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I think it's generally considered bad wiki form to repeatedly change the same page in the space of scant minutes. If you've made a mistake, revert it and correct it. Someone may want to clean up Sammo's mess.
And is that directed towards me? If so, you are blaming the wrong dude... Do not take this the wrong but I think it official wiki policy to freely edit an article. It states that "If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, do not submit it." Heck, it happened to me several times now and I am fine with it {lol}. Good job by the way. I really like what you did with it. Dino
I think I know where the source of confusion for Albuquerque's elevation came from. The elevation of the Albuquerque Internation Sunport (ABQ or KABQ) is officially 5352 feet. The airport, however, is way above most of the city. It's located on a high mesa a good deal above downtown (where many cities record their official elevations) and above a large portion of the city (I can see the airport from my house, and it's up the "hill" so to speak) and definitely far above the valley and west mesa areas of the city which are MUCH lower in elevation than the airport. 5280 is the general consensus of Albuquerque residents and is pretty close to the average. Unless you can cite the USGS for other elevations, we should leave ~5280 feet as the elevation of the city. -- ABQCat 07:04, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Colorado Springs has an average elevation of 6,008 feet and has a population of about 370,000 which classifies it as a major city. This statement "Interestingly, Albuquerque has the highest altitude of any major city in the United States." is inaccurate.
Whatever . . . Personally I do not consider Colorado Springs as a major city but I will let you have it. I will make minor revision by adding "enough".
Traditionally, the "location" of a city that's used for distances and elevations has been the main post office, which is usually close to the center of town. Since the base has limited southern growth here, growth has tended, until recently, to be north and east, out of the valley and towards the mountains. (BTW, Tramway and Tramway is *much* higher than the airport. And so is Rio Rancho.)
FWIW, my house, near Old Town, is at about 4650', and the base of the Tram is about 6200', so a 2000' difference within the city limits isn't out of the range of possibility, just improbable. But the most important measurement, by far, is at University and Avenida de Cesar Chavez: "A Mile High, and Louder Than Hell!" User:68.35.160.2 07:43, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I reverted the addition of the "one of the highest metropolitan areas in the country," for the following reasons. (1) It is redundant with info already in the geography section. (2) It is imprecise. (3) It is unsourced. (4) "Metropolitan area" is itself vague, and if one uses the whole Metropolitan statistical area, you have to include four counties (!). It would be interesting to see an accurate average elevation for either (a) the city itself or (b) the city plus Rio Rancho, Corrales, etc. (carefully specified). But as mentioned above, that info is hard to come by. -- Spireguy 19:05, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Could someone please eliminate the large void that exist between the first and second section. I do not know how to do it. User:129.118.160.36 07:51, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
"The city hosts the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta every October. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta started in 1972."
Before the table of contents? WikiDon 08:38, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
I guess you're right. It seemed like a lot of space last night. Yes, I was talking about that paragraph. User:129.118.160.30 22:28, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
I had the toughest time editing the page, I thought I did it before I added the note, but then I re-checked and the changes weren't there. It kept bombing on me, I had to try about four times, then broke the changes up into segments. Frustrating.
Please review the list List of famous people from Albuquerque first before adding new names.
This certainly isn't a solid source, but someone I used to work with at Sandia (who went to Highland, as I did) said he and Mike Judge went to middle school together but that Judge went to St Pius for high school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zia kc ( talk • contribs) 07:03, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
"The southwest area is currently undergoing rapid development. The traditional small farms and ranches are being replaced by modern "cookie-cutter" subdivisions and "big box" retail stores. In 2004, Wal-Mart began construction of a new super center on the site of a former dairy farm."
This paragraph, which was at the end of the Southwest quadrant section, seems pretty one-sided to me, not NPOV. I'm not certain my replacement paragraph (below) is much better, but it's probably OK. Any thoughts?
"The southwest area is currently undergoing rapid and controversial development, including large retail stores and quickly-built subdivisions."
-- Oddtoddnm 02:09, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
You're right; the original paragraph is biased. And wrong. I've lived here for over thirty years, and I can tell you that the South Valley (where all the "ranches" and "farms" are, isn't being "quickly replaced" by anything. If development is *finally* happening west of Old Coors, it's replacing shrubs and brush, not farms.
Besides, that Walmart was stopped, thanks to lots of people who didn't want the traffic it would have represented.
The Southwest quadrant may be growing, but it's not rapid. Controversial, maybe, but that's to be anticipated, given that a large portion of Albuquerque doesn't want anything to change. Ever.
Your replacement paragraph is better as
"The southwest area is currently undergoing increasing development, including new retail stores and subdivisions." User:68.35.160.2 07:53, 16 September 2005 (UTC) well to tell u the truth noboday really cares....only people that do unevercity
The existence and destruction of the petroglyphs should be mentioned -- thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.173.35.170 ( talk) 20:43, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
I have been a life long resident of Albuquerque and have never heard or used the term "new town." User:140.32.16.104 20:32, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
WikiDon 22:14, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
What is the literal translation of the Navajo name? Does it pre-date the spanish name? That would seem suprising, wouldn't that mean it is really the Navajo name for a nearby pueblo? How does it differ from the pueblo names for the area? The pueblo names would seem more apropo.-- Silverback 23:40, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
The list of tall buildings in Albuquerque is limited to downtown. I can guarantee that the former First National Bank building (Central & San Mateo) is taller than the new courthouses downtown, and I'd put money on the fact that the Uptown Marriott is, too. User:68.35.160.2 07:35, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
It would seem these two categories should merge, as both of them share information that would fit into the other's category.-- Metron4 19:09, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Anonymous User:62.178.90.36 made a request that something be added about the period from 1800 to 1850, more importantly the Mexican-American War 1846-1848. WikiDon 18:12, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
1) Do you like "sister cities" in paragraph:
Albuquerque has nine sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI): Ashgabat ( Turkmenistan), Chihuahua ( Mexico), Gijon ( Spain), Helmstedt ( Germany), Lanzhou ( China), Sasebo ( Japan), Guadalajara ( Mexico), Hua Lien ( Taiwan), and Alburquerque ( Spain).
