Year: 2013

July 24, 2013

Bike Master Plan Draft 2: NE Seattle, Wallingford, Green Lake and Northgate

The last day to comment on the second draft of the Bicycle Master Plan is Friday. Email your comments to [email protected]. This post is a continuation of a series investigating some of changes in the newest draft of the Bike Master Plan. In general, the updated Bike Master Plan includes a lot of bold and…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, ne 65th, northeast seattle
July 24, 2013

Man forced to drop bike and climb wall as person slams jeep into reverse down Ship Canal Trail

I received an email from a reader with a crazy and terrifying story: He was almost run down by someone driving on the Ship Canal Trail July 13 just west of Seattle Pacific University. Ryan (he didn’t want me to use his full name because he is not sure about the mental state of this…
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tagged: crime, ship canal trail, spd
July 24, 2013

Ravenna Blog: What’s the best NE 75th Street safe streets redesign option? (+ one of our own)

The city announced options for redesigning the notoriously dangerous NE 75th Street recently. Prompted by the devastating drunk driving collision that took the lives of Dennis and Judy Schulte and critically injured their daughter-in-law and grandchild, residents demanded safety changes to the notoriously dangerous street. A redesign option that includes adding five-foot bike lanes and…
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tagged: ne 75th st, ravenna blog
July 23, 2013

Cascade: New group aims to help women get into cyclocross

Awesome: The newly-formed Washington Women of Cyclocross (WAWCX) aims to promote the sport and get more women on cyclocross bikes. In order to showcase the sport of cyclocross, WAWCX announced it will host a cyclocross festival and a first-ever Women Celebration Race on Sunday, August 11. Held at Saint Edward Park in Kenmore, Wash., the WAWCX…
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tagged: cyclocross, washington women of cyclocross
July 23, 2013

Karlyn Beer: ‘We’re all sharing the road. Let’s be on the same team’

Karlyn Beer, who we spoke with over the weekend shortly after she was struck by an apparently drunk driver on Westlake Ave, went on KOMO News to share her story. Her hand still bandaged after her thumb was severed at the nail in the collision, she brought of a message of calmness and care for…
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tagged: dui, karlyn beer, thomas brady, westlake
July 23, 2013

Bike Master Plan Draft 2: Sodo, Beacon Hill and Southeast Seattle

The last day to comment on the second draft of the Bicycle Master Plan is Friday. Email your comments to [email protected]. Southeast Seattle During review of the first draft of the Bike Master Plan, we said this: While changes to Rainier would certainly be the most controversial project in southeast Seattle, it also has the…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, beacon hill, rainier valley, sodo