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As the impacts of climate collapse become harder and harder to ignore here and around the globe, it's far past time we stopped investing in car infrastructure and started creating walkable, bikeable communities. Transportation is a major contributor to carbon emissions here in so-called Albuquerque on Southern Tiwa lands. Many individuals may choose to walk or bike to reduce their personal carbon footprint - but individual choices will never solve the climate crisis, we need structural changes. As long as commuting by car is the safest, fastest, and most convenient option, people will continue to choose it. Highway expansion will create induced demand, increasing traffic and creating a more car-dependent city. Lets spend our money on creating a city friendly for pedestrians and bikes!
Elisa supported: Stop planned I-25 expansion through Albuquerque's downtown neighborhoodsWe can’t keep expanding our roadways in Albuquerque! These cities should be organized with people’s well being in mind, not to make more room for cars that pollute our air and take up space. Incentivize people to use public transit, make Albuquerque a safer place to bike and walk, but don’t spend money to yet again let the public know that the well being of vehicles is more important than their own.
Isaac supported: Stop planned I-25 expansion through Albuquerque's downtown neighborhoodsI bike under this section of I-25 every week. It's only a matter of time until I'm hit by a car because we're not doing nearly enough to protect cyclists or pedestrians. We have one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates of any city in the country. There are far too many on and off ramps in this section of I-25. That's part of the issue. Adding more lanes, increasing the speed limit, and straightening the road will not reduce congestion or improve safety. Research is clear that adding more traffic lanes induces more people to drive, resulting in even more congestion. New Mexico's population is projected to start declining in 2031; ABQ's not long after. By the time this project is done, there will no longer be a need for it. If safety is actually the goal, we should put our resources into building safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists that are more conducive to efficient public transit.
Jeff supported: Stop planned I-25 expansion through Albuquerque's downtown neighborhoodsI was born and raised in Albuquerque and have lived along the I25 corridor all my life. I believe strongly in Albuquerque's potential as a pedestrian- and bike-friendly city powered by multimodal transit, something the city has seen incredible growth on with infrastructure like the ART. The way forward towards a stronger city is by continuing this trend, not returning focus to car-centric infrastructure that separates communities and minimizes access for many burqueños
Brett supported: Stop planned I-25 expansion through Albuquerque's downtown neighborhoodsI live in EDo, one of Albuquerque’s most walkable neighborhoods—until you hit the highway. To cross it, I’d have to navigate eight lanes of traffic, speeding cars that don't even stop when turning right on red, and cross an underpass that feels unsafe. Honestly, I never cross it. The highway is a moat dividing our neighborhoods. Expanding it will only make things worse. We need better connections, not bigger barriers.
Carlos supported: Stop planned I-25 expansion through Albuquerque's downtown neighborhoodsI am a nurse on UNMH's flight team - I respond via helicopter to high-speed collisions. Straightening the highway and making it faster will NOT make the road safer. Higher speed is directly correlated with higher mortality. This project states it is about safety - I cannot disagree more. I personally would rather be in crash going 50mph than one at 70mph, because I would be more likely to survive. We have 60+years as a nation to see that expanding highways does not reduce traffic congestion. The only way to reduce traffic congestion and to make roads safer is to provide alternative ways of transportation and reduce the number of cars. We know the increased volume that is projected is mostly from commuters from development between ABQ and Belen, and not from freight. We already have a commuter train in place that can serve this purpose! It would be much more financially sustainable to use the money to increase capacity on train rather than expand the highway. Please, do not expand the highway. We don't want a larger road. We want a more connected, healthy community. This is a chance to be a national leader and show what a great place NM is for families to live in. Building a money pit of a highway, and disrupting our city even more, is just more of the same, and we know that it doesn't work. Let's be smart about this!
Brandi supported: Stop planned I-25 expansion through Albuquerque's downtown neighborhoodsWhen is ABQ going to break out of an antiquated transportation mindset that prioritizes cars over everything else? There are better ways, safer ways, more environmentally safer ways, to address a growing metro area. We have to try harder, and this campaign is the first step in holding leaders accountability for lazy, regressive thinking.
Adrian supported: Stop planned I-25 expansion through Albuquerque's downtown neighborhoodsAs an Emergency Department Physician working in Albuquerque, I see the direct impacts of short-sighted selfish design on the health of our city. I see motorists, pedestrians and bikers injured on Albuquerque's roads due to how wide they are and how fast people go on them. This is an incredibly dangerous city for citizens using our roads and expanding I-25 will only make this problem worse. Wider lanes with vehicles driving faster, will only make our city more dangerous FOR EVERYONE! Expanding highways has never been shown to improve congestion so we are increasing the risk of being injured without ANY benefit to the people of our city. I've also seen the negative economic impact that expanding ABQ's roads has created. It limits housing options, drains our tax base and destroys livable neighborhoods that in turn perpetuate homelessness, poverty and joblessness. Expanding I-25 is profoundly short-sighted and we need the money to improve our local transportation system.
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