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-to-action/duplex-zoning-amendment
- City of Albuquerque proposed zoning amendments: https://abq-zone.com/ido-2023-annual-update-lupz-proposed-amendments
- City of Albuquerque interactive zoning map: https://cabq.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=53bf716981b14d25a31e7a2549c2d61b
- 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/2024/5/22/urbanism-in-albuquerque-an-evening-with-city-nerd
- Strong Towns ABQ link, including form for submitting questions: https://www.strongtownsabq.org/citynerd-q-and-a

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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- Top 10 BRT cities in North America: https://youtu.be/YH0XdrD7Gnw
- CItyvisit Long Beach: https://youtu.be/uXffDuVG2tQ

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Resources:
- The ITDP's BRT Standard 2024 update: https://itdp.org/publication/the-brt-standard/
- Housing Forward ABQ: https://www.cabq.gov/housing-forward-abq/about-housing-forward-abq
- ART schedules: https://www.cabq.gov/transit/routes-and-schedules
- UNM study on crash reductions after ART implementation: https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-civil-engineer-attends-transportation-meeting-with-federal-officials-in-albuquerque

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Images
- Route 66 in Nob Hill, 1960s, courtesy Flickr user Tadson Bussey
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tadsonbussey/327653695
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/
- C-TRAN Vine, Vancouver WA By Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60396422
By Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60394865

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