Green Transportation

The future of transit along Albuquerque’s Central Avenue is being planned now…Please consider attending a public input session to learn more & comment on the City’s proposal for “a Bus Rapid Transit plan for the Central Avenue Corridor from 98th Street to Tramway Boulevard, to connect east to west and provide infrastructure to enhance neighborhoods.”

See a rendering of a new kind of "rapid ride", the schedule of public input sessions, background information, and more -
click here.

Albuquerque officials, Unser join Electric Car Plug-In Day

Albuquerque City Councilors Ken Sanchez and Rey Garduño, City Transit Director Bruce Rizzieri, and City Fleet Manager Tony Baldonado test-drove electric cars as part of National Plug-In Day in September. In addition to elected officials, Odes Armijo-Castor (CEO, Sacred Power), Chapter director Dave Simon and Al Unser III of Galles Chevrolet were also in attendence at the Albuquerque charging station.

Federal Court of Appeals Ruling Will Help Create Better Transportation Choices for Americans and Reduce Dangerous Air Pollution

April 29, Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Court of Appeals today rejected the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s attempt to overturn California’s authority to implement tailpipe carbon pollution standards for new cars – this was the final legal attack on California’s landmark carbon pollution standards.

Our nation’s transportation policy is in desperate need of reform. Significant portions of America’s roads, bridges, and transit systems are in a state of disrepair. Our auto-dependent transportation sector consumes two-thirds of the 20 million barrels of oil used each day in the United States and emits roughly one-third of the nation’s greenhouse emissions.

Santa Fe’s own Fred Vang, an automotive consultant, gave a provocative seminar on the future of automobiles to a packed house on November 17. This seminar was the fourth in a series on Sustainable Living that was presented by the Northern New Mexico Group in 2009. The talk and discussion included both short-term and long term issues related to cars.