Tag: ne 65th

May 17, 2017

Salomon: Finally fixing NE 65th Street (Part One)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part One of a two-part series by NE Seattle Greenways leader and former mayoral candidate (“I ran for Mayor before it was cool“) Andres Salomon. In this post, Salomon gives an update on the need for NE 65th Street safety improvements. Part Two will cover potential designs that the city could build…
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tagged: #Fix65th, andres salomon, ne 65th, ravenna, roosevelt
February 22, 2017

NE 65th Street will get autumn quick fixes, bigger remake in 2018-19

After years of community urging and protest, Seattle is about to kick off a road safety project on NE 65th Street to address the street’s serious ongoing safety problems. People walking, biking and inside cars all continue to get seriously injured and killed on the street, which forms a barrier that splits the neighborhood in…
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tagged: #Fix65th, andres salomon, ed murray, inga manskopf, ne 65th, rob johnson, sdot
January 26, 2017

CM Johnson calls on SDOT, Mayor to have plan to fix 65th ready by Feb 14

As neighbors once again fired up the well-worn #Fix65th hashtag after yet another person was injured on that street, Councilmember Rob Johnson and Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan to expedite an already-budgeted effort to improve safety on NE 65th Street. “I join my neighbors in their demand that the City #Fix65th,” Johnson said in…
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tagged: #Fix65th, ed murray, ne 65th, rob johnson
June 16, 2016

Neighbors march for a safer NE 65th Street

Standing next to the ghost bike painted white in memory of Andy Hulslander, Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4) lamented that the city had not acted fast enough to make NE 65th Street safer. “I stated [in my campaign] that we needed to take action before something like that happens again,” Johnson said. “Unfortunately, we missed…
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tagged: #Fix65th, andres salomon, city council district 4, ne 65th, ravenna, rob johnson
June 14, 2016

CM Johnson will join community walk for a safer NE 65th Street Thursday

It’s well past time to make NE 65th Street safer for everyone. A community walk Thursday plans to call for exactly that. The #Fix65th Safety Walk starts 8 a.m. Thursday at 12th Ave NE and NE 65th St. Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4), who has been leading efforts within City Hall to improve safety on…
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tagged: #Fix65th, 2013 bike master plan update, andy hulslander, ne 65th, rob johnson
May 10, 2016

Person biking critically injured in collision at 65th and Ravenna Blvd- UPDATED

A 48-year-old man biking in Ravenna was critically injured in a collision with someone driving a King County Metro VanPool vehicle this morning on NE 65th Street near Ravenna Boulevard. Though few details have been released, Seattle Police say the person biking and a person driving the van collided shortly before 7 a.m. KIRO TV…
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tagged: injuries, king county metro, ne 65th, ravenna, ravenna blvd, spd, vanpool