Tag: hazards
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How you can help the city fix road hazards
Reader Peri sent us the photo above yesterday. It shows a giant crack in the middle of 1st Ave W between Comstock and Highland. Likely caused by a tree root, the crack is large enough to throw someone from their bike. And Peri should know, as noted in this email to the city and Seattle…
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SunBreak: City was warned about Fairview staircase hazard in 2008
Did the city know that the staircase on Fairview Ave N was a hazard years before Brian Fairbrother died after crashing his bike there? At first, the city said they had not previously received any complaints about the stairs. Indeed, a quick glance at BikeWise.org, a website where people can self-report crashes, does not list…
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