[Neighbors] ART: Parking etc.

Barrera, Jim via Neighbors_nobhill-nm neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
Thu Mar 24 09:37:05 MDT 2016


Yes, it's just 130 feet from Campus to the signalized pedestrian crosswalk at Central.  But some people feel that walking 130 feet out of their way is a burden that outweighs the risk of getting run down at the unmarked uncontrolled crossing.  Their choice.

`jimb


-----Original Message-----
From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm [mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Dave Dixon via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 8:35 AM
To: neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
Subject: Re: [Neighbors] ART: Parking etc.

And add to that the high-speed right-turners from Central who make
crossing Carlisle on Campus/Copper a suicide run.

On 03/23/2016 12:31 PM, ronhalbgewachs via Neighbors_nobhill-nm wrote:
> Pat,
> 
>  
> 
> You are correct...Campus Blvd does extend all the way to Carlisle Blvd. 
> Mornings along Campus are not too bad, although the fewer number of cars
> parked along Campus still creates a dangerous condition.  It is the
> running of the gauntlet by some bicyclists dodging in and out around
> cars and trash barrels that makes the street so tough.  Late afternoon
> and Saturdays are very difficult.  Combine that with automobile drivers
> that may be using their cell phones or driving too fast to stop quickly
> or both and you have a very dangerous situation. 
> 
>  
> 
> Remarking Campus as a shared roadway would provide additional
> information to the bicyclists about riding in the same narrow lane of
> traffic with automobiles.  Sadly, some folks in automobiles do not want
> to share the road.
> 
>  
> 
> Ron Halbgewachs
> 
> 
>  
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Christine Mermier
>     Sent: Mar 23, 2016 11:47 AM
>     To: 'ronhalbgewachs' , "'Davis, Pat'" , 'Jim Strozier' , 'David
>     Cameron' , 'Susan Michie' , John Massey
>     Cc: "neighbors at nobhill-nm.com"
>     Subject: Re: [Neighbors] ART: Parking etc.
> 
>     Hi-  Agree with Ron on his points. Either it should be designated
>     for bikes, or for parking, but confusing the way it is for drivers
>     and riders (and whatever the legality- many skateboarders also use
>     the shoulder/parking/bike lane to travel).   I ride Campus and
>     Copper every day (twice a day) and end up going in and out of
>     traffic to stay out of the way of cars as much as possible when
>     there parked vehicles along the road there.  I was glad to hear the
>     response from someone who has never had an issue with cars, but I
>     find that stretch pretty crazy sometimes.  Wellseley comes into
>     Campus right by Monte Vista and cars parked between Wellseley and
>     Monte Vista block the view from drivers trying to turn onto Campus.
>      A number of close calls there.  I do realize the small businesses
>     need parking, but it does seem like this will increase exponentially
>     with ART. 
> 
> 
>     Christine Mermier
> 
> 
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>     <neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> on behalf of John
>     Massey via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2016 11:20 AM
>     *To:* 'ronhalbgewachs'; 'Davis, Pat'; 'Jim Strozier'; 'David
>     Cameron'; 'Susan Michie'
>     *Cc:* neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
>     *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] ART: Parking etc.
>      
> 
>     Hello Ron,
> 
>      
> 
>     Copper does not run from Monte Vista to Carlisle.  That is Campus
>     Blvd. 
> 
>      
> 
>     Today is trash day and I just walked outside my office on Campus
>     Blvd.  There are very few cars parked up and down the street.  It
>     is, at least at this moment, quite available for car parking and
>     bicycle traffic.  In fact, on most weekdays during daylight business
>     hours, there are usually an abundance of car parking spaces
>     available on this road.
> 
>      
> 
>     The many parking spaces going unused on Campus Blvd between Carlisle
>     and Monte Vista Avenue are probably due, in part, to the confusion
>     created by the presence of a marked bicycle trail on Campus Blvd.
>     While that stretch of road is part of a designated bike path
>     according to city maps, it is also designated for free, unlimited
>     parking in the Nob Hill Hiland Sector Plan adopted by the City in
>     2007.  (See Figure 23 of that plan.)  It has been used for car
>     parking for the entire time I have worked here, beginning in 1997.
