Albuquerque’s Transportation/

Public Art Proposal

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Electric Trolley 1904-1927

Streetcars were nice to ride and travelled around downtown and old town areas. At the time it cost a nickel to catch the trolley.

Another trolley company began operating east of the railroad tracks.

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The Bus System1928- Private bus system in Albuquerque“Across the country transit ridership fell

dramatically when cities switched from trolleys to diesel buses after WWII” (Albuquerque Tribune, April 10, 2003 C2)

Abq Ride is continually striving to make city transit more efficient and attract new riders

The buses have a reputation for being dangerous and not on time.

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Beach Pneumatic Transit Company in 1868 started building a transit system.

Pneumatic transit via tube and air? 1970- UNM proposed to the city the first pneumatic transit system in the world.

What are the options for future “clean” transit?

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Compressed air and 8 gallons of fuel= 800 to 1000 miles.Zero Pollution Motors based in India has

created the Air Car. Soon to be in the United States for about $20K.

The air car can tool along at a top speed of 35 mph for some 60 miles

Air Powered Cars

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Created in the 1970’s the solar cars use Photovoltaic cells that convert the sun’s energy into electric energy.

Need to be made of lightweight materials.Solar panels are being made to store energy so cars can be drivenat times when thereis no sun.

Solar Powered Cars

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How are we going to get people to change how they get around the

city?Awareness!

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(Environmental Science, Enger, Eldon and Smith, Bradley F. 2008)

Silver Gardens Art ProposalEast facing wall and garden

6-foot man for scale reference

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Mural, Tire Garden, and Shapes from Above.

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South facing wall looking west

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South facing wall looking East

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