Tag: dexter

April 11, 2014

Work on Hwy 99 tunnel ramps will close Dexter bike lanes + Is this a chance to extend the redesign?

The state is set to start utility relocation work to prepare the area between South Lake Union and Lower Queen Anne for the Highway 99 tunnel’s new on and off ramps. That means crews need to dig up parts of Dexter Ave between Mercer and Thomas Streets starting next week. “A bicycle lane will be…
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tagged: aurora, construction, deep bore tunnel, dexter, highway 99 north portal, laura newborn, lower queen anne, south lake union, wsdot
September 16, 2013

Times column: McGinn was right, road diets work. Now let’s fix Dexter

The Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin said in a column today that the city’s low-budget street safety projects (AKA road diets) have worked really well. He suggests that the city should do more of them, including a project to address serious ongoing safety issues on Dexter Ave between Mercer and Denny. Martin cites this Seattle Bike…
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tagged: dexter, jonathan martin, road diets, seattle times, seattle times editorial board
August 5, 2013

City will study improvements to notorious section of Dexter between Denny and Mercer

Dexter Ave is among the busiest bike streets in the city. Unfortunately, it has also been the scene of far too many collisions, including a very serious one July 25 and, of course, the devastating collision that took the life of Mike Wang in 2011. Following Wang’s death, the city painted a couple feet of…
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tagged: brandon blake, complete streets, dexter, mike wang, sdot, streetmix
July 30, 2013

Recovery fund started for man seriously injured biking home on Dexter

Brandon Blake was biking home on Dexter Ave Thursday when a person driving an SUV made a left turn in front of him at Harrison St. Unable to stop in time, he collided with the passenger door and window of the vehicle. His head went through the window, and he was transported to the hospital…
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tagged: brandon blake, dexter, injuries
July 17, 2013

Just 10 days after Dexter/Nickerson hit-and-run, city installs permanent curb to make intersection safer

My head is still spinning by how fast the city and SDOT responded to this dangerous right turn lane at Dexter and Nickerson. Friend and Seattle Bike Blog reader Maile Martinez got in touch last week with the story of her sister Alana’s nasty hit-and-run at Dexter and Nickerson late July 6. Alana, who was…
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tagged: dexter, dongho chang, maile martinez, nickerson, sdot
July 10, 2013

KOMO Video: Woman visiting her sister victim of hit and run at Dexter/Nickerson – UPDATED

Jake Vanderplas’ story of a road rage hit and run in West Seattle we published yesterday drudged up a lot of scary stories from readers, who left their tales in the comments. One of those comments was from a friend of mine: Maile Martinez. Her sister is in town visiting and has been biking around…
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tagged: alana martinez, dexter, hit and run, injuries, maile martinez, nickerson