> 
>     Last September KOB's Haley Rush was encouraged to do a story on cars
>     parking in the bike lane.  She did.  Some Parking Enforcement
>     officers saw it and for the next few days handed out dozens of
>     tickets to people parking in that stretch.  The City reviewed the
>     immediate cries of foul, noted there had been designated free
>     parking along Campus for years,  and then directed the Parking
>     Enforcement employees to stop issuing tickets and cancelled all
>     tickets that had been issued.
> 
>     Part of the KOB reporting included an interview with Jennifer Buntz
>     who is a founding member of Duke City Wheelmen, the organization
>     responsible for the placement of ghost bikes around the city and a
>     couple of bicycle awareness rides each year.  Ms. Buntz is also a
>     certified biking instructor and coach and obviously takes bicycle
>     safety very seriously.  In the interview with Ms. Rush, Ms. Buntz
>     suggested removing the bike lane designation and putting in marked
>     parking spaces along Campus Blvd.  That would provide drivers and
>     bicyclists with the full and proper expectation that bicyclists on
>     Campus would travel in the lane of traffic.  Right now the bike lane
>     makes drivers think that is only where bicyclists will be.
>     Bicyclists feel somewhat compelled to go there but then must dodge
>     out again around cars properly parked in those lanes.  This creates
>     confusing and dangerous movements.  (See Ms. Buntz' interview at
>     http://krqe.com/2015/09/21/cars-parking-on-bike-lane-causes-confusion-in-albuquerque/.)
> 
>     As a bicyclist who often uses Campus Blvd, I agree.  Removing the
>     bike lane designations and replacing them with clearly marked
>     parking spaces up and down Campus would establish the bicyclists'
>     clear right to be in the full vehicular traffic lane.  Drivers would
>     expect them to be there.  There would be no more unsafe biking
>     dipping in and out of traffic around a few parked cars. 
> 
>      
> 
>     Regards,
> 
>     Pat Massey
> 
>      
> 
>      
> 
>     *From:*Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>     [mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] *On Behalf Of
>     *ronhalbgewachs via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2016 8:26 AM
>     *To:* Davis, Pat; Jim Strozier; David Cameron; Susan Michie
>     *Cc:* <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] ART: Parking etc.
> 
>      
> 
>     Riding a bicycle along Campus is not too bad as long as you are
>     careful at the storm grates on corners.  Riding a bicycle on Copper
>     from Monte Vista to Carlisle is a disaster.  Christine Mermier is
>     correct...there are essentially no bicycle lanes on Copper since the
>     bicycle markings are covered up by the cars parked along Copper. 
>     And on trash days it gets even worse.
> 
>      
> 
>     The federal government requirement of dedicated lanes for ART is
>     apparently not a requirement; it is my understanding that ART buses
>     will be in mixed traffic from the Railroad tracks to University.
> 
>      
> 
>     Ron Halbgewachs
> 
>      
> 
>          
> 
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: "Davis, Pat via Neighbors_nobhill-nm"
>         Sent: Mar 22, 2016 3:49 PM
>         To: Jim Strozier , David Cameron , Susan Michie
>         Cc: ""
>         Subject: Re: [Neighbors] ART: Parking etc.
> 
> 
>         Thanks, Susan, David and Jim for catching us up on this
>         conversation.
> 
>          
> 
>         The Silver Ave bicycle boulevard project had public meetings
>         last fall and comments from that meeting were incorporated into
>         the  proposal.
> 
>         https://www.cabq.gov/council/find-your-councilor/district-6/projects-and-special-initiatives/silver-avenue-bicycle-boulevard-improvements
> 
>          
> 
>         The project is currently out for design with an engineering firm
>         and I will hold an additional public meeting in April to show
>         the final proposed designs and to take public input.  My goal is
>         to have this project commence later this year and complete
>         before the end of summer so we have a real bicycle boulevard in
>         Nob Hill before any ART construction begins.
