Tag: sodo

December 7, 2017

Q13: Man killed in Sodo was biking to job where he worked his way out of homelessness. RIP Celso Diaz

Celso Diaz was biking to his job at iClick’s Sodo warehouse November 21 when someone driving twice the speed limit struck and killed him while he crossed 1st Ave S at S Andover Street. The suspect, driving a light-colored Toyota Prius, never stopped and is still on the run. Diaz, who co-workers and friends told Q13…
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tagged: 1st ave s, celso pete diaz, crime stoppers, deaths, iclick, q13, sodo
November 21, 2017

Person driving killed a 61-year-old man biking in SODO this morning and fled – UPDATED

A 61-year-old man was killed this morning in SODO, and Seattle Police are searching for the suspect. Someone driving northbound on 1st Ave struck and killed the man while he was biking near S Andover Street, just south of the West Seattle bridge viaduct. The suspect then fled and is still on the loose. The…
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tagged: 1st ave s, deaths, hit and run, sodo, spd
May 9, 2017

Work underway to replace S Holgate bridge staircase with ramp

The S Holgate Street Bridge is far from the friendliest bike route between Sodo and North Beacon Hill, but it is definitely the most direct. But because the only sidewalk on the bridge turns into a staircase at the Sodo end, people biking have to take the steep and often scary roadway. Worse, the bridge is…
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tagged: beacon hill, holgate, mountains-to-sound, sdot, sodo, willie weir
March 30, 2017

Lander bridge design still ignores safety + Should city hold its funds while it fights Trump?

Of all the major transportation investments Seattle has planned using Federal grant assistance, the only one that is not at risk by the Trump administration is the one we need the least: The Lander Street Overpass. That project is moving ahead at a very quick pace with final design planned for completion in July. SDOT is…
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tagged: Donald Trump, ed murray, s lander street overpass, sdot, sodo
September 22, 2016

Lander Street overpass plan needs better biking and walking access

The $140 million Lander Street Overpass in Sodo could be a big improvement for biking and walking in Sodo, but only if it done right. The city has compiled $100 million in grants, partnerships and city funds to put the project on track after many years of pushing by freight interests in the city’s biggest…
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tagged: don brubeck, s lander street, s lander street overpass, sodo, west seattle bike connections
April 18, 2016

Arena plan would build pedestrian bridge for Holgate, needs bike lanes on 1st Ave

The team putting together a plan for a new arena directly south of Safeco Field plans to build a new pedestrian bridge over the train tracks on S Holgate Street as part of a multi-million dollar public benefits package to pay the city for Occidental Ave, which lies in the path of the proposed arena…
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tagged: 1st ave s, sodo, sodo arena