First Responder Mural

The First Responder (3rd Saturday) Mural is about more than just art — it’s about giving back to those who serve us every day. This capital project, surrounded by monthly programming, brings together volunteers, local leaders, and community members to support first responders through meaningful acts of service. This involves the installation of a solar panel mural as visual art and a gathering place for community appreciation of first responders. This project will be centered around Albuquerque’s 3rd Saturday events celebrating arts and culture.

Estimated Cost: $64,500

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5 Blocks for Life

The Five Blocks for Life project aims to revitalize the area surrounding Wilson Middle School in Albuquerque's District 6 by enhancing infrastructure and improving public spaces. This is a demonstration project with the goal of doing this around every school in the International District over the next few years. A key improvement includes adding trees and shrubs along San Pedro to reduce noise and begin to build back the tree canopy in the International District as it has the least canopy of any area in the city. This will also improve air quality and create a harassment buffer for students whom are participating in outdoor activities. Pedestrian safety will be addressed with new crosswalks and a HAWK signal near the San Pedro Library. Infrastructure repairs will target broken sidewalks, missing handicap curbs, and unmarked fire lanes. These improvements will boost community safety, foster economic development, and enhance overall well-being.

Estimated Cost: $1,500,000

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Gateway Family Shelter Multi-Use Playground

This is an inclusive and multi-use playground directly outside of the Gateway Family Shelter. This will be a 50x50 foot playground located in the parking lot north of the Family Shelter. This project is modeled off of the playground at Daniel Webster Park (in terms of size) and modeled off of the playground at ABQ Collegiate Academy (in terms of mobility). This playground is intended to primarily serve 2-5 year olds and 5-12 year olds, and children of all needs. This playground will be designed, constructed, and installed to be mobile, in the case that the shelter is moved to a different site. The playground will include shade structures, benches (with a center armrest), and site furnishings.

Estimated Cost: $500,000

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3 "Portland Loo" Public Restroom Units

This project proposal blends 25 original community project proposals into a single proposal: installing three environmentally friendly and fully equipped Public Restroom units in different locations around District 6 (locations still to be determined). While this proposal cannot solve the overwhelming need for public restrooms in the area, this demonstration project puts three facilities in place in both urban and recreational areas, and sets a model for the City to implement additional similar facilities.

Estimated Cost: $1,436,730

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Buena Vista Drive Bike Infrastructure Improvements

This project includes prioritizing bicycle travel along Buena Vista Ave., providing traffic calming measures, and installing three mid-block crossings with pedestrian hybrid beacons (PHBs aka HAWKs) at Gibson, Avenida Cesar Chavez, and Central. This project merges two original community submitted project proposals that align with project priorities outlined in the City’s updated Bikeways & Trail Facilities Plan to invest in cycling infrastructure along the corridor and to create a safer environment for bicyclists to move about District 6. By creating a Bicycle Boulevard on Buena Vista from Gibson to Central that is accessible to UNM, there would be a continuous bike path from Gibson all the way to Balloon Fiesta Park.

Estimated Cost: $1,500,000

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3 Traffic Circles in the Trumbull Neighborhood

This project involves the implementation of three traffic circles to calm the flow of traffic and improve public safety and overall quality of life for residents, pedestrians, and bicyclists in the Trumbull neighborhood at three problematic intersections: 1) Grove and Trumbull, 2) Grove and Bell, and 3) Tennessee and Bell.

Estimated Cost: $420,000

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San Mateo/Kathryn Grower's Market

This is a series of capital improvements that complement the improvements already slated for the empty lot in between San Mateo Blvd and Ortiz Dr, south of Kathryn Ave. These improvements are intended to “set the stage” for the operation of a Growers Market that will provide a place for farmers, artists, and other vendors from District 6 to come together and sell their produce and goods. These improvements are also intended to support programming that take place at the site outside of the Growers Market. On days of the week when the Growers Market isn’t happening, other types of community programming like food distribution could take place within the space.

Estimated Cost: $949,054

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One Stop Respite Station

This project seeks to support unsheltered community members by providing a safe, accessible, and sustainable support station. Elements of this project include a secure storage space with the opportunity to receive mail, charging facilities powered by solar energy, a security box in the case of an emergency, and a communication board to provide important information, connect family members, and inform of resources available nearby.

Estimated Cost: $175,575

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Transforming Vacant Land into Public Parklets

This project will explore opportunities for the City to acquire vacant land to be transformed into small public parks (or “parklets”) in neighborhoods in District 6 where there are not parks nearby. If this project is voted to be funded, once a project site has been located, the City will acquire the land and convert it into a park.

Estimated Cost: $400,000

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