> 
>          
> 
>          
> 
>         --
> 
>         Pat Davis
> 
>         Albuquerque City Councilor, District 6
> 
>         505.768.3100 | patdavis at cabq.gov 
> 
>          
> 
>          
> 
>         *From: *Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>         <neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com
>         <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com>> on
>         behalf of Jim Strozier via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>         <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
>         <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>>
>         *Reply-To: *Jim Strozier <cp at consensusplanning.com
>         <mailto:cp at consensusplanning.com>>
>         *Date: *Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 3:24 PM
>         *To: *David Cameron <rt66churchpastor at gmail.com
>         <mailto:rt66churchpastor at gmail.com>>, Susan Michie
>         <sgmichie at yahoo.com <mailto:sgmichie at yahoo.com>>
>         *Cc: *"<neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
>         <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>>" <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
>         <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>>
>         *Subject: *Re: [Neighbors] ART: Parking etc.
> 
>          
> 
>         David and Susan,
> 
>          
> 
>         I don't know much about the Silver project, but my understanding
>         is that it includes back in or nose out angled parking. I
>         understood it was approved, funded, and should be moving forward
>         - not sure the extents or the schedule. I would suggest checking
>         in with Sean at Councilor Davis' office.
> 
>          
> 
>         Hope that helps.
> 
>          
> 
>         *Jim Strozier, AICP*
> 
>         *Consensus Planning, Inc.*
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>         *From:*David Cameron [mailto:rt66churchpastor at gmail.com]
>         *Sent:* Tuesday, March 22, 2016 3:16 PM
>         *To:* Susan Michie <sgmichie at yahoo.com <mailto:sgmichie at yahoo.com>>
>         *Cc:* Christine Mermier <cmermier at unm.edu
>         <mailto:cmermier at unm.edu>>; Jim Strozier
>         <cp at consensusplanning.com <mailto:cp at consensusplanning.com>>;
>         Dan Spanogle <danspanogle at gmail.com
>         <mailto:danspanogle at gmail.com>>; ronhalbgewachs
>         <ronhalbgewachs at peoplepc.com
>         <mailto:ronhalbgewachs at peoplepc.com>>; <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
>         <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>> <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
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>         *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] ART: Parking etc.
> 
>          
> 
>         Susan, thanks for this lengthy reply. Jim Strozier, I'm not sure
>         where it stands, but about six months ago there was a meeting at
>         Immanuel to talk about some Silver Street changes. One of the
>         items proposed is back in angled parking on Silver west of
>         Carlisle in some blocks.
> 
>         David
> 
>          
> 
>         On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 1:02 PM, Susan Michie via
>         Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
>         <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>> wrote:
> 
>             As I understand it, the dedicated bus lane will have a
>             rumble strip only, so that cars can still go around drivers
>             that are parallel parking, as they do now. The rumble strip
>             will also allow emergency vehicles to use the bus lane if
>             necessary. Keep in mind that buses will be running at about
>             7 minute intervals which amounts to about 10 buses an hour
>             in the bus lanes (that is way less than the traffic I have
>             on my residential street!), thus the possibility of being
>             hit by a bus when passing a parking car or crossing Central
>             is not great.
> 
>              
> 
>             The reason there will not be bike lanes on Central is
>             because there is not enough room to widen sidewalks, keep
>             the parking, and include bike lanes. Also, Copper and Silver
>             run parallel to Central and are both "bike boulevards" -
>             which means bikes share the road with cars. There are also
>             new bike lanes on Lead/Coal. The bike lanes on Copper were
>             included to let car drivers know that Copper is meant to be
>             a route for bikers, the city told us when the bike lanes
>             were painted in  that cars would still be allowed to park on
>             Copper - because the parking is so important to the small
>             business owners - I agree. I bike down Copper/Campus often
>             and have not experienced any issues with traffic. 
