Tag: hillman city

February 25, 2015

We need a safer Rainier Ave now. Meetings Thursday and Tuesday

Rainier Ave is Seattle’s most dangerous neighborhood street. There’s a collision every day. Somebody is injured in a traffic collision every two days. And it has been this way for a long time. The injury rate is so high in part because the speeding rate is so high. In fact, more than half of all…
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tagged: brighton, columbia city, hillman city, othello, rainier ave, rainier beach, rainier valley, road safety corridor, sdot
June 18, 2014

KOMO: South Seattle bike train fights obesity, creates community

This KOMO report on school bike train research in Hillman City is pretty much awesome. I cannot wait to see the results of this Seattle Children’s study by Dr. Jason Mendoza and Maya Jacobs. We wrote about the study when it was first getting started, so it’s great to see it in action. In essence,…
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tagged: bike trains, hillman city, jason mendoza, komo, maya jacobs, seattle children’s
June 27, 2013

With concerns about low foot traffic, new Rainier Valley coffee roaster will launch with bike delivery

Joya and Jeff have accomplished something remarkable: They discovered a street corner in Seattle that doesn’t have a coffee shop. But don’t worry, they are hoping to remedy that soon. Tin Umbrella Coffee Roastery is planning to open soon on Rainier Ave just south of Columbia City. But fearing low foot traffic, the roastery is…
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tagged: bike-powered business, business, hillman city, rainier valley, tin umbrella