2) Or list form:
Albuquerque has nine sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
Which is easier to read and decipher faster?
WikiDon 21:41, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
-- Dr. Cash 17:41, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
We should change the seal to the new, tricentennial seal.
P-unit 06:34, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
No mention of crime rate, poor public education or anything of that sort.
In the Urban Trends and Issues section, would it be notable to note the Mayor's controversial proposed ban of the sale of alcohol in certain downtown venues during all-ages shows? -- Kahlfin 19:41, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
What is the actual population of the metro area? The first paragraph claims around 712,000 while the infobox states that the metro area has over 1 million. What is the actual population? Ajwebb 00:44, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
Just looked at most recent census.gov data and it shows ABQ metro population at 797,940 for 2005. Is there another source for the current value of 781,447 or is the larger number just a newer estimate? -- Gerberb 16:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
The last figure I could find was an estimate for 2004. Where did you find the metro area population for 2005?
Open table B-1 Here, data from the latest State and Metro Area Data Book. Gerberb 21:40, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
This article is starting to get long. Any ideas/comments on some sections that could be spun off onto their own pages? I was thinking possibly the section on quadrants be rolled into a neighborhoods article(s). Breaking this part off could allow more info on smaller neighborhoods in ABQ w/o making the main article any longer. Other candidates would be schools and the trivia section. Comments? Ideas? Gerberb 19:34, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
This section makes some fairly broad statements w/o citing references. This information is just belivable enough to warrant discussion, but should really be removed if there is no verifiable data to backup these demographic statements. Any relevant information should be merged with the existing Quadrants section if it is not there already.
You are right, I (author) deleted the section for the time being.
Just because Albuquerque is dry and sunny, does it really have the "best" climate? What about all the people out there that don't like deserts or dry heat? Maybe there should be reference or a less biased statement.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=35.283182,-106.7696&spn=0.134803,0.2314&om=1
Why aren't there any houses or any other buildings on them? The area appears to be almost half the size of Albuquerque.-- Wikipediatastic
There is a survey in progress at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (settlements) to determine if there is consensus on a proposed change to the U.S. city naming conventions to be consistent with other countries, in particular Canada.
i believe that a functioning bus/commuter rail system constitutes a title of mass transit not public transit. there are plenty of city articles with the title mass transit that has less routes, etc then ABQ Ride. Urban909
no worries, thats cool with me. i will do the revision, remove the tag and hopefully Rail Runner will be expanded to Santa Fe and other parts of the city. seeing that i don't live in albuquerque yet (moving back to NM soon though) i hope this expansion will go through, as with the light rail proposal on central. luckily your city seems to be ahead on your transit needs. here in houston, its been an uphill battle for 20 years to even get 7 miles of rail. by the way, do you know how many miles of bus system you have? cheers. Urban909
The section on the MIND Institute seems like promotion to me. Comments? -- Spireguy 18:48, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Definitely. So much so, that it should be removed. There is no mention of the large number of area hospitals. I'm gonna remove it, also, I'll try to write a comprehensive section on area hospitals sometime this week. Arkannis 09:40, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Please merge any relevant content from Albuquerque Trivia per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albuquerque Trivia. Thanks. — Quarl ( talk) 2007-02-09 09:34Z
Mesa del Sol. Ghoener06 18:26, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
This isn't the world's most pressing issue, but I think that of the following three possibilities, the last is most neutral:
These have all appeared on the page in the "History/Early settlers" section, in that order, with the last being my version, which was just reverted to the second version. The first version seems to be biased toward one r; the second uses scare quotes, which are usually a bad idea: they bring an ironic tone in which is inappropriate. The third version (I think) is purely factual and hence most neutral. Comments? -- Spireguy 20:08, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
I found a source that I feel could be used to back some of the statements in the history section Origin of the name Albuquerque (Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA). Also, I'm interested in noting the two etymological opinions about the name. Should that be added here or at the disambiguation page? Perhaps both is best - someone may be wondering about the greater history of the name while reading about the city. The Behnam 03:46, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
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Albuquerque, New Mexico#Early settlers says,
and New Mexico#History says,
But New Spain#The last Spanish Habsburgs (1643–1713) says,
and History of New Mexico#Spanish Exploration and Colonization says,
and Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque says,
What — if anything — happened in 1660? —wwoods 21:21, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
I have removed the vast majority of the popular cultural references, as they are simply trivial or disambiguating references. They do not belong here, or anywhere else. -- Eyrian 18:12, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
You are violating the wikipedia style manual page on avoiding trivia sections. It clearly states "do not simply remove these sections" and advises reaching consensus through the talk page as to what should and should not be included, etc.
