Tag: west seattle
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Memorial walk for man killed crossing West Seattle street, family hopes for ‘positive light’
James St. Clair was walking across 35th Ave SW at SW Graham Street December 30 when he was struck by a car and killed. He was 69. Community members and Seattle Neighborhood Greenways are organizing a memorial walk for St. Clair starting at 1 p.m. Saturday. People will walk from the High Point Branch Library…
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Woman charged with assault for road rage attack on West Seattle Greenways founder
Erika Soerensen, 37, has been charged with second degree assault for allegedly attacking Jake Vanderplas with a deadly weapon July 8. Vanderplas, who was luckily not seriously injured in the attack at 26th Ave SW and SW Andover Street, reached out via email shortly after it happened. We published his account in full. Witnesses who…
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Man injured while biking on E Marginal Way
Two people biking collided head-on this morning on E Marginal Way just north of Spokane Street. One person lost consciousness for a period of time, but was conscious as medics loaded him into the ambulance. It is not immediately clear how the collision occurred, and police are investigating. However, a reader who arrived shortly afterwards…
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Didn’t get an STP spot? West Seattle is holding its own (SW)Seattle-to-(SW)Portland ride
Cascade Bicycle Club’s 200-mile Seattle-to-Portland Classic leaves town Saturday morning. But if you didn’t get one of the 10,000 available spots in the ride, don’t worry! West Seattle is holding it’s own Seattle-to-Portland ride Sunday, and it’s free. It’s also a lot easier. Hosted by West Seattle Bike Connections, the ride will travel proposed neighborhood…
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Open house will discuss planned Highland Park/Delridge neighborhood greenway
The city is continuing it’s outreach on new neighborhood greenway projects around the city. Next up: Highland Park/Delridge in West Seattle connecting from White Center to the West Seattle Bridge. For this project, the city is pursuing a new strategy, teaming up with Seattle Public Utilities on a project that will both make the streets…
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West Seattle Greenways co-founder victim of road rage hit and run
EDITOR’S NOTE: I received the following email today from West Seattle Greenways co-founder Jake Vanderplas. He describes in detail being on the receiving end of a road rage attack that started on the under-construction 26th Ave SW neighborhood greenway in the Delridge neighborhood. Below is his email in full. This morning, a mile or so…
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