(City of Albuquerque photo)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The next ride pulling up to the city bus stop might actually be a van.
With about a quarter of its bus driver positions unfilled, officials say the city of Albuquerque Transit Department is using Sun Vans to pick up passengers on some routes.
Sun Vans typically provide on-demand rides to those with impairments that make it impossible to use the city’s fixed-route bus network. But with ridership for that service only half of what it was before the pandemic and the city actively working to restore bus schedules to pre-pandemic levels, officials have shifted some Sun Van manpower.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The city of Albuquerque is offering a new bonus program in an effort to help fill over 70 vacant bus driver positions. New hires are eligible for up to $1,000…
NGT News
February 18, 2021
Albuquerque, N.M., is partnering with Trillium, a provider of renewable fuels and alternative fueling solutions, to build a new compressed natural gas (CNG) station to refuel its CNG bus fleet.
The city first began purchasing CNG buses in 1997. The new CNG station will replace a more than 20-year-old station.
“In 1997, the alternative fueling landscape had fewer offerings than it does today,” says Danny Holcomb, transit director for Albuquerque. “Currently, Albuquerque is still determining what the fueling source of its fleet will be in the coming years, and thankfully we will have the infrastructure in place if the decision to pursue all or some CNG buses is made.”
By Susan Montoya Bryan Associated Press
One of New Mexico s largest vaccination clinics is hitting the pause button and will temporarily stop giving vaccines after administering shots for more than a week.
University of New Mexico Health Sciences officials say they want to ensure they have enough doses to give booster shots to people who have received their first shots. The clinic at the university s arena, also known as The Pit, is expected to be closed through Saturday.
The clinic was administering around 1,600 doses per day, with a goal of eventually hitting 3,000 shots daily. An official said the intent is still to hit that mark as soon as more vaccine doses are available.
Legislator Tests Positive For Coronavirus Within Capitol -
Associated Press, Santa Fe New Mexican, KUNM News
The Democratic speaker of the state House is restricting access by lawmakers to the House floor and closing off conference rooms after the disclosure that a Republican legislator tested positive for COVID-19, along with several earlier positive tests among legislative staff.
Speaker Brian Egolf of Santa Fe said Friday that he will begin restricting in-person access to House floor sessions to himself and one additional person from each political party.
That would establish almost entirely online participation in House committee hearings and floor debates. The Capitol is closed to the public.