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New Mexico Bicyclist THE BICYCLE COALITION OF NEW MEXICO SPRING 2011 New Mexico Bicyclist 2011 New Mexico Bicycle Almanac VOL 5, NO 1 A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR BCNM COMMITTEES Inside Back in the early 1980’s, the League In March 2010, in order to provide of American Wheelmen (LAW, now the members with an opportunity to serve in 2: NM Bicycle League of American Bicyclists) came out an area of personal interest, the Bicycle Routes with a comprehensive Almanac on Coalition of New Mexico (BCNM) 3: Places to Ride Bicycling in America. The publication Board of Directors instituted a 4: NM Bicycle contained all kinds of useful information committee structure comprising the six Laws on almost everything related to riding, E’s in alignment with the League of 4: Useful Websites and I always looked forward to getting it American Bicyclists’ equity statement. 5: Event Calendar in the mail at the start of each riding Education season. The League continued 6: Organizations Wes Young - Chair. Cycling publishing the Almanac for many years 9: NM Bicycle training should be based on the principle but it got smaller and smaller and after Businesses that “cyclists fare best when they act and 2008 they stopped printing it after are treated as drivers of vehicles.” This moving the information to the web. type of cycling is based on the same As Editor of New Mexico Bicyclist, I BCNM Board sound, proven traffic principles thought that there was a need for a governing all drivers, and is the safest, bicycle almanac covering our State. I President: most efficient way for all cyclists to decided to make the Spring issue of New Diane Albert operate. by making them highly visible Mexico Bicyclist a reference for all things and their actions predictable to other road Secretary: bicycling in New Mexico. I hope you users. Tim Rogers enjoy your copy of the 2011 New Mexico Treasurer: Bicycle Almanac. I tried to get the most Encouragement Stephen Newhall accurate information I could, but if there Keith Ashmore - Chair. Encourage- Membership Chair: is something important out, let me know ment is promotion of cycling as a healthy Keith Ashmore and I will get in next year’s issue. and environmentally sound method of Members: - Chris Marsh, Editor transport and recreation. This is done via Tom Grover - promotional campaigns, incentives for Jacobo de la Serna those choosing bicycling rather than Chris Tough - another form of transport and promotion Wes Young - of cycling as a healthy activity. The - encouragement of bicycling should be BCNM Staff - inclusive of all types of cyclists. - Enforcement Bicycle Education - Tom Grover - Chair. Cyclists must Coordinator: - be given equal treatment by police and Tammy Schurr - the courts in the enforcement of traffic Webmaster: laws and in the investigation of crashes that involve bicyclists which reach the Michael Wieclaw threshold for the state or jurisdiction in Editor: Two Wheel Tuesday Ride in Mesi!a - Photo by Tammy Schurr question. Cyclists must be viewed as Chris Marsh fully equal to other parties in the NEW MEXICO BICYCLIST PAGE 1 THE BICYCLE COALITION OF NEW MEXICO SPRING 2011 determination of culpability in BICYCLE ROUTES IN Route 9 and 9A: New crashes, the economic value of Mexico’s State Bike Route 9 and injuries or death, and non-economic NEW MEXICO 9A consists of three segments in the losses that are commonly awarded State Routes middle of the state. to crash victims. With the recommendation of Northern Segment*: Follows Engineering the State Bicycle Pedestrian US 285 from Espanola to Ojo Caliente. The 9A Spur follows US Tim Rogers - Chair. Road- Equestrian Committee, the New 84 to Abiquiu. ways and multi-use trails in New Mexico Department of Middle Segment: Tesuque Mexico must conform to national transportation has designated 12 Village Road through Santa Fe to engineering guidelines in order to Bicycle Routes. Routes marked Old Lamy Trail. accommodate safe and convenient with an * are awaiting signage. Southern Segment*: Follows use by bicyclists. Roadway Route 1: New Mexico’s State NM 41 from north of Stanley shoulders and bike lanes, where Bike Route 1 consists of three through Moriarty to Estancia. needed, must provide sufficient distinct segments following the old Route 12: State Bike Route 12 clear width for cyclists without Camino Real and the Rio Grande. is a beautiful 12-mile ride with hazards introduced by incomplete Northern Segment*: Taos to wide paved shoulders through the overlays. Wayfinding, transit, and Colorado Border (US 64, NM 522) Manzano Mountains south of parking facilities also help to make Middle Segment: Belen to Tijeras on NM 337. bicycling a more viable form of Bernardo (NM 309, NM 304, US Route 14: State Bike Route 14 transportation and recreation. 