BEST PRACTICES
DURING BETTER BLOCK
WHAT?
‘BURQUE BETTER BLOCK LOCATI ON
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
TIME
October 21st, 2018 CATEGORY
M A I N S TR E E T N E I G H B OR H O OD PARK & PLAZA
OTHER
INTERVENTIONS
B I K E L AN E
P O P - UP SH O P
L A N D S C A PI N G
C R O S S WA L K
S E AT I N G
TRAFFIC CALMING
PARKLET
FOOD TRUCK
ACTIVITY
WAYFINDING D I G I TA L F A B R I C ATI O N
ART
PARTNERS
ABQ CiQlovia, AARP NM, City of ABQ, Presbyterian, Bike ABQ, International District Coalition, NM Complete Streets, MR COG, UNM, Van Buren MS, NM DOT, Together for Brothers, Healthy Here, Bernalillo County 146
School Street Crossing The Interventions included solar lighting on school property, street and gate murals, chain link art, and a farmstand. A sunflower identity theme was used to paint a 50’ x 50’ sunflower by local students bringing more art & beauty to the entrance of the middle school. Street murals are important to the local indentity of a place and also add to traffic calming by slowing down drivers using color and interest. Other public art pieces included CNC’d sunflowers on an old gate, and cup and chain link weave art were produced by the students.