> 
>              
> 
>             Just for the record - when the city conducted the first
>             study to determine if a BRT could work on Central, the plan
>             was to replace the landscaped medians with one
>             bi-directional bus lane with one station in Nob Hill.  *The
>             NHNA opposed the plan *because we wanted to keep the trees
>             and medians, thinking that it would be impossible for
>             pedestrians to cross Central with five lanes of traffic and
>             no median. We sent out multiple notices on this list-serv
>             and many neighbors sent letters to oppose removing the
>             medians and trees and ask that the buses merge into the
>             regular traffic thru Nob Hill (mixed flow in BRT lingo).
>             According to the ART planners that was not possible because
>             the Federal funding has a requirement for a "dedicated bus
>             lane". Thus they recommended the bus lane with rumble strip
>             so that the bus lanes would be "dedicated" but still usable
>             to other traffic. 
> 
>              
> 
>             After the retail expert (Gibbs) was hired by Councilor
>             Garduno last year, Nob Hill Main Street requested that the
>             sidewalks be widened and planted with more trees instead of
>             retaining the medians, at a public outreach at MVCC in Nob
>             Hill (also posted on this list-serv) in March 2015 the
>             attendees voted in favor of wider sidewalks, because they
>             thought it would be better for the businesses - that is how
>             the current plan evolved.  
> 
>              
> 
>             Although I was opposed to the BRT in the beginning, *after
>             the City Council voted unanimously to support it last year
>             with little fanfare from the public, opposition no longer
>             seemed to be a viable option* and the NHNA did its best to
>             obtain a plan that would be helpful to businesses in the
>             future, including wider, tree lined sidewalks, calmer
>             traffic, better maintenance, safer bus stations, and
>             construction mitigation assistance. 
> 
>              
> 
>             There is a certain amount of risk involved in any new
>             development and I honestly do not know if the ART will be
>             great for Nob Hill, but I am not convinced that it will be
>             bad for us either, as the business district has been in
>             decline for several years now and the rest of Central Avenue
>             is worse off than we are. In any case,  I do not think it
>             would be realistic or wise to expect the City Council to
>             turn around and reject the Federal funding at this point.
>             Also, if the funding is approved based on the plan that was
>             submitted, then changing it substantially is not really
>             feasible as grant funding typically has to be spent as
>             stated in the application.
> 
>              
> 
>             FYI - the ART is part of a larger plan to turn Nob Hill into
>             a "Main Street Transit Corridor". All of that is now being
>             laid out in the new city/county ABC-to -Z Comprehensive Plan
>             that will be going before City Council in a couple of months
>             - don't wait until it is too late to give your opinion on
>             that plan. The deadline is March 11:
>             https://www.cabq.gov/council/projects/current-projects/abc-z
> 
>              
> 
>             Susan
> 
>              
> 
>             *re*
> 
>              
> 
>             *From:*Christine Mermier via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>             <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
>             <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>>
>             *To:* Jim Strozier <cp at consensusplanning.com
>             <mailto:cp at consensusplanning.com>>; Dan Spanogle
>             <danspanogle at gmail.com <mailto:danspanogle at gmail.com>>;
>             ronhalbgewachs <ronhalbgewachs at peoplepc.com
>             <mailto:ronhalbgewachs at peoplepc.com>>
>             *Cc:* "<neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
>             <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>>"
>             <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>>
>             *Sent:* Saturday, March 5, 2016 8:06 AM
>             *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] ART
> 
>              
> 
>              
> 
>             Are bicycle lanes being considered?-as it is, Copper has a
>             "bike lane", but car & trash can parking is allowed, so most
>             of the time we are pushed out into the lane.  Monte Vista is
>             wide enough for both, so it is much safer.  I worry about
>             traffic being pushed off into the side roads where kids (and
>             adults) skateboard and bike, and people even walk in the
>             streets because the sidewalks are pretty worthless (narrow,
>             phone poles in the middle, driveway cut-outs etc.).
> 
>             Thanks for the input.
> 
>              
> 
>             Christine Mermier
> 
>              
> 
>             ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>             *From:*Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>             <neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com
>             <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com>> on
>             behalf of ronhalbgewachs via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>             <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
>             <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>>
>             *Sent:* Friday, March 4, 2016 9:44 PM
>             *To:* Jim Strozier; Dan Spanogle
>             *Cc:* <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
>             <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>>
>             *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] ART
> 
>              
> 
>             Where on Monte Vista is this being considered? 
