Downtown ABQ Lab
Carlos A. Michelen Strofer, Benjamin BeanA data-driven blog exploring greater downtown through creative visualizations and Strong Towns principles.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 13 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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Albuquerque’s Transit Failure
In nearly five years since the end of the lockdown in 2021, Albuquerque has failed to restore transit service to pre-pandemic levels. This, despite having the funding to do so. The department is leaving money on the table because it is unab...
The Real Cost of Cutting Transit
Every year, our budget stretches a little less far and the tradeoffs get a little more painful. That’s the slow reality of a city whose growth pattern doesn’t pay for itself. This year, due to our national fiscal environment, the strain is...
Albuquerque's Hidden Deficit
Albuquerque is heading into budget season. If you’ve followed these before, you know what to expect.
High emotions, tense exchanges, and often tears as councilors grapple with painful decisions: what to cut, which promises to not deliver...
How Much City Is Too Much?
Why does it feel like Albuquerque can’t quite keep up? Why do potholes linger, sidewalks crumble, and basic services feel stretched, even as taxes and fees keep going up?
It’s tempting to blame mismanagement. Or corruption. Or politics. S...
Albuquerque Must Learn to Fund Its Own Future
The federal government’s decision to rescind $11.5 million promised to Albuquerque’s Rail Trail is not just disappointing—it’s absurd. The Department of Transportation wrote that our project “runs counter to DOT’s priority of focusing DOT’s...
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