I am going to replace the majority of what was in the list, in more "selectively-populated list[s] with a narrow theme" as per the style guide. If you have further objections to this, please let us discuss it here rather than unilaterally removing it because it does not fit what you personally think belongs here. Mathlaura 19:40, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Some kind of citation is needed to back up the claim that this is "the most photographed event in the world." Mplsbf 22:19, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
This section is pretty weird. There are several other theatre projects going on around town besides tricklock, as well as interesting venues such as the outpost, the q-staff theatre, the Kimo(I know this is mentioned above but it should also be mentioned here)the vortex theatre and theatre company, the Launchpad, the el-ray, sunshine... There are slam poetry groups, a ballet company, chamber music groups, oh and has anyone ever heard of mariachis? Hector Pimentel? Also, there is a sentence that seems to be weirdly hanging out there after the paragraph about popejoy.-- N88819 ( talk) 06:29, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
Please provide sources when you give population figures, and remember to use only US Census numbers (see WP:USCITY). There has been a rash of unsourced "2008" population figures in various New Mexico articles (including this one), but the US Census Population Estimate Program only goes up to 2006 at present. These "2008" figures are of unknown origin and seem inflated. Thanks. -- Uncia ( talk) 20:55, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
While we're on the topic, I have a few questions regarding some future estimates in the "New Millennium" section. The article states that Albuquerque is "projected to reach 661,000 by 2010" and that the metropolitan area is "projected to reach 993,211 by 2010" both of which are not cited nor are they consistent with current growth rates for the Albuquerque area. It seems like the figures are more hopeful than factual. Unless they can be cited, I feel they should be deleted.-- Mustang1966 ( talk) 18:06, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
The table of the decennial censuses in Demographics was all wrong (and was not sourced), so I replaced it with correct data and gave sources. -- Uncia ( talk) 04:02, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
I'm deleting the table, under Decades of growth, of the top 10 fastest growing US cities, because (1) the table is not relevant to Albuquerque; (2) the table is copied from CNN Money, which is probably WP:COPYVIO. -- Uncia ( talk) 02:04, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
There's been some controversy over the correct nickname(s) of Albuquerque in the infobox, so I've marked all the candidates as "citation needed". The Template:Infobox settlement guidelines describe the nickname field as "well-known nickname(s)". "Duke City" is well known although surprisingly hard to document; I did not find anything I would call a reliable source that said in so many words that it is a nickname for Albuquerque. The other candidates (Q-City, Burque, The 505) are more obscure and I was not able to find anything other than blogs that used those. I think they may not be "well-known" and so should be deleted. Thanks to anyone who can provide reliable sources in this matter. -- Uncia ( talk) 13:18, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Tanthalas39 removed all nicknames, and I added a comment in the nickname field "do not use - see talk page". -- Uncia ( talk) 12:58, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
(undent) Thanks for all your help in resolving this issue. I concur with deleting the mottos. I believe Albuquerque does not have a motto (although it has some advertising slogans). There's no motto on the city seal, see City Seal. Unlike a nickname, a motto needs to have some kind of official status, so we can reasonably require documentation for any proposed mottos—it's not enough for the motto to be "well known". -- Uncia ( talk) 16:15, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
Albuuqerque was often called the City of Illumination turing the tricentenial, but of course it probably wont be put back up since this is the only wiki city page i have seen where you need sources haha.
We need someone to upload a city seal for this page,.. Option 1: [1] Option 2: [2] Option 3: [3] Brandynman ( talk) 16:47, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
I was just asking to see if anyone wanted to upload it, anyways i know i have been on wikipedia for over 3 years.., i work for the city of albuquerque..you dont have to get permission for the seal. Brandynman ( talk) 21:09, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
I just want to discuss about few links that I want to add to this page and think that they can be helpful. Please let me know your thoughts. I really donot want to be aggressive and insert it and get it removed by somebody.Rather I would like to discuss and insert them so that they are added as enhancements to the page. Here are the links:-
www.unm.edu/
albuquerque-nm-living.com
www.virtualalbuquerque.com/
Please let know your thoughts. Thanks-- PhoneBookHistorianGeek ( talk) 22:07, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering, instead of using File:Downtown albuquerque NM USA.jpg in the city infobox, can we please use File:ABQ.jpg? It shows the entire skyline, it's low-res, but extremely beautiful at the same time. And the current one only shows the Albuquerque Plaza building, making Albuquerque look a lot smaller than it really is. I live in Albuquerque and I would love to see my city as a whole, not just two buildings, and Image:ABQ.jpg does that task.
(undent) The proposed image, ABQ.jpg, has been deleted. Contrary to what Martinez07 said, it does not belong to the City of Albuquerque. It is a stock image from Marble Street Studio in Albuquerque. -- Uncia ( talk) 20:51, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
I've added a Template:refimprove tag to the Cityscape section. The information here is probably reliable but it is unsourced. There are several instance of what may be dated statements, such as that some area is developing rapidly. There are some statements that may be not be NPOV, such as advantages and disadvantages of development strategies. Thanks to anyone who can help strengthen this section. -- Uncia ( talk) 13:40, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Sections of the history portion of this article are currently filled with bogus information about Moorish and Roman settlement of Albuquerque. I'm not a registered user or a skilled Wikipedia editor, so I'm not going to mess with it. Just thought I'd point it out. (Comment made by 192.154.63.2 ( talk · contribs) on 18 September 2008)
Background: The Albuquerque image (image_skyline) in the settlement infobox at the top of the page has been replaced about a dozen times over the past few months. The current (stable) image is Image:Abqdowntown.jpg. Some recent samples of replacement are here, here, here, and here. The replacement image lasts a few days or in some cases a few hours before being discovered to be a copyright violation and deleted, and the original image put back in. The new images were inserted by a succession of editors who appear to be sock puppets of PoliticianTexas ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log). This is also the same suspected sock puppet who kept changing the nickname in the infobox. A history of his suspected image activities is here.
Remedy: I propose to the community that we not change the image without discussion here and consensus. This has worked (fairly) well to stabilize the nickname. I'm not opposed to changing the image, but due to the difficulties listed above I think we need to be more formal, and perhaps put some additional pressure on the suspected sock puppet to go away. I have marked the image with a comment "Note: Please do not change image without discussing on talk page first". Thoughts? Thank you. -- Uncia ( talk) 12:07, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
Update: The image File:AlbuquerqueView.jpg ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) proposed above has been discovered to be a copyright violation and has been deleted. Its proponent, LamyQ ( talk · contribs), has been discovered to be a sock puppet or meat puppet of PoliticianTexas and has been blocked indefinitely. -- Uncia ( talk) 20:51, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
PoliticianTexas and by extension his sock puppets and meat puppets have been banned indefinitely from editing Wikipedia. He is the puppetmaster behind LamyQ, Martinez07, and many other sock puppets who have troubled the northern New Mexico articles, especially this one and several related to Española. He specializes in uploading copyright-violating images and scattering them around these pages. He also has a strong interest in local politics and in high school sports.