60); State Bike Route 1A (NM 47) follows NM 14 from Tijeras to Equality Southern Segment: La Mesilla Sandia Park and is part of the Vacant. Equality represents the to San Miguel (NM 28) “Back Way to Santa Fe,” also equal legal status and equal Route 2: State Bike Route 2* known as the Turquoise Trail treatment of cyclists in traffic law. has been designated on NM38 east Scenic Byway. All US states must adopt fair, of Questa to Red River, Bobcat Route 15: New Mexico’s State equitable and uniform traffic laws, Pass, and the end of the paved Bike Route 15 consists of four that are “vehicle-neutral” to the shoulder at mile marker 19, a total segments on a north-south greatest extent possible. Cyclists’ of 19 miles. alignment in the eastern part of ability to access to all destinations Route 5: State Bike Route 5 New Mexico. must be protected. State and local consist of two segments following North Segment: Angel Fire to laws that discriminate against US 550. Black Lake on NM 434. cyclists, or restrict their right to Northern Segment*: On US 550 North Middle Segment: travel, or reduce their relative from the Colorado border to US Sapello to Las Vegas on NM 518. safety, must be repealed. 64. South Middle Segment*: Santa Evaluation Southern Segment: On US 550 Rosa to Fort Sumner on US 84. from Cuba to Rio Rancho. South on Under Development. South Segment: Roswell NM 528 in Rio Rancho. Evaluation of the other five E’s to Carlsbad on US 285. Route 7: New Mexico’s State (Equality, Engineering, Route 18: State Bike Route 18 Bike Route 7 consists of four Enforcement, Education and runs along US 180 between segments following the alignment Encouragement) must involve Deming and Cliff. of US 70. measurement, analysis and research Route 20: State Bike Route 20 West Segment: From I-10 using rigorous, statistically sound is a climb from Anthony up to through Las Cruces to Organ. methodologies. Anthony Gap on NM 404 and down West Middle Segment: Tula- Membership in one of these to the Texas border on NM 213. rosa to Hondo. committees requires only Route 53: State Bike Route 53 East Middle Segment: West of membership in BCNM, not on the runs 23 miles along NM 53 from Roswell to Second St. in Roswell. BCNM Board itself. Grants to the Malpais Information East Segment: Kenna to Center, is also known as the Clovis. NEW MEXICO BICYCLIST PAGE 2 THE BICYCLE COALITION OF NEW MEXICO SPRING 2011 Ancient Way and is part of the Adventure Cycling GREAT PLACES TO RIDE Native American Heritage Trail. Route 66: State Bike Route 66 Routes IN NEW MEXICO has been designated in locations The Adventure Cycling The Enchanted Circle along the old US 66 where it is Association has been mapping out The Enchanted Circle is an 85 particularly bicycle-friendly and cross country routes in the US since mile loop that stars in Taos and goes provides a particularly pleasurable 1973. They currently have two north on US 64 to NM 522 and then local alternative to I-40 for east- routes that cross New Mexico and to Questa. From Questa it go east west traveling cyclists. State Bike have a third one planned. on NM 38 through Red River down Route 66 has been designated along Southern Tier: The ACA to Eagle Nest. It returns back to two segments. Southern Tier Route is a road route Taos on US 64. West Segment*: Stretches of old from the Pacific to the Atlantic. It This tour is a favorite with US 66 around Grants. crosses New Mexico through bicycle touring companies and East Segment: NM 33 east of Buckhorn, Silver City, Hillsboro, crosses two passes, Bobcat Pass Albuquerque to Tijeras. Hatch and Las Cruces. (9820’) and Palo Flechado Pass Great Divide: The ACA Great (9101’). The best time of year to do Divide Route is a mountain bike this ride in in the Summer. It can be route from the Canada to Mexico. It done in one or two days in either crosses New Mexico through direction. Abiquiu, Cuba, Grants, Pie Town, Silver City, Hachita and Antelope Route 547: State Bike Route Wells. 547* is a popular climb along NM Bicycle Route 66: The ACA 547, an urban road with bike lanes Bicycle Route 66 is their latest cross within Grants that quickly leads country route planned for to a beautiful, narrow rural road completion in 2015. It will follow with low traffic volume up Mt. historic US 66 from Los Angeles, Taylor. California to Chicago, Illinois. In More information on the State New Mexico, it is planned to go Bicycle Routes including a map can through Gallup, Grants, be found on the New Mexico Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa The Enchanted Circl# Department of Transportation and Tucumcari. website at http://nmshtd.state.nm.us/ For more information on the The Gila Loop main.asp?secid=15675.
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