Tag: seattle times

April 10, 2017

Making streets more accessible is not a ‘cost,’ it’s a vital investment

News broke last week that the city is on the verge of settling a lawsuit that could result in a big investment in more curb ramps around Seattle. Three people with disabilities — Conrad Reynoldson, Stuart Pixley and David Whedbey — sued the city in 2015 and have since grown the case into a class…
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tagged: ADA, conrad reynoldson, david whedbey, disability rights washington, seattle times, stuart pixley
March 6, 2017

After a butane truck crash on I-5 snarls traffic, the Times Ed Board blames … bike lanes?

It seemed every couple minutes, someone at KUOW radio would break into the news broadcast to let people know of another major traffic problem in the Seattle area. It was February 27, and a truck carrying butane had crashed on southbound I-5 downtown. The very hazardous payload forced brave emergency crews to close both directions of…
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tagged: brier dudley, one center city, seattle times, seattle times editorial board
December 27, 2016

Juries side with two people severely injured while biking in Seattle

Juries in two separate cases that concluded in recent weeks awarded large sums to people injured while biking in Seattle. Thyce Colyn, 51, was awarded $38 million after a jury found Standard Parking fully liable for a 2012 collision near the downtown Grand Hyatt Hotel that left him severely injured. The jury found that valets…
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tagged: gabriel quintanilla, grand hyatt hotel, injuries, seattle times, standard parking, thyce colyn
December 19, 2016

Times: King County’s adult helmet law could hold back Seattle’s new bike share system

The debate about bike share in Seattle is contentious enough without bringing up one of the most divisive bike-related issues out there: Adult helmet laws. Though I understand that it may seem counter-intuitive at first, best practices from the the safest cycling cities in the world do not include helmet laws. In fact, nearly all…
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tagged: bewegen, helmet laws, pronto emerald city cycle share, seattle times
July 18, 2016

Times: Seattle settles Kung estate claim for $3.5 million

Seattle has settled a claim with the estate of the late Sher Kung for $3.5 million, the Seattle Times reports. Kung was killed at 2nd and University in August 2014 just ten days before the dangerous paint-only bike lane on the street was upgraded to a protected bike lane. Though the person who turned the…
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tagged: seattle times, sher kung
May 24, 2016

Times: Stop building places for people until we can fit more cars

Seattle Times Editorial Board Member Brier Dudley penned his magnum opus on the rights of cars in Seattle this week, arguing that Seattle should stop building places for people to live and work until we can figure out how to get more cars into the city. And he exhumed the “WAR ON CARS” rotting horse…
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tagged: brier dudley, seattle 2035, seattle times, seattle times editorial board