ABQ RIDE Seeks Campus and Community Input on Concept of Bus Rapid Transit

It’s still only a con­cept; the idea of Bus Rapid Tran­sit along Cen­tral Avenue. But ABQ RIDE needs com­mu­nity input to make the idea come alive. That’s why it has orga­nized six pub­lic meet­ings through­out Cen­tral Avenue over the next four weeks invit­ing the gen­eral pub­lic and mem­bers of the cam­pus com­mu­nity to attend at least one of the fol­low­ing pub­lic forms to share your ideas and sug­ges­tions about tran­sit in Albuquerque.

“ABQ RIDE is eval­u­at­ing how to improve tran­sit ser­vice on Cen­tral Avenue, which com­mands almost half of Transit’s rid­er­ship,” said Mayor Richard J. Berry. “That’s why we hope to see you at one of these meet­ings, because we value your input into Albuquerque’s tran­sit future.”

The first of these pub­lic meet­ings is planned for Tues­day, Nov. 20 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Verde Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, located at 7900 Mar­quette NE (the cor­ner of Mar­quette and Penn­syl­va­nia NE). Par­tic­i­pants first will hear a pre­sen­ta­tion on Bus Rapid Tran­sit by ABQ RIDE. They’ll then have a chance to give their ideas and ask ques­tions on the concept.

Meet­ing Dates
• Tues­day, Nov. 20, 6 — 7:30 p.m. — Mesa Verde Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 7900 Mar­quette NE

• Tues­day, Nov. 27, 6 — 7:30 p.m. — Man­zano Mesa Multi-Regional Cen­ter – 501 Eliz­a­beth SE

• Thurs­day, Nov. 29, 6 — 7:30 p.m. — Alam­osa Com­mu­nity Cen­ter – 6900 Gon­za­les Rd SW

• Tues­day, Dec. 4, 6 — 7:30 p.m. — Loma Linda Com­mu­nity Cen­ter — 1700 Yale SE

• Tues­day, Dec. 11, 6 — 7:30 p.m. — Old Main Library/Special Col­lec­tions, Botts Hall – 423 Cen­tral NE (at Edith), 87102

• Thurs­day, Dec. 13, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. — Albu­querque Museum of Art and His­tory (Audi­to­rium) – 2000 Moun­tain NW, 87104–1459

For more infor­ma­tion, visit: Bus Rapid Tran­sit.