Tag: puyallup

October 22, 2018

Puyallup considers sidewalk biking ban ‘because we’ve got people riding around, dealing heroin’

Puyallup City Council is considering a ban on people over the age of 12 riding a bike on a sidewalk, city-owned parking lot or alley in the city’s downtown in part due to “a recent increase in criminal activity by persons riding bicycles on the sidewalks located in the CBD-Core,” according to a whereas clause…
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tagged: cynthia jacobsen, jim kastama, john palmer, puyallup, puyallup city council, robin farris, scott engle, sidewalk biking ban
December 11, 2017

Goldberg: Find a peaceful, relaxing ride on South King County and Pierce County trails

EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to Eli Goldberg and Bob Edmiston for this ride report. Their guide was written before the opening of the South Prairie to Buckley connection that wrapped up construction last week. So if you want to be one of the first people to ride that new trail section, here’s a guide for how…
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tagged: bob edmiston, buckley, eli goldberg, foothills trail, puyallup, south prairie
December 10, 2014

Puyallup pastor struck by DUI woman while biking to help the homeless has died

Eric Renz had just finished preparing food at one homeless services location and was biking to another to help out there when Kallie James allegedly blew a stop sign and struck him. We reported about this terrible collision last week. KIRO 7’s Terry Griffin now reports that Renz has died of his injuries. He was…
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tagged: deaths, eric renz, kallie james, puyallup
October 24, 2014

Pierce County will condemn properties needed to complete the Foothills Trail missing link

The Pierce County Council has started the process of condemning about an acre of property needed to complete a key section of the Foothills Trail more than 25 years after work on the trail began, The News Tribune reports. The move comes after property owners refused to negotiate a fair price with the county, according…
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tagged: buckley, enumclaw, foothills trail, pierce county, pierce county council, puyallup, south prairie