Tag: q13

December 7, 2017

Q13: Man killed in Sodo was biking to job where he worked his way out of homelessness. RIP Celso Diaz

Celso Diaz was biking to his job at iClick’s Sodo warehouse November 21 when someone driving twice the speed limit struck and killed him while he crossed 1st Ave S at S Andover Street. The suspect, driving a light-colored Toyota Prius, never stopped and is still on the run. Diaz, who co-workers and friends told Q13…
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tagged: 1st ave s, celso pete diaz, crime stoppers, deaths, iclick, q13, sodo
December 1, 2015

With the problem on the rise, UW Police host a Bike Theft Symposium

Bike theft is up, at least on UW campus. “It’s our number one property crime on campus,” said UW Police Deputy Chief Csaba Maczala. “That’s a good thing, since violent crime is down. So I’m glad we most have to deal with property crime.” So the UW Police reached out to community partners and hosted…
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tagged: bike index, bike theft symposium, bike thefts, cindi west, crime, csaba maczala, keith jackson, kendra borzio, project 529, q13, spd, uwpd
August 11, 2015

Chatting with Q13 about downtown’s traffic violence emergency

Q13 News invited me on their morning news show today to talk about traffic violence downtown, which I described a few weeks ago as “a public health emergency we haven’t been treating.” We also talked about SW Admiral Way, where the city is currently working to make safety improvements and add bike lanes (here’s our…
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tagged: downtown, q13, sw admiral way, vision zero
October 31, 2011

Talking urban biking with Q13 News

A couple weeks ago, some folks from Q13 News strapped cameras on my bike and my head, then drove near me, filming me as I rode around South Lake Union narrating some of the trials facing people biking in our city. It was actually pretty fun, despite the fact that I’m generally nervous in front…
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tagged: q13, tv, videos
October 3, 2011

Neighborhood greenways and Prop 1 are about much more than bicycling

As neighborhood greenways quickly gain grassroots and political support in Seattle, the city could be on the verge investing in miles of the family-safe residential roads every year. In a front-page story in the Seattle Times, Mike Lindblom explains the vision behind neighborhood greenways and the funding plan that could make them a reality. From…
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tagged: neighborhood greenways, proposition 1, q13, seattle times
January 10, 2011

Wallingford bike boulevard will include ‘runnel’

The bicycle boulevard planned for Wallingford will include modifications to the Aurora pedestrian overpass at 41st Street and an enhanced crossing at Stone Way, according to Sam Woods at SDOT. Woods said plans will likely include installing a runnel on the existing pedestrian overpass at Aurora and 41st. A runnel is basically a track on…
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tagged: bike boulevards, n 43rd st, n 44th st, neighborhood street fund, q13, wallingford