Whether this ban will have any deterrent effect is uncertain, but it does allow faster and more thorough action when he shows up again. See WP:BAN, especially WP:BAN#Community ban, WP:BAN#Site_bans and WP:BAN#Enforcement_by_reverting_edits. -- Uncia ( talk) 14:25, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
I would like to change the image of Albuquerque. It shows various pictures of how Albuquerque has, such a statue in the University of New Mexico, an aerial view of the city. I would be greatful to change the image. KingScreamer ( talk) 19:54, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
I've restructured the article per the guidelines at WP:USCITY. I did not add or remove any content, except for changing and adding some headings. Three recommended sections don't have any content, so I've put in placeholders for those: Parks and Recreation, Utilities, and Healthcare. Two sections are (and already were) extremely long and should have portions split off into separate articles: History and Geography. -- Uncia ( talk) 04:17, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
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I'm re-arranging the order of some sections for a more logical presentation. The geography section now flows from the physical features to the layout of the city; the architecture section was moved to the Arts & Culture section; etc. Also spreads some images and tables to break up some cluttered areas. More content needed in many sections, of course. Laszlo Panaflex ( talk) 00:30, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
I see that the mayor is mentioned but the 9 city councilors are not. Is that information that should be included? http://www.cabq.gov/council — Preceding unsigned comment added by MartianColony ( talk • contribs) 03:41, 25 April 2015
Do you think we should add a section regarding the recent issues regarding the police, particularly the shooting of James Boyd? It made international headlines and sparked protests throughout the city. As a resident of ABQ I can tell you that people are still very much talking about it and the wounds have not healed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MartianColony ( talk • contribs) 03:41, 25 April 2015
What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content. Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 ( talk) 08:22, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
The current article includes this curious tidbit:
Western folklore offers a different explanation, tracing the name Albuquerque to the Galician word albaricoque, meaning "apricot". The apricot was brought to New Mexico by Spanish settlers, possibly as early as 1743. As the story goes, the settlement was established near an apricot tree, and became known as La Ciudad de Albaricoque. As frontiersmen were unable to correctly pronounce the Galician word, it became corrupted to "Albuquerque".
Actually, Western folklore does not offer this explanation, a writer named LB Mitchell offers this explanation in a 1949 issue of a journal entitled Western Folklore (per the footnote). Other curiosities include the fact that albaricoque also means apricot in Spanish, not just Galician. Finally, it seems farfetched to believe that Albuquerque is a corruption of albaricoque when the city had a governor whose name was Albuquerque, obviously a much more plausible explanation. This whole section should just be erased in my opinion. Valkotukka ( talk) 22:30, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
69.7% + 4.6% + 4.6% + 3.3% + 2.6% + 15.1% + 46.7% = 1.46600 (146%) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.10.142.166 ( talk) 03:51, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
What's with the paragraph that starts with: "Albuquerque has had several movies and shows filmed in the city..." ?
It's incoherent. Treat Whambin ( talk) 06:28, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
The intro refers to both a "Metropolitan Statistical Area" and a "combined statistical area." They should have consistent casing, either both uppercase or both lowercase. Anyone have a preference? Maurreen ( talk) 03:21, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
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CULTURE Albuquerque's culture is very interesting considering the location of the city. Albuquerque is very rich with native American culture as well as Mexican culture because of its location. Considering that the city is surrounded by reservations Albuquerque has strong native American roots. Albuquerque also has many people with Hispanic or Mexican roots living here because of the past of the land Albuquerque was built on. All the people, past, and geography of Albuquerque is what make the cities culture.
BALLOON FIESTA The Balloon Fiesta is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is the biggest gathering of hot air Balloons in the world. People from all over the world will come to take part in these events that happen in this week long fiesta. Albuquerque is the best location of this because we are geographically set up for a successful ballooning event. The mountains and the valley form this thing called the "box" which makes the balloons the best to fly here. It also block certain theater patterns that are bad for balloons. Albuqeuerque Interantional Balloon Fiesta, Quest Info, Plopezz15 ( talk) 04:50, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
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I think we need to look into the possibility of the city's "Albuquerque Rapid Transit" project having some mention in the "Urban Issues" section of the article. The ART project has proven controversial and has been covered extensively in local media in the area. It was a hot button issue in the most recent mayoral election in 2017. Regards. EnglishEfternamn *t/c* 22:34, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
There's a mistake with the ethnicities percentages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.28.34.212 ( talk • contribs)
John from Idegon ( talk · contribs) wrote "If you disagree with sourced content, you need to provide reliable secondary sources in a discussion on the article talk page and attempt to gain consensus" but most of the uses of Chihuahuan Desert that that IP removed where not sourced. The sourcing for Alburquerque being part of the Chihuahan Desert region is pretty flimsy. The "60 Hikes" book says "This hike skirts a bosque riparian forest within a finger of Chihuahuan desert that extends north to Albuquerque", which suggests that a small sliver of the area by the Rio Grande south of town might be considered Chihuahuan, but not much more. Other sources suggest the northern end of the Chihuahuan is the Socorro area (downriver a bit). So I have to agree with the IP's edits, generally; Albuquerque is central, not southern NM and is mostly outside the northern extent of the Chihuahuan. Some subtle refinement may be in order. Dicklyon ( talk) 03:26, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
Reviewing the edits, I decided to revert to the IP's version for now. More precise updates are welcome, but the extra half-dozen mentions of Chihuahuan Desert do not seem warranted. Dicklyon ( talk) 03:30, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
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I think it's generally considered bad wiki form to repeatedly change the same page in the space of scant minutes. If you've made a mistake, revert it and correct it. Someone may want to clean up Sammo's mess.