> 
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 From: Jim Strozier
>                 Sent: Mar 4, 2016 2:05 PM
>                 To: Dan Spanogle
>                 Cc: ronhalbgewachs , ""
>                 Subject: Re: [Neighbors] ART
> 
>                 The City is planning to do back in (or nose out) angled
>                 parking on Silver and looking at it as an option for
>                 Monte Vista. 
> 
>                 Jim Strozier, AICP
> 
>                 Consensus Planning, Inc. 
> 
> 
>                 On Mar 4, 2016, at 8:17 AM, Dan Spanogle via
>                 Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>                 <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
>                 <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>> wrote:
> 
>                     I don't know if it is too late to make alterations
>                     to the parking plan... 
> 
>                      
> 
>                     It seems to me that a helpful parking solution would
>                     be to change it to 'back-in only angle in' parking. 
> 
>                      
> 
>                     I've seen this in other cities and it works great. 
> 
>                      
> 
>                     1. It doesn't take much more road space.
> 
>                     2. It's easier to back into an angled space with
>                     traffic than to parallel park. 
> 
>                     3. It's safer for drivers to get in and out of their
>                     cars. 
> 
>                     4. Nob Hill would get more parking spaces. 
> 
>                     5. It's easier to merge back into traffic when
>                     leaving the parking space. 
> 
>                     Just a quick thought. 
> 
>                      
> 
> 
>                     On Thursday, March 3, 2016, ronhalbgewachs via
>                     Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>                     <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
>                     <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>> wrote:
> 
>                         The single lane of traffic Cliff refers to will
>                         be a mixture of automobiles and "local" city
>                         buses.  Yes, it will be bumper to bumper and I
>                         bet really hard to accomplish parallel parking.
> 
>                             -----Original Message-----
>                             From: Cliff Loucks via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>                             Sent: Mar 2, 2016 8:30 PM
>                             To: ""
>                             Subject: Re: [Neighbors] ART
> 
>                             Yes, the parallel parking is remaining.  But
>                             I'm confused about how functional it will
>                             be.  I say given this that I picture lots of
>                             bumper to bumper traffic in the single lane
>                             available for cars here in the heart of Nob
>                             Hill.  I could certainly be wrong about that.
> 
>                              
> 
>                             I've also been curious how the two lane
>                             traffic sections surrounding Nob Hill will
>                             smoothly transition into the single lane
>                             here in our neighborhood.  After watching
>                             the traffic simulations on the ART website,
>                             what appears to happen is the outside
>                             traffic lanes becomes a Right Turn Only
>                             lane.  Then I start picturing lots of
>                             unsuspecting motorists suddenly trying to
>                             merge into the thru lane.
> 
>                              
> 
>                             I am not against the ART project, I'm merely
>                             suffering some confusion about the real life
>                             functionality of some aspects of it.
> 
>                              
> 
>                             Please and Thank You,
> 
>                             --Cliff
> 
>                              
> 
>                              
> 
>                              
> 
>                              
> 
>                              
> 
>                                 On Mar 2, 2016, at 4:46 PM, Jim Strozier
>                                 via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>                                 <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
>                                 <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>>
>                                 wrote:
> 
>                                  
> 
>                                 I believe that the existing on-street
>                                 parking is also being maintained in Nob
>                                 Hill.
> 
>                                  
> 
>                                 *Jim Strozier, AICP*
> 
>                                 *Consensus Planning, Inc.*
> 
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>                                 *From:* Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>                                 [mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] *On
>                                 Behalf Of *Susan Michie via
>                                 Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>                                 *Sent:* Wednesday, March 02, 2016 4:32 PM
>                                 *To:* Anderson Robert
>                                 <citizen at comcast.net
>                                 <mailto:citizen at comcast.net>>
>                                 *Cc:* neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
>                                 <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com> Hill
>                                 <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
>                                 <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>>
>                                 *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] ART
> 
>                                  
> 
>                                 Robert - as I understand it, there is a
>                                 traffic analysis for the ART that
>                                 provides an estimate of how much traffic
>                                 could potentially be displaced onto all
>                                 traffic arteries that parallel Central,
>                                 rather than a plan to directly divert
>                                 traffic onto Lead/Coal.
