 New Mexico is a wonderful place to live-- our terrain spans mountain peaks, jagged canyons, wide open mesa and winding rivers. Our people are also diverse, and all of us have come to this beautiful land over time to contribute to a rich cultural and ethnic landscape.
And, each one of us has something very important in common.
We will receive a 2010 Census questionnaire in the mail, most likely in March. Filling out the census form is absolutely critical for New Mexicans, as New Mexico ranks #1 among the “hard to count” populations by state, according to the Census Bureau. Being a “hard to count” state led to a large undercount in 2000, which means lost opportunities for our people. You see, the 2010 Census determines, among many things, the level of federal assistance we receive for federal programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, funding for transportation, hospitals and more.
Need more information? Visit the Census 2010 website where you can view (but not fill out) the census form online, watch videos, and read details on how the census affects our region, state, and nation.
Make sure you receive a census form, make sure you fill it out, and spread the word to your friends and neighbors. Stand up and be counted!
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Travel Guide New Mexico Highlights Rail Runner |
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Travel Guide New Mexico published this video about the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. Travel Guide New Mexico is a program designed to stimulate in-state tourism. A combination of weekly television and web, Travel Guide New Mexico highlights the many exciting and interesting places families can visit right here in the Land of Enchantment. Whether it's hiking or biking boating or fishing museum and gallery tours stops at pueblos and points of interest or shopping, Travel Guide New Mexico covers it all. From Alamagordo to Zuni, weekly viewers are taken to places they may have heard about, but needed extra motivation or information to get them going. The show is designed to do just that-- get families off the couch and on the road in New Mexico.
Travel Guide New Mexico runs Saturday mornings at 10am on KRQE channel 13 in Albuquerque and on Sunday mornings at 8:30am on KTSM channel 9 in El Paso.
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Take Our Transportation Survey |
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How is your commute? What do you think would help improve transportation in the long run – such as 20+ years from now? Would you like to be able to take the bus or some other form of transportation? Perhaps you are worried about congestion or air quality? The 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan provides a long–range vision for transportation in this region. To best develop this vision we need to hear from you! Please take our public transportation survey. Your input will be used to help develop the 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
Anyone who travels in the central New Mexico metropolitan region is encouraged to take this survey by Friday February 12, 2010. Survey results will be posted here in March, 2010.
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