Tag: rainier valley
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126 Cranksgiving riders haul 1,443 lbs of food to Rainier Valley Food Bank
2013 was the year that Cranksgiving broke. Seattle’s Fourth Cranksgiving exploded in size, with a stunning 126 people biking to grocery stores and food stands all across the city, buying food for Rainier Valley Food Bank. Folks at the food bank report that Cranksgiving riders biked them 1,443 pounds of food Saturday, dwarfing last year’s…
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Scigliano: Seattle’s bike investments have so far neglected equality
Equity is one of the key factors driving creation and prioritization of the Bike Master Plan update. And while that might seem like a no-brainer — everyone deserves safe streets — a story today by Eric Scigliano at Crosscut points out many of the ways that implementation of bike facilities since passage of the 2007…
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Mother of teen struck while walking across MLK at Walden pleads for driver who fled to come forward
A family is devastated and a mother is heartbroken as her 15-year-old son fights for his life in a hospital bed. He was struck while crossing MLK at S Walden St around midnight last Friday while walking home from late night open gym hours at Rainier Community Center. His mother went on KIRO TV to…
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Bike Master Plan Draft 2: Sodo, Beacon Hill and Southeast Seattle
The last day to comment on the second draft of the Bicycle Master Plan is Friday. Email your comments to [email protected]. Southeast Seattle During review of the first draft of the Bike Master Plan, we said this: While changes to Rainier would certainly be the most controversial project in southeast Seattle, it also has the…
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With concerns about low foot traffic, new Rainier Valley coffee roaster will launch with bike delivery
Joya and Jeff have accomplished something remarkable: They discovered a street corner in Seattle that doesn’t have a coffee shop. But don’t worry, they are hoping to remedy that soon. Tin Umbrella Coffee Roastery is planning to open soon on Rainier Ave just south of Columbia City. But fearing low foot traffic, the roastery is…
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Cheasty Trail and Bike Park project boosters call for support at levy meeting
There have been a lot of ups and downs in the past year for the Cheasty Greenspace Trails & Bike Park project (AKA Beacon Bike Park). With plans to mobilize huge numbers of volunteers to restore a section of Cheasty Greenspace, tucked between Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley. The park has few safe and easy…
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