Tag: capitol hill

April 1, 2013

CHS: Car2Go helps police track down, arrest hit-and-run suspect

The young-but-popular car-sharing service Car2Go has helped police track down and arrest a hit and run suspect following a Saturday night collision on Capitol Hill, CHS reports. The victim and witnesses told police that the person driving a Car2Go turned into and struck the victim while he was riding a bike at Bellevue Ave and…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, car sharing, car2go, hit and run, injuries
March 14, 2013

CHS profiles Branford Bike, the ‘last bike shop on Capitol Hill’

It’s pretty hard to imagine that, with Velo Bike Shop moving from 11th and Pine to the new Via6 building in the Denny Triangle/Belltown area, Capitol Hill is now a bike shop black hole. The neighborhood now has a high end shop toward the north end, and is just a hop skip and jump from…
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tagged: 20/20 cycle, branford bike, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, velo bike shop
January 17, 2013

Help create a community vision for the Melrose Promenade

The Melrose Promenade project is moving into the community visioning phase, and they need your help. The first workshop will be 6 p.m. January 24 at Broadcast Coffee’s Capitol Hill location (Bellevue and Pine). If you live, work or play on Capitol Hill, this is a great chance to impact a project that could someday…
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tagged: capitol hill, melrose promenade
January 10, 2013

A look at plans for the Broadway streetcar extension + The case for a 10th Ave cycle track

The most popular road design option for the Broadway extension of the First Hill Streetcar includes an extension of the planned two-way protected bike lane (cycle track) all the way to Aloha, according to SDOT. If constructed, there would be a world-class cycle track running the entire length of Broadway, from Yesler Terrace to Aloha.…
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tagged: 10th ave, broadway, broadway bikeway, capitol hill, first hill streetcar
January 9, 2013

CHS: Woman in stable condition after bad crash on 10th Ave

A woman was knocked unconscious after crashing on 10th Ave E near E Miller in North Capitol Hill Tuesday night. Capitol Hill Seattle reports that the woman in her 50s was transported to the hospital with a head injury after apparently colliding with a parked car just after 6 p.m. The details of how the…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle
December 11, 2012

Central Seattle Greenways: Bridging the North Capitol Hill ‘topographic fortress’

In the group’s continued analysis of the biking and walking elements of the 520 Bridge, Central Seattle Greenways looked at other ways of getting on and off North Capitol Hill. They found what many people have suspected: All roads are very steep. On top of that, the roads with slightly less grades (either natural or…
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tagged: capitol hill, central seattle greenways, montlake, montlaker, sr 520