Tag: mlk way

November 20, 2015

Mt Baker intersection plan continues to wow + A new standard for public outreach

Seattle’s plan to turn one of its worst intersections into one of its best just keeps getting better. With the misleadingly-boring name “Accessible Mount Baker,” the project would simultaneously revolutionize non-motorized transportation in the whole Rainier Valley, prevent dozens of serious traffic injuries every year, improve general traffic flow, improve transit connections and create space…
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tagged: accessible mt baker, department of neighborhoods, mlk way, mt baker, public outreach and engagement liason, rainier ave
July 30, 2015

Want safe streets in Rainier Valley? Get to this meeting tonight

There have been more than 60 collisions on Rainier Ave since May 20, when a group of neighbors held an afternoon of protests calling for a safer Rainier Valley for everyone. So far this year, the street is keeping its normal pace of one collision every day. Sometimes people involved get away with just property…
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tagged: josh feit, mlk way, rainier ave, rainier valley, rainier valley greenways, seattle met
April 1, 2015

Mt Baker intersection redesign could revolutionize transportation in South Seattle

The intersection of Rainier Ave and MLK Way is big, dangerous and works poorly for everyone. Running next to a high school, a light rail station and a growing number of other destinations, the city and neighborhood have been studying solutions for at least 15 years. Well, the city’s latest plan will be different, according…
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tagged: accessible mt baker, mlk way, mt baker, rainier ave, sdot
October 27, 2014

Saturday: Join Mayor Murray on a vigil walk for 7-year-old struck on MLK

Someone driving down MLK struck and critically injured seven-year-old Zeytuna Edo September 30 while Zeytuna was on her way to a tutoring session at the Boys & Girls Club. The person behind the wheel did not stop. In fact, witnesses said the driver did not even slow down. Nearly a month later, Zeytuna is still…
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tagged: ed murray, mlk way, rainier valley, zeytuna
October 3, 2014

Police find Tahoe involved in hit and run of 7-year-old + City announces safety project on nearby Rainier Ave

Seattle Police announced Friday that they have found and impounded the red Chevy Tahoe they believe struck and critically injured a seven-year-old girl at MLK and Genesee Tuesday. Now they are on the search to find the person behind the wheel who hit her and chose to flee the scene, leaving the child unresponsive in…
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tagged: dongho chang, mlk way, rainier ave, rainier valley, sdot
October 1, 2014

This must end. Child hit ‘like a dog’ by two people who both kept driving in Rainier Valley

A seven-year-old girl is in serious condition in the Harborview ICU after she was struck by two different cars on MLK at S Genesee Street last night. “They hit her like a dog. Just ran over her, not stopping, no nothing. They sped up, not stopping at all — neither one of them,” one witness…
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tagged: hit and run, injuries, komo, mlk way, rainier valley