Tag: kent

November 22, 2023

48-year-old killed while biking in Kent

A 48-year-old man was killed today in a collision with a 24-year-old driving southbound on Central Avenue South, according to the Kent Police Department. Our condolences to his friends and family. The collision occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m., and the initial information from the police says the person driving stopped, did not show signs of…
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tagged: central avenue s, deaths, kent
August 6, 2020

Cascade is hosting family-friendly scavenger hunts every weekend in August in Kent, Renton and Tukwila

Cascade Bicycle Club is partnering with King County Parks and the cities of Kent, Renton and Tukwila to host a series of weekend scavenger hunts during August. They are free to join and family-friendly. You can bike, roll or walk as you explore trails and parks. Challenges include things like searching for answers to questions…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, kent, king county parks, renton, tukwila
November 2, 2017

What City of Kent candidates say about biking and safe streets

EDITOR’S NOTE: Frank Boosman is a resident of Kent who was curious where candidates for Mayor and City Council stood on biking and safe streets issues (Boosman is also a member of the city’s Bicycle Advisory Board, but he stressed that this effort was in his capacity as a Kent resident, not as a Board…
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tagged: dana ralph, frank boosman, jim berrios, kent, paul addis, russ hanscom, satwinder kaur, toni troutner
April 26, 2017

Options for a redesigned E Marginal Way + Regional leadership needed to connect to S King County

Today is the last day to comment on SDOT’s E Marginal Way online open house. The city is working on a major reconstruction and redesign of the industrial street that also serves as one of the most vital bike connections for West Seattle, the Duwamish Valley and beyond. As a regional bike route, the street…
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tagged: alki trail, allentown, auburn, don brubeck, duwamish valley, georgetown, kent, king county, lance david, marginal way, south king county, south park, southcenter, tukwila, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
January 6, 2015

Biking Bis: Whitehorse Trail repairs delayed a year + Green River Trail should open by end of month

Work to repair the Whitehorse Trail, which was damaged in the devastating 2013 Oso Landslide, has been delayed a year, the Everett Herald reports. Officials originally planned to repair the trail over the summer, but now they plan to do planning and permitting work this year to get ready for a 2016 repair. From the…
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tagged: green river trail, kent, oso, whitehorse trail
November 2, 2012

Kid biking to middle school struck in Kent hit-and-run

A kid biking to middle school in Kent was struck by a car and dragged several feet Thursday morning. She was taken to the hospital in stable condition. The driver left the scene, but police tracked her to her workplace. She told police she did not know she hit the girl, and that’s why she…
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tagged: hit and run, injuries, kent, king 5, mill creek middle school