ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A plan to make downtown Albuquerque safer for people on foot by changing some intersections is seeing good results, according to the city.
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The City of Albuquerque swapped out traffic signals at 11 downtown intersections, turning them into four-way stops earlier this year. Some drivers said they’re still getting used to it. “I have to admit that I just came up on one that used to be a light, and nobody was ther,e and I drove, it wasn’t fast, I drove slowly through, and I realized that was a stop sign. I should have stopped. I’ll do that now, but it just is a little bit of transitioning because I was used to that intersection always having a light,” said Meta Hirschl, a community member.
The intersection conversions started in March, focusing on areas near Albuquerque Civic Plaza, Albuquerque City Hall, and the Albuquerque Convention Center, where there are more people crossing the street and a lower volume of cars. Those include intersections on Tijeras and Marquette…