Tag Archives: International District

The Line: Streetlights and Public Safety

May 17, 2019LineAlbuquerque, Albuquerque’s International District, broken streetlights, City of Albuquerque, International District, low-income neighborhood, Mayor Tim Keller, pedestrian deaths, PNM, poor neighborhoods, unlit streetlightsAshley Rammelsberg

May 17, 2019 – Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists continue the discussion of streetlights and public safety, especially in Albuquerque’s International District.

Line Panelists:
Janice Arnold-Jones, former NM state representative
Dan Boyd, capitol bureau chief, Albuquerque Journal
Sophie Martin, attorney
Dave Mulryan, founder, Everybody Votes and president, Mulryan/Nash Advertising

Further Information:
Websites and phone numbers to report outages:
http://pnm.com/streetlights ; 888.342.5766
http://envisionabq.com/ ; 800.370.0395

For Further Reading:
City of Albuquerque, PNM work to convert LED streetlights – KRQE TV
City of Albuquerque and PNM Team Up – May 8, 2019 — City of Albuquerque GOVTV

Sections of Albuquerque Have Been “In the Dark”

May 17, 2019SegmentsAlbuquerque, Albuquerque’s International District, broken streetlights, City of Albuquerque, International District, KUNM, low-income neighborhood, Marisa Demarco, pedestrian deaths, PNM, poor neighborhoods, unlit streetlightsAshley Rammelsberg

May 17, 2019 – Unlit streetlights can be a big problem—with fatal consequences. KUNM’s Marisa Demarco has been tracking problems in Albuquerque for years and produced “In the Dark,” a series of reports on the connection between broken streetlights and pedestrian deaths in Albuquerque’s International District. She joins NMiF Senior Producer Matt Grubs to talk about the issue.

Guest:
Marisa Demarco, reporter, KUNM

For Further Reading:
Marisa Demarco’s streetlight series for KUNM, In The Dark