Tag: mercer island

November 11, 2015

Mercer Island settles landmark I-90 Trail crash lawsuit

Note: Several are bike stories fell through the cracks during the election craziness. This is one of them. We’re working to play catch-up now that the dust is settling. If you think we missed something big recently, email [email protected]. The very drawn-out legal battle between Mercer Island and Susan Camicia is finally over. And though…
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tagged: mercer island, recreational immunity, susan camicia, wa supreme court
July 10, 2014

Best way around July I-90 work: Bike (of course)

Biking is already the best way to travel along I-90 to Mercer Island and Bellevue, but it’s going to be especially so during a big lane closure scheduled for July 18 – 25. WSDOT will work to replace expansion joints on the bridge between Mercer Island and Bellevue. This likely means traffic crunches, but people…
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tagged: bellevue, I-90 trail, mercer island, wsdot
February 8, 2013

Ballard crossing guard struck by car Monday took the job after daughter was struck there in 2001

Desiderio de Castro went through hell when his daughter was struck by a car in a crosswalk in front of Ballard’s Salmon Bay School in 2001. DessaMonica spent three days in intensive care with a lacerated liver and many more weeks recovering. de Castro was not going to let that happen again, so he became a…
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tagged: ballard, island crest way, mercer island, safe routes to school, salmon bay school
October 17, 2011

Tacks on trail wreak havoc on I-90 bike commuters

After seeing far too many people fixing flats near or on the I-90 Bridge last week, Gary Powell went back to the scene to see if he could find the source. After a little searching, he and some others found them: Tacks all over the trail on Mercer Island. From Bike to Work Seattle: I…
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tagged: I-90 trail, mercer island, tacks
July 26, 2010

After Mercer Island road changes scrapped, another teen is hit by car

Ira Appleman ran for the Mercer Island City Council with his opposition to changes to Island Crest Way as the key to his campaign. He lost. The council originally voted to go ahead with the controversial road changes, which would have changed the four-lane road into one in each direction and a turn lane. Then,…
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tagged: ira appleman, island crest way, mercer island, pedestrians, road diets, road tailoring, safety