Albuquerque City Councilor Challenges Decision to End Christmas Eve Bus Tours

Luminaria bus tour returns for Christmas Eve

Albuquerque's luminaria bus tour is returning for another Christmas Eve.

Keller: The Luminaria Bus Tour is back on - The Paper.

By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Days after the City of Albuquerque’s Transit Department announced that its Christmas Eve Luminaria Bus Tour had been canceled this year, Mayor Tim Keller […] The post Keller: The Luminaria Bus Tour is back on appeared first on The Paper..

‘Is the City the Grinch?’ Councilor slams decision to cancel Luminaria Bus Tour

By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For 70 years, Burqueños have celebrated Christmas Eve aboard the Luminaria Bus Tour, riding city buses through the Old Town and Huning Castle neighborhoods to see glowing luminarias and neighbors gathered around bonfires. Now, the city has ended the tradition, saying the tour is no longer cost-effective. At Monday’s […]

Albuquerque city councilor challenges decision to end Christmas Eve bus tours

A heated discussion over ABQ RIDE's decision to end its annual Christmas Eve luminaria bus tours spilled into Monday night's City Council meeting, where one councilor questioned the city's reasoning and raised concerns about public safety.

Albuquerque city councilor expresses frustration over cancelation of luminaria tour

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque city councilor Joaquín Baca gave an earful Monday night after the city announced it would not run the luminaria bus tour this year. "I mean, what's next? Are we going to take away the Christmas parade and not call Councilor Rogers? Are we going to stop the Sunday cruise and [...]

A Tradition ‘Worth Fighting For’: Albuquerque Luminaria Bus Tour Will Push Through for Christmas Eve

Mayor Tim Keller said Albuquerque will continue holding the Christmas Eve Luminaria Bus Tour this year, overturning the city’s earlier decision to cancel the holiday tradition.