ABQJournal Sports » CYCLE CITY
By Rosalie Rayburn / Journal Staff Writer on Nov. 1, 2012
Improvements in trail system around Albuquerque are providing a boost to all recreational users
Albuquerque’s network of bicycle trails, bridges and dedicated on-street bike lanes have become a kind of alternative roadway enabling two-wheeled commuters, recreational and sports riders to navigate the city, often with minimal exposure to motor traffic.
Now covering more than 400 miles, the network’s routes and bridges connect sectors of the city north and south of Interstate 40 and east and west of the Rio Grande. …
Although a city-produced bike route map and the heavily used Rio Grande Bosque Trail date back before 2000, the pace of large bicycle-related projects has accelerated since then, said Chuck Malagodi, the city’s community recreation coordinator who specializes in bicycle education.
Since 2000, city or county projects have extended the Bosque Trail deep into the South Valley and north as far as the Balloon Fiesta Park, repaved an 11-mile section of the trail from Bridge Boulevard to Alameda, created a limited-speed “bike boulevard†on a section of Silver, enhanced and extended bike trails and lanes on the east and west sides of the city, built new bicycle/pedestrian bridges and four underpasses that route bicycle traffic beneath roads that cross the North Diversion Channel.