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Electric Trolley
1904-1927
Streetcars were nice to ride and travelled around downtown and old town
areas. At the time it cost a nickel to catch the trolley.
Another trolley company began operating east of the railroad tracks.
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The Bus System
 1928- Private bus system in Albuquerque
 “Across the country transit ridership fell dramatically when
cities switched from trolleys to diesel buses after WWII”
(Albuquerque Tribune, April 10, 2003 C2)
 Abq Ride is continually striving to make city transit more
efficient and attract new riders
 The buses have a reputation
for being dangerous
and not on time.
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What are the options for future “clean”
transit?
 Beach Pneumatic Transit Company in 1868 started
building a transit system.
 Pneumatic transit
via tube and air?
1970- UNM proposed to
the city the first
pneumatic transit system
in the world.
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Air Powered Cars
 Compressed air and 8 gallons of fuel=
800 to 1000 miles.
Zero Pollution Motors based in India has created the Air
Car. Soon to be in the United States for about $20K.
The air car can tool along
at a top speed of 35 mph
for some 60 miles
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Solar Powered Cars
 Created in the 1970’s the solar cars use Photovoltaic
cells that convert the sun’s energy into electric energy.
 Need to be made of lightweight materials.
 Solar panels are being
made to store energy
so cars can be driven
at times when there
is no sun.
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How are we going to get people to
change how they get around the
city?
 Awareness!
(Environmental Science, Enger,
Eldon and Smith, Bradley F. 2008)
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Silver Gardens Art Proposal
East facing wall and garden
6-foot man for scale reference
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Mural, Tire Garden, and Shapes
from Above.
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South facing wall looking west
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South facing wall looking East
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