SOME ALBUQUERQUE NOB HILL BUSINESSES ARE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE CITY’S PLAN FOR A RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT ALONG CENTRAL. KOB TV REPORTS THE BUSINESSES … MOSTLY SMALL … SAY THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WOULD CREATE A “BUSINESS CEMETERY” BY FUNNELING TRAFFIC AWAY FROM THE AREA. THEY’RE NOW SENDING POSTCARDS TO THE FEDS ASKING THAT THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION GRANT FOR THE PROJECT BE BLOCKED.
THE RAPID TRANSIT PLAN WOULD INCLUDE A TWO-WAY BUS LANE DOWN THE MIDDLE OF CENTRAL WITH FEWER STOP OPTIONS. THE CITY SAYS IT’S WORKING TO KEEP ACCESS OPEN TO NOB HILL STORES AND SHOPS EVERY FEW BLOCKS.
