SANTA FE MAYOR DAVID COSS - Share the Road PSA aired during 2006-2007 (low resolution streaming video)
You can also download the 3.4Mbyte MP4 video file which is much higher resolution and closer to what it looked like on TV.
During Bike Month Mayor Coss also promoted Bike-to-Work events in three radio PSAs - PSA #1 , PSA #2 , and PSA #3
Statewide Advocacy Actions ...
BCNM members seek to convey information to planners, engineers, elected officials and others regarding concerns in transportation and trail facilities. Here are some of the projects we've been involved in. Feel free to call or email for more information. We can always use more cyclists speaking up on these issues.
COMPLETE THE STREETS - ENGINEERING DESIGN ISSUES
On the High Road to Taos, including NM 503 to Nambe, NM 76 from Chimayo to Cordova, and NM 518 into Ranchos de Taos, the NM DOT recently resurfaced the roads. Photos of the shoulders along these road segments show mixed accommodation of bicyclists. On many of these roads, cyclists report being able to safely ride in the traffic lane, even where it is posted at 45 mph or higher. However, in some stretches cyclists might have been better served if the resurfacing overlay reached across the shoulders, not just across the traffic lanes. If the overlay does not reach the edge of the shoulders, there is frequently a 1" lip at the edge of the overlay. This lip forces a cyclist to ride either to the left or to the right of the lip, to avoid falling. If the shoulder is wide enough and clear enough to the right of the lip, it may be an adequate facility.
However, the state should ALWAYS seek to provide a good facility for bicyclists. To that end, BCNM is developing a campaign for "Complete the Streets." Such a policy would state that every road project must make conditions safe and usable for cyclists and pedestrians. We seek your views on what New Mexico should do for rural roads like NM 503, NM 76 and NM 518 shown in the photo montage above. Thanks.
EDUCATION, SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT
Transportation Safety Plan: July 29, 2006 BCNM letter to NM DOT Secretary Rhonda Faught with comments on Comprehensive Transportation Safety Plan. This plan actively addresses issues of drunk driving, careless and agressive driving and other motoring issues, which do impact bicycles. However, it provides no explicit support for bicycle safety education.
Santa Fe Bike Plans ... ENGINEERING - CURRENT PROJECTS AROUND TOWN
St. Francis Corridor Study - BCNM joined with the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club and local urbanist Roy Wroth to outline suggestions for making St. Francis an urban thoroughfare that is friendly to pedestrians and bicycles. Read our letter . A diagram of how St. Francis Drive could go under the rail line and Cerrillos Rd is shown here. If you support these ideas, we encourage you to comment to the NM Dept of Transportation before January, 2007.
Richards Ave Traffic Circle near SF Community College: PDF file with photos of Richards Ave, where shoulder is removed for curb. August 8, 2006
Near Home Depot: Bike lane that is to right of right-turn only lane at Richards Ave and Cerrillos, shown in PDF file with photos August 8, 2006
Richards Ave Traffic Circle near SF Community College: July 29, 2006 BCNM thank you letter to Santa Fe Bike-to-Work Day sponsors, plus feedback survey for improvement.
July 27, 2006 BCNM photos in PDF file showing removal of shoulder in front of Santa Maria de la Paz Catholic Church, southbound on Richards Ave.
St. Francis Drive traffic lanes: June 6, 2006 BCNM letter to Federal Highway Administration Regarding increased lanes on St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe FHWA. The letters and document (Categorical Exclusion) on the issue
PLANNING AND POLICY DOCUMENTS TO GUIDE IMPROVEMENTS
Santa Fe Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee project updates for the $1.5 Million. Anne McLaughlin kindly provided updated information at each BTAC meeting during 2006-2007. The table of projects (22kB, pdf file) (as of Aug 16, 2007) groups the projects into two main groups - the northern projects around the St. Francis/Cerrillos area (numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, and 13), and the outlying projects (numbered 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 14). These numbers are marked on the corresponding map (301 kB, pdf)
