Downtown Transformation

Albuquerque’s Gateway Center, the City’s first-of-its-kind overnight shelter with co-located services to support people experiencing homelessness, is now open to its first guests. Though the facility offered emergency overnight shelter to men and women during the winter, it officially opened in June to serve up to 50 women at a time. Now, there are 100 […]

At a weekend press event, City leaders and internationally-recognized architect Antoine Predock unveiled the latest vision for the Rail Trail, a 7-mile pedestrian and cycling loop that will link many of the city’s most distinctive areas. Mayor Tim Keller and Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency Director Terry Brunner said the project is the largest in scale the

At last night’s meeting, and after two hours of debate, the Albuquerque City Council passed legislation to put a $50 million bond for a multi-purpose stadium on the ballot for this November’s election. The arena’s chief purpose would be the home stadium for Albuquerque’s USL team New Mexico United, though it could also be used

On Friday, Mayor Tim Keller announced a plan to fund and build a multi-use soccer stadium in Albuquerque. New Mexico United, the Duke City’s professional soccer team, has been hosting home matches at the Albuquerque Isotopes’ baseball stadium for much of their three-year history. A feasibility study commissioned last October recently reported that a permanent

Albuquerque adventurers, rejoice – one day soon, there may be a new way to explore and experience our downtown area. A proposed Rail Trail would offer a multi-modal path for bikes and pedestrians that follows Albuquerque rail lines to connect the Rail Yards and central Downtown. Plans also contemplate sky bridges and improved crossings to

Last week, the Albuquerque Journal reported that two local leaders, Albuquerque City Councilor Diane Gibson and Bernalillo County Commissioner Debbie O’Malley, are advocating for sanctioned encampments for people experiencing homelessness. The camps would be authorized areas where people can set up tents or other structures and access facilities like bathrooms and showers. Proponents argue that unhoused people have