Urban ABQ

Create a healthy, equitable, thriving, safe, urban through idea sharing & quality design

The purpose of this page is to promote and inform about local urban development in the Albuquerque metro area. Through the posting of information about strategies from other cities, new local business openings and public meetings, we hope to inspire change and action. We collectively share ideas about how to quickly, cheaply and easily improve our city. Our projects include the Lowes Grocery Store renovation, the Railyards Market, ABQ CiQlovia, parquitos and more.

12/12/2025

12/05/2025

BUGarium renovation aims for deeper burrows, taller tanks, and lower stress. Also this week in DAN: Why did some bosque trees act like fall started in August? / Gizmo owner: Partial opening could come soon / Multiple code violations found at apartment building near Mary Fox Park / BernCo begins transitional housing operations in Wells Park / National co****le tournament arrives / ...and more. Free weekly preview is here: https://mailchi.mp/8a08a4241c52/sfgtw45

11/21/2025

The current Downtown parking setup promotes congestion and discourages commerce. Also this week in DAN: What's the status of UNM's pivot to the core? / State-backed quantum computing ventures set to arrive in the core next month and next summer / Wolf conservation facility in West Old Town is finished / Barelas yoga instructor recognized for contributions to community / ...and more. Free weekly edition is here: https://mailchi.mp/538d643a817a/aj5re34b34

11/07/2025

Fall colors, circa 2025. Also this week in DAN: Do the balloonists not like us anymore? / Four very local options for donating food / City promises second Broadway speed camera / Performing arts center ballot question must start from scratch / Ortiz y Pino recognized on rail trail / The lazy lizards of Old Town / ...and more. Free weekly preview is here: https://mailchi.mp/3d6a9877003e/aw46js

10/31/2025

Old Town goes all out for Dia de los Mu***os. Also this week in DAN: Ballot question related to key Downtown revitalization initiative goes missing / Saint Mary's, then and now / The complete guide to the first finished Rail Trail segment / All the city center highlights from those inscrutable general obligation bond questions on your ballot / LTE: Unwelcoming and neglected fence surrounds gem of a park / ...and more. Free weekly preview here: https://mailchi.mp/31218462ee1f/w46ksm3

10/28/2025

We updated our website URL! While we don't plan to post any new articles at the moment, there's plenty of relevant stuff in the archives. Go check it out!

A diverse collective advocating for a better live/work/play, healthy and equitable city for everyone!

10/24/2025

The Downtown core turns out to be the perfect place for a youth photography school. Also this week in DAN: E-scooter usage saw steady growth in first half of year / Museum to decamp from Zachary mansion, but mum's the word on what happens after that / Mayoral candidate Tim Keller shares his theory of Downtown / First rail trail segment opens tomorrow / Roadrunner fund drive smashes through goal as national screws tighten / ...and more. Free weekly preview is here: https://mailchi.mp/8a0c46814e12/arewhdn2

10/03/2025

The river, the future, ugly ditchbanks, and the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. Also this week in DAN: Record homelessness in the core / New Old Town storefront aims to be first stop for public lands exploration / HCNA abandons effort to cap building heights / Meet Luna's Kava Root / Downtown development plan clears council committee, looks to have votes for final passage / ...and more. Free weekly preview is here: https://mailchi.mp/2589e4ecbddd/45usme4

09/19/2025

What's going on at the former Little Red Hamburger Hut? Also this week in DAN: New hotel planned for Sawmill / What can be done about tree branches encroaching onto sidewalks? / Pedestrian walk signal takes a turn for the rude / How is this new fiber optic access going to work? / Rio Grande HAWK light due next year / Two government offices close along Broadway corridor / ...and more. Free weekly preview is here: https://mailchi.mp/2a7fd9064ca7/w35jma

09/12/2025

It's been a year. How is Ex Novo doing? Also this week in DAN: Old Town's new brand look / Much of Robinson Park to close intermittently for 'rest and recovery' / New Cuban restaurant completes a Latin American trifecta on Central / Feds officially pull $11.5 million in rail trail funding; city promises to take legal action / Will the zoo ever have lions again? / KiMo management is put out to bid / ...and more. Free weekly edition is here: https://mailchi.mp/9a8ba4723ad2/aedr7jae4h

09/05/2025

New life is coming to a vacant historic landmark in the core. Also this week in DAN: The latest on the sinkhole / A status report on the stoplight conversion program / Knockouts liquor license case is appealed as arguments head deep into the constitutional weeds / New intercity bus line sets up in South Broadway / Lane closures on Rio Grande next week / ...and more. Free weekly preview is at downtownalbuquerquenews.com

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