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Tag Archives: q13
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, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st ave s, celso pete diaz, crime stoppers, deaths, iclick, q13, sodo
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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 … Continue reading
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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
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged bike boulevards, n 43rd st, n 44th st, neighborhood street fund, q13, wallingford
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