International Community Trail Follow Up

Thanks and Way to Go International District!! 

Your work and support of the International Community Trail is inspiring for all of ABQ. The four community meetings were a success thanks to your participation.

Public comments were taken at all  four community meetings recently held on the Scoping Report. You can find more information at Bernalillo County Public Works website along with the Scoping Report:

http://www.bernco.gov/International-Trail-Project/

8th Annual Health Policy Legislative Forum

SAVE THE DATE!
The New Mexico Public Health Association invites you to the 8th Annual Health Policy Legislative Forum
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Albuquerque Marriott (2101 Louisiana Blvd. NE)
Learn the latest, network with people working in health policy in New Mexico, and influence policy decisions that affect our lives.

Keynote speaker: Larry Cohen, MSW
Larry Cohen is founder and Executive Director of the Prevention Institute, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving
community health and equity through effective primary prevention.
Registration and the opportunity to submit legislative proposals will be available soon at http://www.nmpha.org
For more information email Leigh at leighacaswell@gmail.com

Bernalillo County Community Health Council – www.berncohealthcouncil.org
Bilingual directory of social service and health resources – www.mycommunitynm.org

International Community Trail in the News

International district could get a facelift

Published : Sunday, 13 Nov 2011, 10:56 PM MST

Plans to beautify former hot spot for crime: krqe.com

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - For years it was a hot spot for crime and a place few people wanted to live, but now the crime has been cleaned up and there are plans to make it the Albuquerque's destination neighborhood.

Streets in the city's International District once riddled with crime are now safe for walking. So much so in fact, residents there are requesting an enhanced community trail.

"The idea is to get people out walking and biking more," said Erin Englebrecht, ACHIEVE Coordinator. ACHIEVE stands for the Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and EnVironmental changE. It's a non profit group that is helping with the International Trail Project.

The project plans to expand sidewalks, add lighting, bike paths, walking routes and beautify the district while connecting the neighborhood and its residents.

The plan is in it's initial stages, but if approved there are proposals to pull federal, city and county funds to pay for improvements. It's an investment Bernalillo County Commissioner Maggie Heart Stebbins says will further transform the area and make it one of the city's most popular neighborhoods.

"It's really time that we make an investment in that community," said the commissioner. "It's going to be an area where people want to live, where people want to stay."

The first phases of the plan are funded by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors in hopes that the upgrade will get people outside and active and keep them healthy.

Public input will be heard at the following meetings:

Monday November 14 at the Mesa Verde Community Center 6-7:30 p.m.

Monday November 21 at the NM Expo African American Performing Arts Center 6-7:30 p.m.

Join Us--International Community Trail Meeting Mon. November 14th in the La Mesa Neighborhood!

If you live, work or visit in the International District,

we want your input!

Please join us for our next community meeting on the

Bernalillo County Scoping Report for the

INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY TRAIL

La Mesa             

November 14      6-7:30 pm

Mesa Verde Community Center 

7900 Marquette Avenue Northeast, Albuquerque, NM

Mese Verde Community Center Map

Fair West       

November 21     6-7:30 pm

NM Expo African American Performing Arts Center

310 San Pedro NE, Albuquerque, NM

Map: African American Performing Arts Center

 

The International District Community Trail will connect people to homes, stores, clinics, schools and parks. Improved sidewalk and street design can increase community health, pedestrian safety and support for local businesses. 

All meetings are free and open to the public. Spanish and Vietnamese translation available.   Food, including Giovanni's Pizza, and refreshments provided. 

For more information contact:

Erin Engelbrecht , ACHIEVE Coordinator                       

(505) 350-8984

Richard Meadows, Transportation Planner        

Bernalillo County

(505) 848-1508

International Community Trail Meeting: Monday October 24th 6-7:30pm

Please join us for the first of four community meetings on the International Community Trail. We are presenting information from the Bernalillo County Scoping Report and gathering public input on potential sidewalk and streetscape design. 

When:     Monday October 24th 6pm-7:30pm

Where:    Cesar Chavez Community Center     

 7505 Kathryn SE (Louisiana & Kathryn)

Albuquerque, NM 87108

For more information contact:

Erin Engelbrecht  (505) 350-8984

ACHIEVE Coordinator       

Richard Meadows  (505) 848-1508

Transportation Planner       

Bernalillo County

The International District Trail is a community-based project developed by ACHIEVE with the support of Albuquerque City Councilor Rey Garduño and Bernalillo County Commissioner Maggie Hart-Stebbins.

All meetings are free and open to the public. Spanish and Vietnamese translation available.   Food and refreshments provided.

NY Times on ABQ: Improved by Bike Paths, Pedestrian-Friendly Neighborhoods and Organic Food

36 Hours in Albuquerque

By ZORA O’NEILL

Published: October 20, 2011

FREE association with “Albuquerque” used to yield “Bugs Bunny” and “that airport you go through to get to Santa Fe.” But New Mexico’s biggest city has come into its own in recent years. Thanks to tax breaks and great scenery, the TV and film industry is booming: Joss Whedon’s mega-budget “Avengers” wrapped here this summer, and next year, “Breaking Bad” starts shooting its fifth season with Albuquerque as a backdrop. For visitors, the sprawl can seem daunting, but it is tempered by new bike paths. On the main drag, Central Avenue, neon signs from Route 66’s heyday glow over revitalized, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods. And along the banks of the Rio Grande, lush farmland provides a quiet oasis, not to mention heirloom beans, corn and more to feed the city’s vibrant organic movement.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/travel/36-hours-in-albuquerque.html