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E-bikes on trails, scooter rentals get city council’s approval
Albuquerque residents can now ride e-bikes on Open Space trails and may eventually see electric rental scooters around town thanks to two different pieces of legislation passed by City Council. After a month-long summer break, city councilors spent much of a 8-hour meeting Monday debating the e-bike and scooter proposals and — after one councilor […] The post E-bikes on trails, scooter rentals get city council’s approval appeared first on City Desk ABQ.
City beefs up bus security
The Albuquerque Transit Department has announced a new campaign to improve safety aboard buses and at stops. The effort will include ABQ RIDE personnel, the Albuquerque Police Department, the Metro Security Division and contracted security. The safety initiative includes: Ten APD police service aides riding city buses to report incidents and educate the public about […] The post City beefs up bus security appeared first on City Desk ABQ.
2 brothers, sister dead in suspected murder-suicide
Albuquerque Police Department homicide detectives are investigating what they suspect is a murder-suicide in which a 22-year-old man killed his brother and sister before shooting himself in Southeast Albuquerque over the weekend. Sunday night, police were called to the 100 block of Pennsylvania Street, near Zuni SE, for reports that three people were “unresponsive” inside […] The post 2 brothers, sister dead in suspected murder-suicide appeared first on City Desk ABQ.
North Domingo Baca Park pool construction moves forward
The centerpiece of North Domingo Baca Park is taking shape, Albuquerque city officials announced Friday morning, and its tennis courts are getting a facelift. Crews this week began the next stage of construction for the aquatic center, expected to relieve congestion at other city pools and serve as practice and competition space for high school […] The post North Domingo Baca Park pool construction moves forward appeared first on City Desk ABQ.
Residents ask City Council to slow down on allowing e-bikes on Open Space trails
As the Albuquerque City Council prepares to vote on a proposal to allow all e-bikes on Open Space trails, a few hundred residents say they want councilors to table the proposal until it gets more public input. At their upcoming meeting, councilors will discuss an ordinance to allow electric bikes on both paved and unpaved […] The post Residents ask City Council to slow down on allowing e-bikes on Open Space trails appeared first on City Desk ABQ.
About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll
By Seung Min Kim and Linley Sanders WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some key Democratic constituencies that had been especially tepid about President Joe Biden, a new poll shows. About 8 in […] The post About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll appeared first on City Desk ABQ.
Housing looms large in governor’s Albuquerque town hall
By Austin Fisher At the second of a series of town hall meetings on Monday night, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham heard from members of the public for six hours. In an auditorium at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, locals raised issues ranging from difficulty finding mental health treatment, unfair or unlawful […] The post Housing looms large in governor’s Albuquerque town hall appeared first on City Desk ABQ.
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