The Feds Finally Come Through for Albuquerque Rapid Transit

The city of Albuquerque has finally received the $75 million it needed to complete an ambitious plan for electric bus rapid transit along Central Avenue.

1 minute read

August 24, 2018, 1:00 PM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


"The City of Albuquerque has been awarded $75 million from the federal government to fund the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project," reports KOB4.

Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) was one of the many public transit projects in the country waiting for the U.S. Department of Transportation to send funds promised by Congress in the omnibus spending bill singed by President Trump in March. 

"Mayor Tim Keller said Tuesday that funding is no longer an issue." Joy Kang, a reporter for KOB4 took to Twitter to say that Mayor Keller also said "a whole lot" would have been on the line if the finding hadn't come through.

"The city hopes to have the buses up and running sometime in the winter, more than two years after construction began," adds the article after detailing the major milestones for the project on its way to receiving thi final chunk of funding.

ART has been lauded as a gold standard for bus rapid transit systems in the United States since its initial phase opened in 2017.

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 in KOB4

portrait of professional woman

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Use Code 25for25 at checkout for 25% off an annual plan!

Redlining map of Oakland and Berkeley.

Rethinking Redlining

For decades we have blamed 100-year-old maps for the patterns of spatial racial inequity that persist in American cities today. An esteemed researcher says: we’ve got it all wrong.

May 15, 2025 - Alan Mallach

Logo for Planetizen Federal Action Tracker with black and white image of U.S. Capitol with water ripple overlay.

Planetizen Federal Action Tracker

A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.

May 14, 2025 - Diana Ionescu

Front of Walmart store with sign.

Walmart Announces Nationwide EV Charging Network

The company plans to install electric car chargers at most of its stores by 2030.

May 7, 2025 - Inc.

Regeneration of contaminated industrial land used for waste dumping, West Midlands, UK, 2006 .

EPA Awards $267 Million to Clean Up and Reuse Contaminated Sites

The EPA is investing the funds to clean up and redevelop contaminated sites nationwide, supporting economic growth, community revitalization, and environmental restoration.

1 hour ago - Environmental Protection

Archway made of bikes in Knoxville, Tennessee over Tennessee River.

Knoxville Dedicates $1M to New Greenway

The proposed greenway would run along North Broadway and connect to 125 miles of existing trails.

3 hours ago - WATE

25mph speed limit sign with digital "Your Speed" sign below it.

Philadelphia Launches ‘Speed Slots’ Traffic Calming Pilot

The project focuses on a 1.4-mile stretch of Lincoln Drive where cars frequently drive above the posted speed limit.

5 hours ago - WHYY