Sustainability
MVBC Lights up the Holidays!
Courtesy of KVIA
After the recent death of Ricardo Duarte, the Mesilla Valley Bike Coalition held a fundraiser to purchase bicycle lights for the Community of Hope in Las Cruces. This past Saturday, coalition members were on hand distributing lights to those in need. Hopefully this will become an annual event and minimize the possibilities of another tragic incident from occurring. We to go MVBC!
KVIA Article & video: http://www.kvia.com/news/26042925/detail.html
Another Cyclist Hit – In stable condition
This time in El Paso. A 19 y/o woman has been citied for failure to yield after drifting to the right side of the road hitting and breaking Gabriel Perez’s back. Our condolences go to the family and the rider!
Costumed Halloween Ride
We will be riding around in our costumes for Halloween this Sunday. We are going to be meeting up 8pm at the Rio Grande Theater in Downtown LC and ride towards Mesilla Park with the goal of cruising that neighborhood and scaring some kids. Just joking, maybe just scare them with our costumes 
. Please join us and invite people, the more the merrier. We will be cruising slow (really this time) because of costumes, so any one on any bike is welcome. We might end up at an establishment like High Desert but not til after we return to the Downtown area.
Hit and Run driver turns herself in!
Ricardo Duarte poses with his daughter Rebecca at her high school graduation at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2007. (Photo courtesy of the Duarte family)
I’m glad the family will have an opportunity for closure.
Sun News Article: http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_16353906
People for Bikes
If you haven’t heard about People for Bikes then you need to check them out and drop by Outdoor Adventure to personally sign the petition for!
Commuters in the News
It is always a plus when the local newspaper runs a story about commuters. The article is about three White Sands Missile Range employees who’s commute could possibly be the most difficult in the area. If these guys can ride to work, then we should all ride to work or school or where ever you need to be…
WSMR cyclists peddle their way to leaner, greener commute…
South Solano Road Diet a Go!
Local ride heading south on Solano
Congratulations Las Cruces, you are one step closer to what you CAN be.
Despite some resistance, the south Solano micro-resurfacing and Road Diet will continue as planned. A big THANKS to the City Council, especially Councilwoman Connor; Mayor Miyagishima, and City Manager Moore for their continual support of this progressive community.
Last but not least, a much BIGGER THANKS to Mike Johnson, Dan Soriano, Caeri Thomas and of course Andy Hume. Without their efforts, Las Cruces bicycle facilities would be a fraction of what they are now!
No word yet on the expected completion date but we will keep you posted.
Public Transit ridership down
As the city of Las Cruces grows, bus ridership has declined. I suspect the reduction of the budget and the general attitude towards public transportion. It’s similar to the citys approach to bicycle facilities… the low numbers from studies are given as reasons why progressive urban ideas are not implemented…
Link to KFOXTV video and story:
Save the Bike Lanes!
A very small minority of our City of LC Council persons (Councilor Dolores Connor) have objections to the planned (planned, reviewed, accepted) restriping for Solano from Missourri to University Ave when they refinish that section. The MPO and City came by the money partially because of their TIP proposal which called for a road diet the same as the striping on Solano from Lohman to Missourri. The continuation of the road diet and bike lanes from Missourri to University Ave will make the section of road diet from Lohman to Missourri less isolated and more useful. Many of us were amazed at the attmept of the Solano Road diet because it seemed unplanned and seemed to be an island of bike lanes.
From a local commenter to the City Council (local cyclist advocate-well keep anonymous):
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