It has been announced that the construction on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) project is now completed, a full 6 months after it was dedicated! http://www.koat.com/article/art-construction-complete-buses-still-not-running/20143684 That’s right, it was dedicated back in November by former Mayor Richard Berry as … Continue reading
On December 17, Mayor Tim Keller sat down with KOAT TV news reporter Alyssa Munoz to reflect on the past year and talk about changes if he is re-elected to a third 4-year term. It was in August that Keller … Continue reading
According to the city Office of Inspector General report, a combined $96.7 million in federal grants have not been be released to the City of Albuquerque by the Federal Transportation Administration. http://www.koat.com/article/art-project-still-waiting-for-more-than-90m-in-federal-grants/21940595 $75 million of the $96.7 million is the … Continue reading
Since the inception of my political blog, one story I have followed very closely has been the disastrous ART Bus project having published numerous articles. With that said, I compiled a list of the articles for easy reference. Below are … Continue reading
A 73-page Office of Inspector General (IG) report found that former Mayor Berry’s Chief Operations Officer Michael Riordan allegedly “threatened” to terminate the city’s $22.9 million contract with the manufacturer of the special-order ART buses. Michael Riordan was said to … Continue reading