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From our Bike Events Calendar
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Tag Archives: rainier ave
Rainier Ave ride demos huge potential for bike lanes + City leaders support bike network at rally
I biked on Rainier Ave from Columbia City to downtown during rush hour this morning, and it was peaceful, easy and fast. As part of the Bike Everywhere Day celebration, Cascade Bicycle Club and Bike Works partnered to host a … Continue reading
Four neighborhood rides will meet at City Hall for a Friday rally + Map of Bike Everywhere Day stations
Cascade Bicycle Club is hosting four rides from different ends of town that will converge at City Hall Friday for a rally to support a Basic Bike Network to and through downtown. The rides are part of the annual Bike … Continue reading
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Tagged bike everywhere day 2017, bike to work day 2017, cascade bicycle club, rainier ave
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Rainier Ave safety project worked even better than planned, city will extend it south
A 2015 safe streets redesign on Rainier Ave is working even better than expected by nearly every measure. Just by repainting the lines on the major street, the city’s Vision Zero team was able to dramatically reduce the number of … Continue reading
Seattle’s new budget speeds up bike plan, boosts major Rainier Ave remakes + more
Mayor Ed Murray signed the 2017-18 Seattle budget last week, which includes some major short-term and long-term investments in safe streets. We already reported on the most immediately-dramatic budget change, when the City Council pulled funding for Pronto Cycle Share … Continue reading
Judkins Park Station is a golden opportunity to improve Rainier Ave, I-90 Trail transit access
The design for Judkins Park Station is getting closer to final, and Sound Transit wants feedback from people who bike. So get to their open house 5 – 7 p.m. Tuesday (tomorrow) at the nearby Northwest African American Museum. With … Continue reading
Summer Parkways kicks off with huge Rainier Valley event Saturday
Summer Parkways 2016 kicks off with what is shaping up to be one of the biggest open streets events in recent Seattle history. Head down to Rainier Valley from 12:30 to 4:30 Saturday afternoon for car-free community fun. Teaming up … Continue reading
Watch: KCTS on ‘Fixing’ Rainier Ave
KCTS IN Close covered the city’s work to fix Rainier Ave this week. And though much of the information may not be new to readers of this blog, it’s great to see it explained in such a concise and clear … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Right now, crews are making big fixes to Seattle’s most dangerous street
In an attempt to stop the flow of people from Rainier Ave to the emergency room, crews are finally out redesigning Seattle’s most dangerous street to be calmer, more efficient and more intuitive for everyone. The changes were announced last … Continue reading
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Tagged bruce harrell, cascade bicycle club, ed murray, rainier ave, rainier valley greenways, road safety corridor
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged josh feit, mlk way, rainier ave, rainier valley, rainier valley greenways, seattle met
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Harrell at Rainier Ave safety protest: We’re gonna take our street back
Business leaders, community leaders, residents, safe streets advocates, Councilmember Bruce Harrell and Zeytuna Edo’s family gathered in Columbia City Wednesday to protest dangerous conditions on Rainier Ave and pressure the city to take action to make the street safer. “What … Continue reading
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Tagged bruce harrell, cascade bicycle club, columbia city, rainier ave, rainier valley, rainier valley greenways
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Neighbors will protest outsized Rainier Ave danger Wednesday
Every day that passes without action, there’s another collision on Rainier Ave. Often, people are lucky enough to walk away with an auto body bill. But sometimes, people’s lives are changed forever by a serious injury. And once every year, … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Rainier is the city’s most dangerous neighborhood street. But it could be the best.
Rainier Avenue will be safer by the end of the year. Every option the city presented (PDF) at a public meeting Thursday evening in Columbia City included a significant redesign of the notoriously dangerous street. And the city is not … Continue reading
We need a safer Rainier Ave now. Meetings Thursday and Tuesday
Rainier Ave is Seattle’s most dangerous neighborhood street. There’s a collision every day. Somebody is injured in a traffic collision every two days. And it has been this way for a long time. The injury rate is so high in … Continue reading
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Tagged brighton, columbia city, hillman city, othello, rainier ave, rainier beach, rainier valley, road safety corridor, sdot
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Woman struck while crossing Rainier: ‘I have never been so scared and alone’
Here’s a very important story that got buried by all the Super Bowl frenzy: A woman who was struck while walking across Rainier Ave January 23 spoke to King 5 recently about what it has been like to recover physically … Continue reading
Listen: KUOW on Rainier Ave’s speeding problem + Meeting tonight
Rainier Ave has a serious speeding problem. But, of course, that speeding problem is actually a symptom caused by the street’s dangerous, highway-style design problem. Four lanes of traffic splitting through bustling neighborhood centers and business districts is inherently dangerous. … Continue reading
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Tagged bike works, columbia city, kuow, meetings, phyllis porter, rainier ave, rainier valley, rainier valley greenways, sdot
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Rainier Ave safety project kicks off, two meetings this week
Rainier Ave has been the scene of far more than its share of death and injury, serving both as the main commercial drag through Rainier Valley and one of the city’s most dangerous streets. There were 1,243 collisions, 630 injuries … Continue reading
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Tagged columbia city, dongho chang, rainier ave, rainier beach, rainier valley, sdot
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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 … Continue reading
Columbia City shaken after person drives into building + Community walk Friday
Columbia City residents and workers are still shaken up after someone drove into a hair salon last week and broke through the inside wall before coming to a rest inside the deli next door. Seven people were injured, including several … Continue reading
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Tagged bike works, columbia city, deb salls, phyllis porter, rainier ave, rainier valley
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