CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
CITY COUNCIL
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: All Councilors
FROM: Jeff Hertz, Council Special Projects Analyst
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Policy Brief - Repealing No-Cruising Legislation
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DATE: April 17, 2023
On December 3, 2018, the City of Albuquerque became the first municipality to repeal legislation that defines "cruising" as a public nuisance and a violation of the local Traffic Code. Since then, three other cities have repealed their cruising ordinances around the country and one is in the process of repealing.
This OC transmits the City of Albuquerque's Cruising Task Force analysis for receipt by the Council.
The Cruising Task Force's analysis will also be transmitted to other municipalities that the City of Albuquerque has been in close contact with regarding repealing their respective legislation that defines cruising as a public nuisance. This analysis will also be transmitted to other municipalities that were identified in the white paper produced by Boise City Idaho Police Department and shared with the U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice, entitled "Downtown 'Cruising' in Major U.S. Cities and One City's Response to the Problem."
To support other municipalities' efforts in repealing their legislation, the Cruising Task Force will be promoting this
policy brief via a wide variety of media outlets, including social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and national publications related to cruising, such as Lowrider Magazine. The Cruising Task Force will also be encouraging other municipalities to promote this
policy brief through their own social media platforms and print media outlets.
Scope of Problem
* Noise, air pollution, obstruction of streets, congestion, hampering of access for emergency vehicles, and other unwanted traffic conditions can sometimes be created in the public right of way through a combination of "exhibition" and/or "reckless" driving. These traffic condi...
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