And is that directed towards me? If so, you are blaming the wrong dude... Do not take this the wrong but I think it official wiki policy to freely edit an article. It states that "If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, do not submit it." Heck, it happened to me several times now and I am fine with it {lol}. Good job by the way. I really like what you did with it. Dino
I think I know where the source of confusion for Albuquerque's elevation came from. The elevation of the Albuquerque Internation Sunport (ABQ or KABQ) is officially 5352 feet. The airport, however, is way above most of the city. It's located on a high mesa a good deal above downtown (where many cities record their official elevations) and above a large portion of the city (I can see the airport from my house, and it's up the "hill" so to speak) and definitely far above the valley and west mesa areas of the city which are MUCH lower in elevation than the airport. 5280 is the general consensus of Albuquerque residents and is pretty close to the average. Unless you can cite the USGS for other elevations, we should leave ~5280 feet as the elevation of the city. -- ABQCat 07:04, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Colorado Springs has an average elevation of 6,008 feet and has a population of about 370,000 which classifies it as a major city. This statement "Interestingly, Albuquerque has the highest altitude of any major city in the United States." is inaccurate.
Whatever . . . Personally I do not consider Colorado Springs as a major city but I will let you have it. I will make minor revision by adding "enough".
Traditionally, the "location" of a city that's used for distances and elevations has been the main post office, which is usually close to the center of town. Since the base has limited southern growth here, growth has tended, until recently, to be north and east, out of the valley and towards the mountains. (BTW, Tramway and Tramway is *much* higher than the airport. And so is Rio Rancho.)
FWIW, my house, near Old Town, is at about 4650', and the base of the Tram is about 6200', so a 2000' difference within the city limits isn't out of the range of possibility, just improbable. But the most important measurement, by far, is at University and Avenida de Cesar Chavez: "A Mile High, and Louder Than Hell!" User:68.35.160.2 07:43, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I reverted the addition of the "one of the highest metropolitan areas in the country," for the following reasons. (1) It is redundant with info already in the geography section. (2) It is imprecise. (3) It is unsourced. (4) "Metropolitan area" is itself vague, and if one uses the whole Metropolitan statistical area, you have to include four counties (!). It would be interesting to see an accurate average elevation for either (a) the city itself or (b) the city plus Rio Rancho, Corrales, etc. (carefully specified). But as mentioned above, that info is hard to come by. -- Spireguy 19:05, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Could someone please eliminate the large void that exist between the first and second section. I do not know how to do it. User:129.118.160.36 07:51, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
"The city hosts the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta every October. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta started in 1972."
Before the table of contents? WikiDon 08:38, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
I guess you're right. It seemed like a lot of space last night. Yes, I was talking about that paragraph. User:129.118.160.30 22:28, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
I had the toughest time editing the page, I thought I did it before I added the note, but then I re-checked and the changes weren't there. It kept bombing on me, I had to try about four times, then broke the changes up into segments. Frustrating.
Please review the list List of famous people from Albuquerque first before adding new names.
This certainly isn't a solid source, but someone I used to work with at Sandia (who went to Highland, as I did) said he and Mike Judge went to middle school together but that Judge went to St Pius for high school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zia kc ( talk • contribs) 07:03, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
"The southwest area is currently undergoing rapid development. The traditional small farms and ranches are being replaced by modern "cookie-cutter" subdivisions and "big box" retail stores. In 2004, Wal-Mart began construction of a new super center on the site of a former dairy farm."
This paragraph, which was at the end of the Southwest quadrant section, seems pretty one-sided to me, not NPOV. I'm not certain my replacement paragraph (below) is much better, but it's probably OK. Any thoughts?
"The southwest area is currently undergoing rapid and controversial development, including large retail stores and quickly-built subdivisions."
-- Oddtoddnm 02:09, August 4, 2005 (UTC)
You're right; the original paragraph is biased. And wrong. I've lived here for over thirty years, and I can tell you that the South Valley (where all the "ranches" and "farms" are, isn't being "quickly replaced" by anything. If development is *finally* happening west of Old Coors, it's replacing shrubs and brush, not farms.
Besides, that Walmart was stopped, thanks to lots of people who didn't want the traffic it would have represented.
The Southwest quadrant may be growing, but it's not rapid. Controversial, maybe, but that's to be anticipated, given that a large portion of Albuquerque doesn't want anything to change. Ever.
Your replacement paragraph is better as
"The southwest area is currently undergoing increasing development, including new retail stores and subdivisions." User:68.35.160.2 07:53, 16 September 2005 (UTC) well to tell u the truth noboday really cares....only people that do unevercity
The existence and destruction of the petroglyphs should be mentioned -- thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.173.35.170 ( talk) 20:43, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
I have been a life long resident of Albuquerque and have never heard or used the term "new town." User:140.32.16.104 20:32, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
WikiDon 22:14, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
What is the literal translation of the Navajo name? Does it pre-date the spanish name? That would seem suprising, wouldn't that mean it is really the Navajo name for a nearby pueblo? How does it differ from the pueblo names for the area? The pueblo names would seem more apropo.-- Silverback 23:40, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
The list of tall buildings in Albuquerque is limited to downtown. I can guarantee that the former First National Bank building (Central & San Mateo) is taller than the new courthouses downtown, and I'd put money on the fact that the Uptown Marriott is, too. User:68.35.160.2 07:35, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
It would seem these two categories should merge, as both of them share information that would fit into the other's category.-- Metron4 19:09, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
Anonymous User:62.178.90.36 made a request that something be added about the period from 1800 to 1850, more importantly the Mexican-American War 1846-1848. WikiDon 18:12, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
1) Do you like "sister cities" in paragraph:
Albuquerque has nine sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI): Ashgabat ( Turkmenistan), Chihuahua ( Mexico), Gijon ( Spain), Helmstedt ( Germany), Lanzhou ( China), Sasebo ( Japan), Guadalajara ( Mexico), Hua Lien ( Taiwan), and Alburquerque ( Spain).
