Tag: kenmore

June 8, 2022

Bike Route Alert 6/13-24: Burke-Gilman Trail work in Kenmore will require slowdowns, possibly some walking

King County Parks will be making pavement repairs to the Burke-Gilman Trail between 47th Ave NE and 61st Ave NE in Kenmore between June 13 and 24. The good news is that users will be able to get by the work area without a big, hilly detour like we’ve seen in the past. However, you…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, kenmore, king county parks
December 5, 2017

Kenmore is now a certified ‘Bicycle Friendly Community’

The City of Kenmore is Washington State’s newest Bicycle Friendly Community, achieving a Bronze rating from the League of American Bicyclists for the first time. Around the state, Bellingham retained its Silver status, and Tacoma retained its Bronze. The League reviews applications from communities across the nation every other year. Seattle failed to improve on…
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tagged: connect kenmore for safety, kenmore
September 11, 2015

70-year-old triathlete Gordon Gray dies after collision in Kenmore

The man biking in Kenmore who collided with a cement truck Wednesday has died. The medical examiner has identified him as Gordon Gray, the Seattle PI reports. At the age of 70, Gray was an active and competitive triathlete. He lived in Kenmore. Condolences to his friends and family. The details of the collision are…
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tagged: deaths, gordon gray, kenmore
September 18, 2014

Kenmore residents call for an end to traffic deaths, remember Caleb Shoop

Carrying signs that say “Safe Streets Now” and “All Our Kids Are So Precious, Please Drive With Care” and wearing shirts that say “Caleb’s Got My Back,” friends, family and concerned community members gathered Wednesday to remember Caleb Shoop and call for safer streets in Kenmore. Shoop was killed in March while biking in a…
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tagged: ben shoop, caleb shoop, connect kenmore for safety, kenmore, kirkland greenways, tammy shoop
September 10, 2014

Mother of Caleb Shoop: ‘Our son’s death warrants a just outcome’

Tammy Shoop and her husband Ben have had to go through the worst that parents can experience: Their son Caleb was killed while biking in a Kenmore crosswalk in March. He was only 19. There will be a memorial walk for Caleb September 17, planned in part by Kirkland Greenways and Lake City Greenways. Meet…
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tagged: ben shoop, caleb shoop, kenmore, kirkland greenways, lake city greenways, memorial rides, tammy shoop
July 3, 2014

Kenmore won’t pursue negligent driving charge in death of Caleb Shoop

This City of Kenmore has decided not to pursue negligent driving charges against Joshua Tucker, the person who struck and killed Caleb Shoop as he biked across a crosswalk in March. Tucker received a $175 ticket for failure to yield at a crosswalk. Kenmore’s prosecuting attorney “does not see enough evidence to charge the driver…
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tagged: caleb shoop, john duggan, kenmore, negligent driving, sarah roberts, vulnerable user law