Tag: rainier beach

February 25, 2019

Man killed biking across Rainier Ave, suspect in white sedan fled the scene

A man biking across Rainier Ave was killed Monday evening when someone driving a white sedan struck him and fled the scene, according to Seattle Police. The suspect is still on the loose. The man’s identity and age have not been released. Our condolences to his friends and family. Police said in a blotter post…
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tagged: deaths, rainier ave, rainier beach, rainier valley, spd
August 22, 2018

Mayor Durkan moves quickly to improve Rainier/Henderson intersection after someone seriously injured 2 kids

Just 12 days after someone driving struck and seriously injured two kids crossing the street at Rainier Ave and Henderson St, SDOT crews were out making significant temporary safety improvements to the wide intersection. The sense of urgency follows a weekend talk and rally for safe streets organized by Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Mayor Jenny…
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tagged: jenny durkan, mike lindblom, rainier ave, rainier beach, s henderson st, seattle times
October 26, 2015

Seattle releases unique walking and biking maps for each public school

Earlier this month, we reported on the city’s fantastic School Road Safety Plan, designed to help schools, parents, students and the city all work together to end traffic deaths and injuries near schools. Well, one cool part of that plan was to improve the existing walking maps for each school and add information to help…
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tagged: rainier beach, rainier beach high school, safe routes to school, sdot, seattle public schools, transit riders union
February 25, 2015

We need a safer Rainier Ave now. Meetings Thursday and Tuesday

Rainier Ave is Seattle’s most dangerous neighborhood street. There’s a collision every day. Somebody is injured in a traffic collision every two days. And it has been this way for a long time. The injury rate is so high in part because the speeding rate is so high. In fact, more than half of all…
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tagged: brighton, columbia city, hillman city, othello, rainier ave, rainier beach, rainier valley, road safety corridor, sdot
November 12, 2014

Rainier Ave safety project kicks off, two meetings this week

Rainier Ave has been the scene of far more than its share of death and injury, serving both as the main commercial drag through Rainier Valley and one of the city’s most dangerous streets. There were 1,243 collisions, 630 injuries and two fatalities between January 2011 and September 2014. But the city is no longer…
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tagged: columbia city, dongho chang, rainier ave, rainier beach, rainier valley, sdot
February 9, 2011

Sound Transit installs bike lockers in Rainier Valley

Amid concern about bicycle security at some Link stations, Sound Transit has installed bike lockers at Columbia City, Othello and Rainier Beach stations. There were at least six reported bike thefts at Columbia City station last year, according to ST. Bike lockers can be rented for a $50 fee, plus a $50 refundable deposit. They…
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tagged: bike lockers, columbia city, light rail, link, othello, rainier beach, sound transit