Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller On ART




New Mexico People Places and Ideas show

Summary: New Mexico People, Places and Ideas Fri. 4/6 8a : Albuquerque’s newly elected Mayor Tim Keller has pronounced Albuquerque’s Rapid Transit bus system built to run down the middle of Central a “bit of a lemon.” Why? Well, the electric buses leak, can't hold a proper charge, and don’t align with stations. What's w orse, Albuquerque spent $ 130 million on the system, relying on an $ 80 million reimbursement from the federal governemtn, but Mayor Keller says that “check is not in the mail." Now what?