cityne...

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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
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CItyvisit Long Beach:    • The Wild Contradictions (and Beauty) ...  

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Resources:
The ITDP's BRT Standard 2024 update: https://itdp.org/publication/the-brt-...
Housing Forward ABQ: https://www.cabq.gov/housing-forward-...
ART schedules: https://www.cabq.gov/transit/routes-a...
UNM study on crash reductions after ART implementation: https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-civil-e...

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Images
Route 66 in Nob Hill, 1960s, courtesy Flickr user Tadson Bussey
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C-TRAN Vine, Vancouver WA By Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
By Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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