Road Safety Audit for Lead and Coal - 2022 - Final Report
The long-requested independent Road Safety Audit was conducted on June 8-10. The final report was released on August 30. UHA expects that the City will respond to the recommendations.
Road Safety Audit for Lead and Coal - 2022
The long-requested independent Road Safety Audit was conducted on June 8-10. The preliminary findings were released on June 10. The detailed final report is expected in August. UHA expects that the City will respond to the recommendations.
In early 2023, the City is planning to implement the Rest-in-Red program for the top six ranked intersections in the 2021 Feasibility Study.
Response from the administration to UHA letter about ART
UHA received a response letter, dated March 4, 2019, from Bernie Toon, City Transit Director to the January 11 letter asking to begin a public dialog.
On January 11, 2019 UHA sent a letter to Mayor Tim Keller, asking him to begin a public dialog with UHA and nearby neighborhoods regarding continuing issues with ART and how to better address some of those impacts.
On May 11, 2018 UHA sent a letter to City Councilor Pat Davis providing an update on progress on Lead and Coal health and safety issues. The update includes meetings with the new city administration and a request for a progress report from the councilor regarding the proposed health and safety study.
Because of continuing Lead and Coal health and safety problems, on October 23, 2017, UHA sent a letter to City Councilor Pat Davis requesting his assistance in working with the administration on obtaining baseline data on specific noise, traffic, and other health and safety issues.
On November 10, 2016, UHA sent comments to the City Planning Department regarding the draft Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO). The new ordinance will change zoning for the entire city, including the UHA area and the University Neighborhoods Sector Development Plan, which has been the area zoning since 1978.
The City says that the intent of the IDO is to standardize zoning throughout the City without changing important neighborhood-specific provisions of Sector Plans.
The IDO was amended by the Environmental Planning Commission, and it is now being considered by the City Council, beginning with the Land Use, Planning and Zoning (LUPZ) Committee. Information about the IDO is at: https://www.abc-zone.com/
On August 9, 2017, UHA sent additional comments to LUPZ, concerning a major outstanding issue - blood plasma centers - from our earlier comments.
On August 11, 2016, UHA sent another letter to the Federal Transit Administration as part of the continued review of the environmental impacts of the Albuquerque Rapid Transit.
UHA sent a letter on October 21, 2015 to the Federal Transit Administration expressing opposition to the City Application for $69 million in Small Starts grant funds.
Numerous residents, businesspeople, students, and faculty have questions or concerns about the proposed rapid transit system proposed for Central Avenue. UHA board members have attended many meetings and heard those concerns. Current concerns were addressed to Mayor Berry and other city officials in a May 14, 2015 letter. The board had previously addressed issues in a December 18, 2014 letter.