> 
>                                  
> 
>                                 Also, the current design plan will
>                                 remove the medians and replace the same
>                                 number of trees along the sidewalks and
>                                 the parallel parking along Central will
>                                 remain intact. 
> 
>                                  
> 
>                                 Susan
> 
>                                  
> 
>                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>                                 *From:* Anderson Robert
>                                 <citizen at comcast.net
>                                 <mailto:citizen at comcast.net>>
>                                 *To:* Susan Michie <sgmichie at yahoo.com
>                                 <mailto:sgmichie at yahoo.com>> 
>                                 *Cc:* Greg Weirs <vgweirs at gmail.com
>                                 <mailto:vgweirs at gmail.com>>;
>                                 "neighbors at nobhill-nm.com Hill
>                                 <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com%20Hill>" <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com
>                                 <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>>
>                                 *Sent:* Tuesday, March 1, 2016 4:42 PM
>                                 *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] ART
> 
>                                  
> 
>                                 As I recall the early discussions in
>                                 2014 there was no open talk of shifting
>                                 the traffic off Central to Lead/Coal.
> 
>                                 That was kept on the back burner and
>                                 most people focused at the time on
>                                 Central traffic.  Now we know the full
>                                 scope of what is planned with this ART. 
>                                 Is it necessary to destroy the
>                                 communities along Lead/Coal to make a
>                                 few bucks on Central?
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>                                 On Mar 1, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Susan
>                                 Michie via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>                                 <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
>                                 <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>>
>                                 wrote:
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>                                 Greg is right - I know of at least 3
>                                 public outreach events held by the NHNA
>                                 in Nob Hill about the BRT/ART. One at
>                                 Yanni's in 2013, two at MVCC in 2014 and
>                                 2015.  In addition, Bruce Rizzeri with
>                                 ABQ attended a NHNA Board meeting to
>                                 take comment and answer questions. All
>                                 of these meetings were either advertised
>                                 over this list-serv or published in our
>                                 agendas. Also, two articles about the
>                                 ART and where to give input were
>                                 published in two editions our NHNA
>                                 Newsletter that is hand delivered to
>                                 every household and business in Nob Hill.
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> 
>                                 I don't have a problem with people being
>                                 opposed to the ART, but there is quite
>                                 lot of invalid and unsubstantiated
>                                 information being passed around over
>                                 this list-serv and Nextdoor by the
>                                 opposition.  Whatever your position, you
>                                 should be well-informed by both sides of
>                                 the issue. Here is a link that may help
>                                 you do that....
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>                                  
> 
>                                 In Defense of ART - A Response to Save
>                                 Route 66 Central's Open Letter
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 In Defense of ART - A Response to Save
>                                 Route 66 Central'...
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                 By Dan Majewski Edited by Jessica Carr,
>                                 Chad Gruber, Leila Salim, Michael Vos
>                                 and other UrbanABQ team members February
>                                 21, 2016 Preface  As of Tuesda...
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                 View on *urbanabq.com*
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 Preview by Yahoo
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 Susan
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 *From: Greg Weirs via
>                                 Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
>                                 To: "neighbors at nobhill-nm.com" <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com> 
>                                 Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 2:55 PM
>                                 Subject: Re: [Neighbors] ART
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>*
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>                                 I'm sorry, I have to disagree with your
>                                 statement "It is a lie" that public
>                                 meetings were held to get input. Here
>                                 are some links to the archives of this
>                                 email list where meetings were announced
>                                 and other posts on the topic. There may
>                                 be others as well, I did not do an
>                                 exhaustive search. I do recall attending
>                                 at least two meetings, and I estimate
>                                 there were 50-100 other attendees at
>                                 each.
