[NMCycling] North Diversion Trail Underpass Dangers

[Diane Albert via Bike-racers]

Homeless people sleep on the concrete ledges on the supports on the sides of
roads such as Rio Grande Blvd and Carlisle underneath I-40 and I-25.  If you
look up you'll see their stuff if it's day and them if it's dark.

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From: Bike-racers [mailto:bike-racers-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of
Paul Sery via Bike-racers
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 2:05 PM
To: iHuman
Cc: NM Cycling
Subject: Re: [NMCycling] North Diversion Trail Underpass Dangers


I saw a police talking with them under Montgomery a couple of months ago,
but there's no obvious on-going effort. It's a problem up and down that
trail. Yesterday, there was a woman lying down at the entrance to the NDiv
channel crossing near Rocky Mountain Stone near I40. She was in the shadow
along the southern railing using her phone - glad I didn't take the turn
wide. Yikes.

I've had a shopping cart pushed down the ramp at me and had to call 911 to
report two assaults in progress under Carlisle. Dodging needles and glass is
a constant hazard. We're building a 50 mile loop while the most used trail
in town turns feral. Oh well.

On a positive note, the iron bars look like a long-term way to keep the
camps from developing under Carlise and I40/NDiv. They've also cut down a
lot of the vegitation that provides cover along the strech from Carlise. 
I'm curious if the city, feds or AMAFCA installed them. (I've seen AMAFCA
surveying the homeless population this past winter.)

On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, iHuman via Bike-racers wrote:

> Does anyone know if anything can be done about people sleeping and/or
partying on the bike path underpasses?
>
> Recently, when I ride the north diversion channel there are groups of
people at the bottom of the underpass near Montgomery and the as well as the
underpass just north of that. I was riding on Saturday and there were two
people sleeping in the middle of the bike path on the southbound lane, a
group of 3 standing in the northbound lane visiting with one another, and a
group of about 10 about 20 feet away in the southbound lane sitting on the
bike path - seemingly oblivious to bikes.
>
> This is a disaster waiting to happen. Both for cyclists - and those
sitting/sleeping on the path. (I do mean ON the path, and not off to the
side).
>
> thanks for your assistance!
> elaine
>
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