Dear Neighbors,

September 2009

One of the most used public facilities in District 8 is the Tramway trail network. Recently Councilor Jones and other constituents in the trail area were invited to a meeting to discuss what improvements are needed to make the trail even better. The New Mexico Department of Transportation hosted this meeting as they are the responsible agency for the Tramway trail network because the trail is State owned. The State has been fortunate to obtain $1,000,000 in federal funding to enhance and improve portions of the trail including erosion protection, improvements to pavement drop-offs, reduction in conflict points, and possible widening of the trail to provide for greater separation among users. There is still time to provide comments on the improvements by e-mailing Debbie Bauman at debra.bauman@state.nm.us. NMDOT is anticipating improvements to begin in spring 2010.

District 8 is lucky to have dedicated legislators that have offered tremendous support to the trail and Councilor Jones hopes the infrastructure improvements reflect their commitment. Historically there have been numerous coordinated efforts by the City and State to maintain and clean the trail area. The City of Albuquerque Solid Waste Department has responded to concerns by constituents to clean trash and keep a handle on the weeds in the natural landscape along the trail. Councilor Jones is always happy to help facilitate organized clean up of the area and asks that all users be responsible in their use of this wonderful public facility.

Thank you,

Trudy Jones