2) Or list form:
Albuquerque has nine sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
Which is easier to read and decipher faster?
WikiDon 21:41, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
-- Dr. Cash 17:41, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
We should change the seal to the new, tricentennial seal.
P-unit 06:34, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
No mention of crime rate, poor public education or anything of that sort.
In the Urban Trends and Issues section, would it be notable to note the Mayor's controversial proposed ban of the sale of alcohol in certain downtown venues during all-ages shows? -- Kahlfin 19:41, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
What is the actual population of the metro area? The first paragraph claims around 712,000 while the infobox states that the metro area has over 1 million. What is the actual population? Ajwebb 00:44, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
Just looked at most recent census.gov data and it shows ABQ metro population at 797,940 for 2005. Is there another source for the current value of 781,447 or is the larger number just a newer estimate? -- Gerberb 16:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
The last figure I could find was an estimate for 2004. Where did you find the metro area population for 2005?
Open table B-1 Here, data from the latest State and Metro Area Data Book. Gerberb 21:40, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
This article is starting to get long. Any ideas/comments on some sections that could be spun off onto their own pages? I was thinking possibly the section on quadrants be rolled into a neighborhoods article(s). Breaking this part off could allow more info on smaller neighborhoods in ABQ w/o making the main article any longer. Other candidates would be schools and the trivia section. Comments? Ideas? Gerberb 19:34, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
This section makes some fairly broad statements w/o citing references. This information is just belivable enough to warrant discussion, but should really be removed if there is no verifiable data to backup these demographic statements. Any relevant information should be merged with the existing Quadrants section if it is not there already.
You are right, I (author) deleted the section for the time being.
Just because Albuquerque is dry and sunny, does it really have the "best" climate? What about all the people out there that don't like deserts or dry heat? Maybe there should be reference or a less biased statement.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=35.283182,-106.7696&spn=0.134803,0.2314&om=1
Why aren't there any houses or any other buildings on them? The area appears to be almost half the size of Albuquerque.-- Wikipediatastic
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i believe that a functioning bus/commuter rail system constitutes a title of mass transit not public transit. there are plenty of city articles with the title mass transit that has less routes, etc then ABQ Ride. Urban909
no worries, thats cool with me. i will do the revision, remove the tag and hopefully Rail Runner will be expanded to Santa Fe and other parts of the city. seeing that i don't live in albuquerque yet (moving back to NM soon though) i hope this expansion will go through, as with the light rail proposal on central. luckily your city seems to be ahead on your transit needs. here in houston, its been an uphill battle for 20 years to even get 7 miles of rail. by the way, do you know how many miles of bus system you have? cheers. Urban909
The section on the MIND Institute seems like promotion to me. Comments? -- Spireguy 18:48, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Definitely. So much so, that it should be removed. There is no mention of the large number of area hospitals. I'm gonna remove it, also, I'll try to write a comprehensive section on area hospitals sometime this week. Arkannis 09:40, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
Please merge any relevant content from Albuquerque Trivia per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albuquerque Trivia. Thanks. — Quarl ( talk) 2007-02-09 09:34Z
Mesa del Sol. Ghoener06 18:26, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
This isn't the world's most pressing issue, but I think that of the following three possibilities, the last is most neutral:
These have all appeared on the page in the "History/Early settlers" section, in that order, with the last being my version, which was just reverted to the second version. The first version seems to be biased toward one r; the second uses scare quotes, which are usually a bad idea: they bring an ironic tone in which is inappropriate. The third version (I think) is purely factual and hence most neutral. Comments? -- Spireguy 20:08, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
I found a source that I feel could be used to back some of the statements in the history section Origin of the name Albuquerque (Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA). Also, I'm interested in noting the two etymological opinions about the name. Should that be added here or at the disambiguation page? Perhaps both is best - someone may be wondering about the greater history of the name while reading about the city. The Behnam 03:46, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
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Albuquerque, New Mexico#Early settlers says,
and New Mexico#History says,
But New Spain#The last Spanish Habsburgs (1643–1713) says,
and History of New Mexico#Spanish Exploration and Colonization says,
and Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque says,
What — if anything — happened in 1660? —wwoods 21:21, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
I have removed the vast majority of the popular cultural references, as they are simply trivial or disambiguating references. They do not belong here, or anywhere else. -- Eyrian 18:12, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
You are violating the wikipedia style manual page on avoiding trivia sections. It clearly states "do not simply remove these sections" and advises reaching consensus through the talk page as to what should and should not be included, etc.
