Editing Albuquerque, New Mexico (section)

====Local mass transit====

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[[file:Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Hub.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Alvarado Transportation Center]], an intermodal transportation hub in downtown Albuquerque]]
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The primary mass transit system is [[ABQ RIDE]], which operates a variety of bus routes throughout the city, including the [[Albuquerque Rapid Transit|Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART)]] express bus service. The central nexus for public transportation is the Alvarado Transportation System, which connects ABQ RIDE to [[Amtrak]], [[Greyhound Lines]], and the [[New Mexico Rail Runner Express]] [[commuter rail]].[[File:Albuquerque Rapid Transit logo.svg|thumb|upright=0.21|[[Albuquerque Rapid Transit|ART]] logo]]

In 2011, the City of Albuquerque commissioned a study to develop a [[bus rapid transit]] system through the Central Avenue corridor, which accounted for 44% of all bus riders in ABQ RIDE.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cabq.gov/transit/planning-for-the-future-bus-rapid-transit-brt-service-on-central-avenue |title=Planning for the Future: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Service on Central Avenue |publisher=CABQ.gov |access-date=October 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011184639/http://cabq.gov/transit/planning-for-the-future-bus-rapid-transit-brt-service-on-central-avenue |archive-date=October 11, 2011 }}</ref> Construction began in 2017 on [[Albuquerque Rapid Transit]] (ART), including dedicated bus lanes between Coors and Louisiana Boulevards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brtabq.com/ |title=Albuquerque Rapid Transit |access-date=December 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222173649/https://www.brtabq.com/ |archive-date=December 22, 2018 }}</ref> ART opened for service in November 2019 and was free to use until January 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Albuquerque Rapid Transit - ART |url=https://www.cabq.gov/transit/services/art-information |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=City of Albuquerque}}</ref>

Albuquerque was one of two cities in New Mexico to have had an electric street railway; its horse-drawn streetcar lines were electrified in the early 20th century. The Albuquerque Traction Company assumed operation of the system in 1905, and it grew to its maximum length of {{convert|6|mi|km}} over the next ten years, connecting destinations such as [[Old Town Albuquerque|Old Town]] to the west and the [[University of New Mexico]] to the east with the town's urban center near the former [[Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway]] depot. The Albuquerque Traction Company failed financially in 1915 and the City Electric Company was formed in its place. Despite traffic booms during the [[First World War]], and unaided by lawsuits attempting to force the streetcar company to pay for paving, that system also failed later in 1927, leaving the [[streetcar]]'s "motorettes" unemployed.<ref name="Myrick">{{cite book |last=Myrick |first=David F |title=New Mexico's Railroads --- An Historical Survey |publisher=Colorado Railroad Museum |year=1970 |location=Golden, CO |id=Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 70-116915}}</ref>{{Rp|177–181}}

In 2006, under Mayor [[Martin Chavez]], Albuquerque planned a "fast track" development of a "Modern Streetcar" project, which would run mostly in the southeast quadrant on Central Avenue and Yale Boulevard. Funding for the $270 million system failed amid vocal opposition from some residents.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gisick |first=Michael |date=December 4, 2006 |title=Council: Streetcar project rushed |newspaper=Albuquerque Tribune |url=http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/dec/04/council-streetcar-project-rushed/ |access-date=April 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004065158/http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/dec/04/council-streetcar-project-rushed/ |archive-date=October 4, 2010}}</ref>