Tag: capitol hill

November 2, 2011

CHS: Lots of bike thefts on Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill Seattle reports today on a couple bike thefts on the Hill, including one $10,000 haul from a Belmont Ave apartment. A craigslist post lays out the damage: The following bikes were stolen from my condo today: 1) A 2011 Gunnar Sport (Blue / White) with aluminum fenders – Serial #J11021 – Ultegra 6700…
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tagged: bike thefts, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle
October 10, 2011

Sick Day Video Post – Biking from Capitol Hill to UW in 2008

It’s a sick day here at Seattle Bike Blog HQ. So here’s a video from 2008 to discuss (posted to YouTube by schr0559): What I find fascinating about this video is that there are almost no bicycle features or facilities anywhere on this trip. 2008 was only a couple years ago, but look how far…
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tagged: capitol hill, sharrows, university district, videos
October 5, 2011

Ninjas riding from Port Townsend to Seattle to promote theater show on Capitol Hill

Seattle’s Capitol Hill is going to be invaded by a small army of very tired ninjas Friday. A crew from Port Townsend’s ReCyclery will be riding from Port Townsend to Seattle to catch opening night of “The Jacket,” a play by Nanda playing at Broadway Performance Hall at Pine and Broadway. If you want to…
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tagged: capitol hill, events, nanda, rides
September 22, 2011

What would a modern Pike/Pine bike facility look like?

In a welcome addition to the often-maligned downhill bike lane on E Pine, SDOT has painted a green bike lane through the intersection at Bellevue Ave on Capitol Hill. From my post at CHS: The city only installed the green paint in the westbound (downhill) lane, and a new sign facing traffic facing southbound on…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, downtown, pike, pike/pine, pine, westlake park
September 20, 2011

Man biking crashes on Capitol Hill after car pulls in front of him, driver flees

A man biking on E Olive Way crashed after the driver of a car pulled in front of him near Belmont Ave E Tuesday morning, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. He was transported to the hospital, but was conscious and alert. The injured man was biking westbound (downhill) on Olive Way when the driver pulled in…
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tagged: belmont, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, hit and run, injuries, olive way
September 9, 2011

Nine days after bicycle wreck, Espresso Vivace Manager Brian Fairbrother dies

In a big hit to Capitol Hill, the city and coffee lovers everywhere, long-time Espresso Vivace barista and general manager Brian Fairborther has passed away after injuries sustained from a bicycle crash. He was 50 years old. Since news of the seriousness of his crash hit the city yesterday, there has been an outpouring of…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, deaths, fairview, fairview ave n, seattle times, south lake union