I am going to replace the majority of what was in the list, in more "selectively-populated list[s] with a narrow theme" as per the style guide. If you have further objections to this, please let us discuss it here rather than unilaterally removing it because it does not fit what you personally think belongs here. Mathlaura 19:40, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Some kind of citation is needed to back up the claim that this is "the most photographed event in the world." Mplsbf 22:19, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
This section is pretty weird. There are several other theatre projects going on around town besides tricklock, as well as interesting venues such as the outpost, the q-staff theatre, the Kimo(I know this is mentioned above but it should also be mentioned here)the vortex theatre and theatre company, the Launchpad, the el-ray, sunshine... There are slam poetry groups, a ballet company, chamber music groups, oh and has anyone ever heard of mariachis? Hector Pimentel? Also, there is a sentence that seems to be weirdly hanging out there after the paragraph about popejoy.-- N88819 ( talk) 06:29, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
Please provide sources when you give population figures, and remember to use only US Census numbers (see WP:USCITY). There has been a rash of unsourced "2008" population figures in various New Mexico articles (including this one), but the US Census Population Estimate Program only goes up to 2006 at present. These "2008" figures are of unknown origin and seem inflated. Thanks. -- Uncia ( talk) 20:55, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
While we're on the topic, I have a few questions regarding some future estimates in the "New Millennium" section. The article states that Albuquerque is "projected to reach 661,000 by 2010" and that the metropolitan area is "projected to reach 993,211 by 2010" both of which are not cited nor are they consistent with current growth rates for the Albuquerque area. It seems like the figures are more hopeful than factual. Unless they can be cited, I feel they should be deleted.-- Mustang1966 ( talk) 18:06, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
The table of the decennial censuses in Demographics was all wrong (and was not sourced), so I replaced it with correct data and gave sources. -- Uncia ( talk) 04:02, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
I'm deleting the table, under Decades of growth, of the top 10 fastest growing US cities, because (1) the table is not relevant to Albuquerque; (2) the table is copied from CNN Money, which is probably WP:COPYVIO. -- Uncia ( talk) 02:04, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
There's been some controversy over the correct nickname(s) of Albuquerque in the infobox, so I've marked all the candidates as "citation needed". The Template:Infobox settlement guidelines describe the nickname field as "well-known nickname(s)". "Duke City" is well known although surprisingly hard to document; I did not find anything I would call a reliable source that said in so many words that it is a nickname for Albuquerque. The other candidates (Q-City, Burque, The 505) are more obscure and I was not able to find anything other than blogs that used those. I think they may not be "well-known" and so should be deleted. Thanks to anyone who can provide reliable sources in this matter. -- Uncia ( talk) 13:18, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Tanthalas39 removed all nicknames, and I added a comment in the nickname field "do not use - see talk page". -- Uncia ( talk) 12:58, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
(undent) Thanks for all your help in resolving this issue. I concur with deleting the mottos. I believe Albuquerque does not have a motto (although it has some advertising slogans). There's no motto on the city seal, see City Seal. Unlike a nickname, a motto needs to have some kind of official status, so we can reasonably require documentation for any proposed mottos—it's not enough for the motto to be "well known". -- Uncia ( talk) 16:15, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
Albuuqerque was often called the City of Illumination turing the tricentenial, but of course it probably wont be put back up since this is the only wiki city page i have seen where you need sources haha.
We need someone to upload a city seal for this page,.. Option 1: [1] Option 2: [2] Option 3: [3] Brandynman ( talk) 16:47, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
I was just asking to see if anyone wanted to upload it, anyways i know i have been on wikipedia for over 3 years.., i work for the city of albuquerque..you dont have to get permission for the seal. Brandynman ( talk) 21:09, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
I just want to discuss about few links that I want to add to this page and think that they can be helpful. Please let me know your thoughts. I really donot want to be aggressive and insert it and get it removed by somebody.Rather I would like to discuss and insert them so that they are added as enhancements to the page. Here are the links:-
www.unm.edu/
albuquerque-nm-living.com
www.virtualalbuquerque.com/
Please let know your thoughts. Thanks-- PhoneBookHistorianGeek ( talk) 22:07, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering, instead of using File:Downtown albuquerque NM USA.jpg in the city infobox, can we please use File:ABQ.jpg? It shows the entire skyline, it's low-res, but extremely beautiful at the same time. And the current one only shows the Albuquerque Plaza building, making Albuquerque look a lot smaller than it really is. I live in Albuquerque and I would love to see my city as a whole, not just two buildings, and Image:ABQ.jpg does that task.
(undent) The proposed image, ABQ.jpg, has been deleted. Contrary to what Martinez07 said, it does not belong to the City of Albuquerque. It is a stock image from Marble Street Studio in Albuquerque. -- Uncia ( talk) 20:51, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
I've added a Template:refimprove tag to the Cityscape section. The information here is probably reliable but it is unsourced. There are several instance of what may be dated statements, such as that some area is developing rapidly. There are some statements that may be not be NPOV, such as advantages and disadvantages of development strategies. Thanks to anyone who can help strengthen this section. -- Uncia ( talk) 13:40, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Sections of the history portion of this article are currently filled with bogus information about Moorish and Roman settlement of Albuquerque. I'm not a registered user or a skilled Wikipedia editor, so I'm not going to mess with it. Just thought I'd point it out. (Comment made by 192.154.63.2 ( talk · contribs) on 18 September 2008)
Background: The Albuquerque image (image_skyline) in the settlement infobox at the top of the page has been replaced about a dozen times over the past few months. The current (stable) image is Image:Abqdowntown.jpg. Some recent samples of replacement are here, here, here, and here. The replacement image lasts a few days or in some cases a few hours before being discovered to be a copyright violation and deleted, and the original image put back in. The new images were inserted by a succession of editors who appear to be sock puppets of PoliticianTexas ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log). This is also the same suspected sock puppet who kept changing the nickname in the infobox. A history of his suspected image activities is here.
Remedy: I propose to the community that we not change the image without discussion here and consensus. This has worked (fairly) well to stabilize the nickname. I'm not opposed to changing the image, but due to the difficulties listed above I think we need to be more formal, and perhaps put some additional pressure on the suspected sock puppet to go away. I have marked the image with a comment "Note: Please do not change image without discussing on talk page first". Thoughts? Thank you. -- Uncia ( talk) 12:07, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
Update: The image File:AlbuquerqueView.jpg ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) proposed above has been discovered to be a copyright violation and has been deleted. Its proponent, LamyQ ( talk · contribs), has been discovered to be a sock puppet or meat puppet of PoliticianTexas and has been blocked indefinitely. -- Uncia ( talk) 20:51, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
PoliticianTexas and by extension his sock puppets and meat puppets have been banned indefinitely from editing Wikipedia. He is the puppetmaster behind LamyQ, Martinez07, and many other sock puppets who have troubled the northern New Mexico articles, especially this one and several related to Española. He specializes in uploading copyright-violating images and scattering them around these pages. He also has a strong interest in local politics and in high school sports.
