Tag: 2nd ave

October 9, 2014

After 2 collisions at same 2nd Ave parking garage, city makes changes

After the second person in just one week was injured by a person turning across the 2nd Ave protected bike lane into a parking garage between Pike and Union, the city has made changes to improve visibility. Most early efforts to improve the bike lane focused on the signalized intersections, which makes sense because that…
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tagged: 2nd ave, dongho chang, injuries, king 5, protected bike lanes
September 16, 2014

Bike traffic on 2nd Ave triples after city builds protected bike lane

UPDATE: Here’s a graph from SDOT: It was clear from day one that bike use on 2nd Ave was higher than normal. But new data collected by SDOT staff shows just how much a safe bike lane can draw people. Bike trips on the street tripled. Part of this increase is certainly the fact that…
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tagged: 2nd ave, protected bike lanes, sdot
September 10, 2014

2nd Ave bike lane continues to wow, city plans a few tweaks

In its third day of operation, the 2nd Ave protected bike lane continues to wow people and transform the way people (and goods) get around downtown. The new bike lane — separated from car traffic by either a row of parked cars or a painted buffer lined with reflective plastic posts — feels far safer…
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tagged: 2nd ave, downtown, protected bike lanes
September 8, 2014

The new 2nd Ave bike lane revolutionizes biking downtown

Biking downtown will never be the same again. Monday morning, city workers completed work on a protected bike lane on 2nd Avenue connecting from Pike to Yesler, ringing in the beginning of a more family-friendly streetscape in the heart of the city’s downtown neighborhood. “I live two blocks away, and I’m somebody who almost gave…
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tagged: 2nd ave, downtown, protected bike lanes
September 4, 2014

Kung died just ten days before a safer 2nd Ave + Memorial ride Friday

The death of Sher Kung on 2nd Ave has shaken up a lot of people whether they ride a bike or not. After all, so many people bike into downtown at the same time of day that it could have easily been anyone, and anyone’s loved one. You have a chance to honor her life…
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tagged: 2nd ave, deaths, downtown, memorial rides, sher kung
August 30, 2014

Mother killed on 2nd Ave was attorney who helped bring down Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Just one wrong turn — one missed glance into bike lane on 2nd Ave — and a man driving a box truck struck and killed Sher Kung Friday. By witness accounts, the man driving the truck jumped into action and tried to help her, but became distraught when he realized it was too late. He…
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tagged: 2nd ave, deaths, sher kung