July 2024 more wins for trails!

Please enjoy the Santa Fe Metropolitan Planning Organization's Quarterly Newsletter, where people-powered transportation planning happens! Each quarter we share developments in our programs, plans, and projects driven by the voice of the public.

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Have you ever walked downtown and felt like you waited too long at a traffic light with no vehicles in sight? The MPO experienced this phenomena which got us thinking; do the traffic lights fit the context of our most walkable part of town? How can people walking be prioritized downtown?

To dig into these questions, the MPO is contracting with NV5 to study the signals at:

• San Francisco & Old Santa Fe Trail
• Grant & Sandoval/Palace
• San Francisco & Sandoval
• Washington & Marcy
• Montezuma & Sandoval

Pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicle count data will be collected and analyzed in tandem with crash data and signal timing data. The results will inform the City of Santa Fe Public Works Department's next steps to prioritize pedestrians downtown.

Comic shared with permission from XKCD

In all seriousness, our traffic engineers worked very hard to re-time and coordinate the traffic signals in the St. Francis corridor and completed retiming of Cerrillos from St. Michael's to St. Francis following last winter's re-timing of Cerrillos south of St. Michael's.

In addition to improved traffic flow, upgrades to the pedestrian experience include leading pedestrian intervals and automatic pedestrian signals to cross side streets when St. Francis has the green light.

MPO staff got a tour of the Cordova/St. Francis control box (left), and can attest signal timing is no simple task!

Our Santa Fe Bikeways and Trails map has helped countless locals and visitors alike navigate Santa Fe! Our last print edition was in 2021, and with our supply of those just about gone, we are printing 20,000 copies of the new 2025 Santa Fe Bikeways and Trails Map!

You can expect to find the same maps and information, however new trails and bike lanes that have been completed since 2021 were added. We also still have the Family Friendly Bike Route maps in English and Spanish!

The maps will be available within the next few weeks at your local bike shop, City offices, and by request!

And a thank you to this year's Baiku Contest participants, judges, and winners!

Fan of the River Trail? Check out our new MPO video describing the entire greenway project and illustrating the completed and proposed segments with drone footage.

We also have a video focused on the newly completed River Trail segment from El Camino Real Academy to Cottonwood Village Mobile Home Park. A huge win for the community!

Looking for something to do on two wheels? The Bike Santa Fe Community Calendar includes all things bike from movie nights to bike polo and group trail rides.

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