Whether this ban will have any deterrent effect is uncertain, but it does allow faster and more thorough action when he shows up again. See WP:BAN, especially WP:BAN#Community ban, WP:BAN#Site_bans and WP:BAN#Enforcement_by_reverting_edits. -- Uncia ( talk) 14:25, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
I would like to change the image of Albuquerque. It shows various pictures of how Albuquerque has, such a statue in the University of New Mexico, an aerial view of the city. I would be greatful to change the image. KingScreamer ( talk) 19:54, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
I've restructured the article per the guidelines at WP:USCITY. I did not add or remove any content, except for changing and adding some headings. Three recommended sections don't have any content, so I've put in placeholders for those: Parks and Recreation, Utilities, and Healthcare. Two sections are (and already were) extremely long and should have portions split off into separate articles: History and Geography. -- Uncia ( talk) 04:17, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
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I'm re-arranging the order of some sections for a more logical presentation. The geography section now flows from the physical features to the layout of the city; the architecture section was moved to the Arts & Culture section; etc. Also spreads some images and tables to break up some cluttered areas. More content needed in many sections, of course. Laszlo Panaflex ( talk) 00:30, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
I see that the mayor is mentioned but the 9 city councilors are not. Is that information that should be included? http://www.cabq.gov/council — Preceding unsigned comment added by MartianColony ( talk • contribs) 03:41, 25 April 2015
Do you think we should add a section regarding the recent issues regarding the police, particularly the shooting of James Boyd? It made international headlines and sparked protests throughout the city. As a resident of ABQ I can tell you that people are still very much talking about it and the wounds have not healed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MartianColony ( talk • contribs) 03:41, 25 April 2015
What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content. Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 ( talk) 08:22, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
The current article includes this curious tidbit:
Western folklore offers a different explanation, tracing the name Albuquerque to the Galician word albaricoque, meaning "apricot". The apricot was brought to New Mexico by Spanish settlers, possibly as early as 1743. As the story goes, the settlement was established near an apricot tree, and became known as La Ciudad de Albaricoque. As frontiersmen were unable to correctly pronounce the Galician word, it became corrupted to "Albuquerque".
Actually, Western folklore does not offer this explanation, a writer named LB Mitchell offers this explanation in a 1949 issue of a journal entitled Western Folklore (per the footnote). Other curiosities include the fact that albaricoque also means apricot in Spanish, not just Galician. Finally, it seems farfetched to believe that Albuquerque is a corruption of albaricoque when the city had a governor whose name was Albuquerque, obviously a much more plausible explanation. This whole section should just be erased in my opinion. Valkotukka ( talk) 22:30, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
69.7% + 4.6% + 4.6% + 3.3% + 2.6% + 15.1% + 46.7% = 1.46600 (146%) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.10.142.166 ( talk) 03:51, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
What's with the paragraph that starts with: "Albuquerque has had several movies and shows filmed in the city..." ?
It's incoherent. Treat Whambin ( talk) 06:28, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
The intro refers to both a "Metropolitan Statistical Area" and a "combined statistical area." They should have consistent casing, either both uppercase or both lowercase. Anyone have a preference? Maurreen ( talk) 03:21, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
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CULTURE Albuquerque's culture is very interesting considering the location of the city. Albuquerque is very rich with native American culture as well as Mexican culture because of its location. Considering that the city is surrounded by reservations Albuquerque has strong native American roots. Albuquerque also has many people with Hispanic or Mexican roots living here because of the past of the land Albuquerque was built on. All the people, past, and geography of Albuquerque is what make the cities culture.
BALLOON FIESTA The Balloon Fiesta is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is the biggest gathering of hot air Balloons in the world. People from all over the world will come to take part in these events that happen in this week long fiesta. Albuquerque is the best location of this because we are geographically set up for a successful ballooning event. The mountains and the valley form this thing called the "box" which makes the balloons the best to fly here. It also block certain theater patterns that are bad for balloons. Albuqeuerque Interantional Balloon Fiesta, Quest Info, Plopezz15 ( talk) 04:50, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
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I think we need to look into the possibility of the city's "Albuquerque Rapid Transit" project having some mention in the "Urban Issues" section of the article. The ART project has proven controversial and has been covered extensively in local media in the area. It was a hot button issue in the most recent mayoral election in 2017. Regards. EnglishEfternamn *t/c* 22:34, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
There's a mistake with the ethnicities percentages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.28.34.212 ( talk • contribs)
John from Idegon ( talk · contribs) wrote "If you disagree with sourced content, you need to provide reliable secondary sources in a discussion on the article talk page and attempt to gain consensus" but most of the uses of Chihuahuan Desert that that IP removed where not sourced. The sourcing for Alburquerque being part of the Chihuahan Desert region is pretty flimsy. The "60 Hikes" book says "This hike skirts a bosque riparian forest within a finger of Chihuahuan desert that extends north to Albuquerque", which suggests that a small sliver of the area by the Rio Grande south of town might be considered Chihuahuan, but not much more. Other sources suggest the northern end of the Chihuahuan is the Socorro area (downriver a bit). So I have to agree with the IP's edits, generally; Albuquerque is central, not southern NM and is mostly outside the northern extent of the Chihuahuan. Some subtle refinement may be in order. Dicklyon ( talk) 03:26, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
Reviewing the edits, I decided to revert to the IP's version for now. More precise updates are welcome, but the extra half-dozen mentions of Chihuahuan Desert do not seem warranted. Dicklyon ( talk) 03:30, 29 December 2019 (UTC)