Tag: fairview ave n

December 17, 2015

It’s time for a transportation revolution east of Lake Union

Imagine a direct, fully connected and protected bike route from Roosevelt and Green Lake all the way to downtown. The city is studying how to make it happen. And not only could the project fix some consistently dangerous collision hot spots, but the project would also fill in the last major missing piece in a…
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tagged: eastlake, fairview ave n, rapidride j, roosevelt to downtown hct, south lake union
November 10, 2015

The new Fairview Ave Bridge should be a nexus for major bike routes

The Fairview Ave N bridge is part of a major bike route hub, and major improvements and new connections on Westlake, Eastlake, 9th Ave N, Lakeview Blvd E and the 520 Bridge will only make it more important in the years ahead. Now that Move Seattle has been approved (again, thank you Seattle voters!), the…
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tagged: eastlake, fairview ave n, sdot, south lake union
September 7, 2015

Party to kickoff the Move Seattle campaign Tuesday + Mayor will speak at bridge where Fairbrother died in 2011

Flanked by business, transportation and social justice leaders Tuesday, Mayor Ed Murray will mark the official kickoff of the Let’s Move Seattle campaign to pass Prop 1. The 10 a.m. press event will be held next to the Fairview Ave timber-supported bridge connecting South Lake Union and Eastlake (unless you are on foot, you may…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, ed murray, fairview ave n, move seattle, move seattle levy
July 30, 2012

Fairview/Fairview changes almost complete

We first wrote about the proposed changes to the intersection of Fairview Ave N and Fairview Ave E back in October 2010. Currently under construction, the project is scheduled to open Friday. While the project is mostly about walking safety, it is also part of a key bike route and involves some bicycling improvements. People…
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tagged: eastlake, fairview ave e, fairview ave n, sdot
March 8, 2012

New artsy barriers hope to prevent repeat of fall that killed Fairbrother

The ghost bike remembering the life of Brian Fairbrother still hangs from a tree near the staircase that took his life. Fairbrother, a longtime Espresso Vivace employee, crashed on the Fairview Ave N staircase August 30 and died nine days later at the age of 50. Though it remains unknown why he crashed, some people…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, fairview ave n
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