Strong Towns ABQ advocates for equitable services, housing, transportation, and safety through inclusive, fiscally responsible means, promoting better communities in Albuquerque with sustainable changes and community collaboration.
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Incremental Housing and Mixed-Use Zoning
Incremental Housing and Mixed-Use Zoning
Let’s face it—housing has been static for decades due to arbitrary zoning laws. This is a major driver of the homelessness crisis and skyrocketing housing costs in our city. Housing is not an investment commodity; it’s essential for our community.
This is backed up by the Albuquerque Region Housing Assessment, which found that we need to legalize incremental density citywide and build 55,000 housing units by 2045 to meet demand. It’s time to act.
Ending Highway Expansions
Ending Highway Expansions
Highway expansion doesn’t solve congestion—it makes it worse. Decades of research show that widening roads only induces more traffic, wastes public funds, and harms communities. We need safer, smarter alternatives that prioritize people, not just cars.
The Albuquerque I-25 S-Curve project is a prime example. Instead of spending millions to expand highways, we should invest in better transit, safer streets, and walkable neighborhoods that benefit everyone.
Transparent Accounting
Transparent Accounting
You can’t fix what you don’t see. Like many cities, Albuquerque’s budget is complicated—spread across numerous projects and funded by various revenue sources, making it difficult for most people to understand. This lack of transparency hides the true cost of deferred maintenance and the city’s ability to provide basic services.
Decades of car-centric, sprawling growth have left Albuquerque with a $100+ million road maintenance deficit, yet we continue expanding roads we can’t afford to maintain. It’s time to prioritize fixing what we have over endless expansion.
About Us
About Us
Strong Towns ABQ is a community group of Albuquerque residents working to make our city stronger, more resilient, and more livable for everyone.
We are a local chapter of Strong Towns, a national movement advocating for cities to prioritize people over cars, build financially sustainable communities, and create safe, inviting neighborhoods.
Like many American cities, Albuquerque has relied on a top-down approach to housing, transportation, and development—often prioritizing the interests of a select few. We believe in a bottom-up approach, where change is driven by the community, for the community.
Join us as we push for a more walkable, affordable, and people-focused Albuquerque!
Next monthly meeting :
Wednesday, April 15th
6:00pm-7:30pm
Social hour at 7:30pm!
Location:
Flock of Moons
111 Harvard Dr. SE
As we begin to close the door on our most recent round of IDO advocacy, we’re also opening a new chapter for Strong Towns ABQ.
At this month’s meeting, we’ll be reflecting a bit on where we’ve been, sharing where we’re headed next, and talking about how Strong Towns ABQ is continuing to grow. Over the past year, more and more people have found their way into this work, and we’ve been putting energy into building the structure, campaigns, task forces, and organizing capacity that can help sustain and deepen that momentum.
We’ll talk about our current and upcoming work, ways to get more involved, and what this next season of Strong Towns ABQ can look like. Whether you’ve been around for a while or are just curious to learn more, this is a great meeting to plug in, ask questions, and help shape what comes next. <3
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