Tag: brian fairbrother

November 4, 2015

The true cost of Move Seattle

Mike Wang was biking home to his family one evening in July 2011 when a man driving an SUV made a quick left turn and killed him on Dexter Ave. It’s impossible to fill a hole in the world the size of Mike Wang, but through all the tears and pain and anger that followed,…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, caleb shoop, judy and dennis schulte, mike wang, move seattle, move seattle levy, sher kung
September 8, 2015

Let’s pass Move Seattle to build ‘communities where all families thrive’

“Last year, the citizens of this city stepped up to fund the largest bus system expansion in history,” Mayor Ed Murray said to press, flanked by safe streets, business, labor and social justice leaders Tuesday. But putting more buses on our existing traffic-clogged and deteriorating roads isn’t enough. “We’re asking for this plan to make…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, move seattle, move seattle levy, puget sound sage, rebecca saldana, ref lindmark
September 7, 2015

Party to kickoff the Move Seattle campaign Tuesday + Mayor will speak at bridge where Fairbrother died in 2011

Flanked by business, transportation and social justice leaders Tuesday, Mayor Ed Murray will mark the official kickoff of the Let’s Move Seattle campaign to pass Prop 1. The 10 a.m. press event will be held next to the Fairview Ave timber-supported bridge connecting South Lake Union and Eastlake (unless you are on foot, you may…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, ed murray, fairview ave n, move seattle, move seattle levy
March 8, 2012

New artsy barriers hope to prevent repeat of fall that killed Fairbrother

The ghost bike remembering the life of Brian Fairbrother still hangs from a tree near the staircase that took his life. Fairbrother, a longtime Espresso Vivace employee, crashed on the Fairview Ave N staircase August 30 and died nine days later at the age of 50. Though it remains unknown why he crashed, some people…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, fairview ave n
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