Year: 2013
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Cascade: Man dies during lunchtime ride in Redmond
Friends and family are mourning the death of Ed Praitis, who died Tuesday during a lunchtime bike ride in Redmond. Our deepest condolences go out to his loved ones. According to a post on the Cascade Bicycle Club blog, Praitis slid out after riding over wet pine needles while heading downhill on Union Hill Road…
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As neighbors ‘picket’ for Lake City Way walking safety, New York couple gives heartbreaking traffic safety plea
Yesterday, Lake City residents took to the streets carrying picket signs. Their cause? “Please stop for me.” Lake City Way is both the heart of the neighborhood and a state highway. As such, it sees an unusually high share of traffic violence. State and city data shows that the intersection with 130th Street is among…
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Herald: Man who killed Trent Graham in Everett gets $10K ticket for negligent driving
The man who drove his pickup across several lanes of Evergreen Way in Everett and killed Trent Graham in October 2012 has been ticketed for second-degree negligent driving, the Everett Herald reports. He received a $10,287 ticket, the sum of court fees plus the $5,000 fee made possible by the state’s relatively young Vulnerable User…
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After more than 5 million CitiBike trips, remarkably few injuries and zero deaths
A common fear I hear when people talk about the launch of Puget Sound Bike Share next year is that the system will be dangerous without safer bike infrastructure downtown. Even with the city working to build more than two miles of protected bike lanes downtown by the end of 2015, the lanes won’t be…
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City Council wants to add $1M to speed building of downtown protected bike lanes
The City Council has proposed a change to outgoing Mayor Mike McGinn’s budget: Adding $1 million to the 2014 budget for design of protected bike lanes downtown. Designed so everyday people of all ages and abilities find them safe and comfortable to use, protected bike lanes (also called “cycle tracks”) include a barrier of some…
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NYTimes op-ed cites infamous $42 ticket in 2011 death of John Przychodzen
I’ll never forget the first time I saw the number: 42. That’s how many dollars Nick Natale was fined for veering his work truck onto the shoulder and killing John Przychodzen as he biked on Juanita Drive in the summer of 2011. I was stunned. I just sat at my computer rereading the notice. I…
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