Tag: capitol hill seattle

April 26, 2012

Parks Department recommends making Bike Polo a permanent court use

Following an 18-month pilot program, Parks Department staff recommends permanently designating courts at Judkins and Cal Anderson Parks for “alternative uses” like bike polo, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. If approved, the city would more or less officially designate the Judkins Park tennis courts as bike polo courts. It would also open the door for other…
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tagged: bike polo, capitol hill seattle, judkins park, parks and recreation
March 7, 2012

Have a bike stolen recently? Flip through these photos to see if SPD has it

Capitol Hill Seattle reports that a year-long SPD theft sting has resulted in 48 arrests so far and lots of recovered items, many of which are bikes. So if you have had a bike stolen in the past year, you should flip through the photos of 437 items SPD has posted on Flickr to see…
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tagged: bike thefts, capitol hill seattle, spd
November 15, 2011

When reporting hyperlocal news, a bicycle gets you the scoop first

Capitol Hill, Seattle — the neighborhood I cover as a hyperlocal reporter — is one of the most dense areas on the West Coast and many stretches of parking are at more than 100% of capacity thanks to creative drivers that turn corners, sidewalks and the like into spaces. Too many times I’ve sped to…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, guest posts, hyperlocal news, jseattle, justin carder, reporting
November 2, 2011

CHS: Lots of bike thefts on Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill Seattle reports today on a couple bike thefts on the Hill, including one $10,000 haul from a Belmont Ave apartment. A craigslist post lays out the damage: The following bikes were stolen from my condo today: 1) A 2011 Gunnar Sport (Blue / White) with aluminum fenders – Serial #J11021 – Ultegra 6700…
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tagged: bike thefts, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle
September 22, 2011

What would a modern Pike/Pine bike facility look like?

In a welcome addition to the often-maligned downhill bike lane on E Pine, SDOT has painted a green bike lane through the intersection at Bellevue Ave on Capitol Hill. From my post at CHS: The city only installed the green paint in the westbound (downhill) lane, and a new sign facing traffic facing southbound on…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, downtown, pike, pike/pine, pine, westlake park
September 20, 2011

Man biking crashes on Capitol Hill after car pulls in front of him, driver flees

A man biking on E Olive Way crashed after the driver of a car pulled in front of him near Belmont Ave E Tuesday morning, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. He was transported to the hospital, but was conscious and alert. The injured man was biking westbound (downhill) on Olive Way when the driver pulled in…
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tagged: belmont, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, hit and run, injuries, olive way