News, July 18: “City Council Passes Median Bill”
Housing First
I was outraged that Santa Fe passed a restrictive “median” bill. USDOT says: “Medians…can be defined by pavement markings, raised medians or islands to separate motorized and non-motorized road users. A pedestrian refuge island (or crossing area) is a median…intended to help protect pedestrians who are crossing a road...(they) should be at least [four feet to eight feet] for pedestrian comfort…locations that may benefit…include: Mid-block crossings, approaches to multilane intersections…(and) areas near transit stops…” Who knew medians could be paint on the road, they should be four to eight feet wide and should enable mid-block crossings? Santa Fe, in fast-tracking this bill and in its roadway design, neglected to consult transportation design recommendations and regulations evidenced by the bill language and narrow medians.
Many use medians when not homeless because we walk and bike to reduce our impact on the planet. However, what about those without a home? Spending energy to legislate against them in this backdoor fashion is inexcusable. If anything, Santa Fe should prioritize “housing first.” This program moves homeless people into housing and provides support services. It is win-win because people have homes, and the housed support programs to help people get to a better place.
Ginny Schneider Cochiti Lake
(priced out of Santa Fe)
News, July 17: “New Mexico Has Some of the Nation’s Toughest Oil and Gas Regulations. Enforcing Them Is Another Matter.”
Do the Math
Thank you for [Jerry] Redfern’s excellent reportage of oil and gas industry regs in NM. The fact is that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her Environment Secretary James Kenney have presided over the doubling (!) of greenhouse gases emitted in NM during her time in office. Greenhouse gases produce global warming. Wildfires like the one in Ruidoso are created, in large part, by warming earth temperatures. More fracking means more fires and more climate-related deaths and destruction. Why can’t the governor and Kenney see their complicity in causing the Ruidoso fire? Why can’t they understand the failed technology of fossil fuels and stop killing our future? The math is simple. Stop fracking New Mexico!
Jon Carver Lamy
Cover story, July 31: “Best of Santa Fe 2024″
A sampling of cheering on Instagram
WOW!! Congratulations to all of the faculty and staff at the William C Witter Fitness Center for winning Best Fitness Classes in the @sfreporter Best of Santa Fe 2024.
Santa Fe Community College
We are so excited that we have once again won best home builder in @sfreporter Best Of Santa Fe! Thank you Santa Fe, we really do love you!
Tierra Concepts
The clients make this studio, and I am deeply grateful for all of you and the community we create together. Your votes leave me forever humble and encouraged.
Pilates Body LLC