Tag: south lake union

September 26, 2011

Safe Streets Social provides space for healing, calls for change

80 or so people gathered in Lake Union Park to ride in memory of people killed on our streets. But the Safe Streets Social was also about creating an opportunity for bicycle riders who have been shaken by news of recent bicycling deaths to come together and support each other, mourn those killed and take…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, dexter, fairview, mike wang, robert townsend, safe streets social, south lake union, south lake union park, university district
September 23, 2011

Weekend Guide: Safe Streets Social Saturday + Bellevue transpo planning rides

Saturday’s “Safe Streets Social: A slow bike ride to honor the fallen and support each other” leaves South Lake Union Park at 4 p.m. We are meeting at 3, near the end of Moving Planet’s line-up of activities. We look forward to seeing you all there. Bring your friends and family, and wear orange if…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, events, lake union park, mike wang, robert townsend, safe streets social, south lake union, south lake union park
September 9, 2011

Nine days after bicycle wreck, Espresso Vivace Manager Brian Fairbrother dies

In a big hit to Capitol Hill, the city and coffee lovers everywhere, long-time Espresso Vivace barista and general manager Brian Fairborther has passed away after injuries sustained from a bicycle crash. He was 50 years old. Since news of the seriousness of his crash hit the city yesterday, there has been an outpouring of…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, deaths, fairview, fairview ave n, seattle times, south lake union
August 9, 2011

Wang started taking documentary photos at Tiananmen Square

Mike Wang, the man who was killed in a July 28 hit-and-run on Dexter Ave in South Lake Union, had been working as a photographer for PATH, documenting the work of the global health nonprofit. But Wang got his start in documentary photography during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, according to a 2006 profile in…
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tagged: ballard news tribune, deaths, dexter, mike wang, south lake union, thomas, tiananmen square
July 29, 2011

Person killed in Dexter hit-and-run identified as Mike Wang

The man killed Thursday while biking on Dexter has been identified as Mike Wang, 44, a photographer for a nonprofit who rode his bike to work from his Shoreline home every day, according to the Seattle Times. A memorial has been set up at the site of the collision at Dexter and Thomas in South…
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tagged: deaths, dexter, mike wang, PATH, south lake union, thomas
May 23, 2011

Incredible video: Person biking hit by car near SLU Park lands on his feet

Jeff Word was crossing Valley St at the crosswalk from Terry Ave N into South Lake Union Park the evening of May 18 when a driver ran a red light and struck him and his bicycle. Word reacted quickly and was able to put his foot onto the car’s approaching hood and push off. The…
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tagged: construction, david behroozi, jeff word, mercer mess, south lake union, south lake union park, terry, valley st, video, wrecks