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 March 5,
>                                 2015: http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/neighbors_nobhill-nm/2015-February/006056.html
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 June
>                                 2013: http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/neighbors_nobhill-nm/2013-June/004056.html
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 May
>                                 2013: http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/neighbors_nobhill-nm/2013-May/thread.html (please
>                                 browse the thread titles for a number of
>                                 posts)
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 Greg
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 1:04 PM,
>                                 Anderson Robert via
>                                 Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>                                 <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                     Pete Dinielli is right on this.  We
>                                     should all go to city council Monday
>                                     night and put this on their agenda
>                                     again. 
>                                     <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                      What I keep hearing from the city
>                                     is how they consulted with so many
>                                     people on this before hand.  It is a
>                                     lie.  I figure they did talk to a
>                                     few developers and people who want
>                                     to spend a pile of money.  I have
>                                     lived here near 40 years now and
>                                     know hundreds of local community
>                                     residents, neighbors and friends and
>                                     none of those folks told me the city
>                                     had done outreach to them about this
>                                     project.  In fact if any of us
>                                     voiced opposition we were
>                                     deliberately excluded it seems.
>                                     <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                      We need more public transit for
>                                     sure but this project with its
>                                     stealth component of turning Lead
>                                     and Coal and Zuni into major
>                                     interstate highways will destroy the
>                                     stable long-term neighborhoods on
>                                     both sides of Central. 
>                                     <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                      What we will have is a major exit
>                                     of what makes up stable middle-class
>                                     communities.  Speculators like this
>                                     kind of out migration.  The plan has
>                                     no consideration at all of the
>                                     impact on the communities as far as
>                                     I can tell. The more the public
>                                     looks at it the more problems we can
>                                     see with it, trees, crossings, more
>                                     oil, parking, bankruptcies from more
>                                     loans to businesses not doing well
>                                     now... 
>                                     <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                      I found the meeting last night
>                                     helpful and learned a lot from folks
>                                     who spoke in opposition to this
>                                     plan.
>                                     <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                      This ART is BARF, Shut it Down!  
>                                     <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                     Bob
>                                     <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
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> 
>                                     On Feb 26, 2016, at 11:11 AM, Thomas
>                                     Simic via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>                                     <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
>                                     wrote:
>                                     <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
> 
>                                      
> 
>                                     I attended the meeting last night.
>                                     There were a lot of angry people and
>                                     rightfully so. After attending the
>                                     meeting, I am more concerned about
>                                     the negative affect this project
>                                     will have on Nob Hill, by
>                                     eliminating appx. 71 trees, 68
>                                     parking spaces and most left turn
>                                     signals on Central.  There is
>                                     limited parking for people coming to
>                                     Nob Hill presently and we are taking
>                                     away more parking.All of this will
>                                     affect businesses. There will be an
>                                     increase of 300 cars during rush
>                                     hour on Lead & Coal. I live on
>                                     Carlisle & Coal and witness first
>                                     hand the speeding,excessive noice
>                                     from modified mufflers and big boom
>                                     speakers in vehicles that rattle
>                                     your house,  accidents and loss of
>                                     life at this intersection, not to
>                                     mention the trash that people throw
>                                     out of their windows. this will only
>                                     increase this problem.  The new
>                                     buses will still use fossil fuels.
>                                     There was mention about looking at
>                                     an electric bus but no promise of
>                                     such.  I think we need to find a way
>                                     to get a moratorium to stop this
>                                     project and have everyone go back to
>                                     the drawing board. I am in favor of
>                                     progress but.....is this progress??
>                                     Will the ART plan compete with plans
>                                     in other states 5-10yrs. from now??
>                                     Let's think about the future when
>                                     making Albuquerque progressive. I am
>                                     not sure if buses are the answer.  I
>                                     encourage everyone to take the
>                                     survey online at Albuquerque Free
>                                     Press and voice your opinion on this
>                                     project.   Thank you for hearing me
>                                     out. Let's do what is right for Nob
>                                     Hill and the city of Albuquerque.
>                                     <https://urbanabq.com/2016/02/21/defenseofart/>
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>                                 Greg Weirs
>                                 505 265 9995
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