CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-25-121 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Pe?a, Joaqu?n Baca, Louie Sanchez
RESOLUTION
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Requesting A Masterplan For The Historic Route 66 Area Of The Historic Atrisco Land Grant To Improve Public Rights-Of-Ways, Establish Future Land Uses, And Create Development Concepts For City Owned Land, All Based Upon Cultural, Historical, Recreational, Environmental, And Economic Development Goals (Pe?a, Baca and Sanchez)
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WHEREAS, the master plan and projects associated with this Resolution will be conducted within the approximate boundaries of Tingley Dr. To the east, the Arenal Main Canal to the west and north, and Gonzales Rd. To the south, as shown in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, modern settlement in the Rio Grande valley as part of the Atrisco Land Grant along the Camino Rael, that laid west of the river, predates the foundation of the Villa De Albuquerque and includes Route 66 the world's first long distance automobile corridor; and
WHEREAS, Bernalillo County, the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District and the Water Authority developed the Atrisco Acequia Madre Development Plan in 2024, that provides a conceptual development vision for the city and MRGCD owned land near 40th Street and Central Ave; and
WHEREAS, to this day the area is culturally, historically, recreationally, environmentally, and economically significant to the health, welfare and safety of the residents of Albuquerque and Central New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, the neighborhoods and business corridors of the Atrisco Land Grant area that developed around Historic Route 66, would benefit from a comprehensive set of recommendations to improve the area's overall conditions, attract goods and services, redevelop blighted properties, infill vacant land, enhance cultural amenities, improve recreational assets, beautify the area, and celebrate its rich culture and history; and
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