Stay On or Get Off?

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Comment by Masshole in Fringecrest on March 4, 2008 at 2:47pm

Give me the general to / from of your commute and I guarantee i'll have you blazing a surface street trail that works WAYYYY better than the freeway...

Comment by Sí Serrano aka psychomom on March 4, 2008 at 3:13pm

I stay on the freeway for better gas millage and I've taken almost every route possible but I'd like to see what you suggest.

Lomas&Eubank to Alameda&Jefferson
GO!

Comment by Masshole in Fringecrest on March 4, 2008 at 3:58pm

Eubank north to Montgomery west to Jefferson north to Alameda would be my choice. I'll bet you've tried that, but it has to be as good as the freeway (with the exception of the Jefferson approach to Paseo being slow...)

Comment by Sí Serrano aka psychomom on March 4, 2008 at 4:25pm

I've never used that route. Usually it is Lomas to Wyoming to Paseo to I-25 to Alameda. When Louisiana was torn up I took Lomas to San Mateo to I-40 to I-25 to Alameda.

The possiblities are endless but nothing compares to the freeway for good gas mileage (not to mention all those red light cameras you have to go through on the surface streets like Wyoming, Eubank and Montgomery).

Comment by Donny Ozmund on March 4, 2008 at 4:49pm

How about Eubank north all the way to Alameda (actually it's Hamilton north of Paseo, but the same road), then west on Alameda... Lots and lots of lights and intersections going up Eubank from Lomas, not sure how they're timed; but north of Paseo it's mostly stop signs and not much traffic. I think your freeway route is best time-wise as long as the construction back-up isn't bad. (And what do I know, I'm a non driving bicyclist).

Comment by Kevin Murray on March 4, 2008 at 4:56pm

Donny Ozmund, not sure what map you are using, but in my book Eubank is Eubank all the way thru town and does not change names north of Paseo Del Authban.

Comment by brendisimo on March 4, 2008 at 5:05pm

what about trying to live closer to where you work?

Comment by once banned twice shy on March 4, 2008 at 5:08pm

Okay. From Lomas and Eubank, get on over to Constitution. Ride your bike down Constitution to Pennsylvania. Turn right onto Pennsylvania and take the bike trail on Pennsylvania north to the bike trail which intersects San Pedro just south of Commance. Turn left. Follow this bike trail to where it intersects with the North Diversion bike trail (I believe official name is Paseo del Nordeste trail) and take that bike trail north to the Journal Center bridge just north of Osuna. Turn right. Take trail to streets in industrial area, wind your way around and get to Jefferson. Go north to Alameda. Soon, however, you will be able to take the bike trail all the way north to Alameda, if you can't already.

Bet you'd be there faster on a bike whether there's road construction or not...

Comment by shotsie on March 4, 2008 at 5:25pm

ABQ Suntran bus route 98 takes you directly (no transfers!) from Wyoming/Lomas to Alameda/Jefferson (but, bummer, it's a commuter that only runs in the early morning/ late afternoon). There's others, though - $2/day - read a book and let someone else drive
maps below
http://www.cabq.gov/transit/tran.html

Comment by Sí Serrano aka psychomom on March 4, 2008 at 5:38pm

Bus and bike are very good suggestions but I think I like brendisimo suggestion best, "move closer to work".

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