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From our Bike Events Calendar
Feb17Sun9:00 am The Seattle Bike & Outdoor Show ... @ CenturyLink Field Events CenterThe Seattle Bike & Outdoor Show ... @ CenturyLink Field Events CenterFeb 17 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
It may feel like the season for winter recreation outdoors, but inside the CenturyLink Field Event Center, more than 25 bike manufacturers and over 75 bike and outdoor-recreation exhibitors are gearing up for the bike sale of the year — … Continue reading10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsFeb 17 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: rainier valley
Want some company biking downtown? Join these welcoming West and SE Seattle rides or start your own
Biking on city streets can be more fun and less intimidating when you are with a group. And riding with a group can be a great way to become familiar with a route and learn some tips before trying it … Continue reading
After much study and some changes, Cheasty Trails and Bike Park gets environmental thumbs up
The community-led Cheasty Trails and Bike Park concept has been six years in making. With a series of walking and mountain biking trails in the greenbelt, project boosters hope to create much-needed access to outdoor recreation in a steep greenbelt … Continue reading
Last day to tell SDOT Rainer Ave needs bike lanes
Rainier Ave needs bike lanes. There’s just no way around it. It’s the flattest and most direct way between Rainier Valley’s biggest business districts and downtown. The neighborhood cannot be truly accessible by bike without Rainier Ave bike lanes. Today … Continue reading
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
Dad killed while biking to 2nd job, leaves 5 kids orphaned in Philippines
Ronacin Tjhung was working more than 60 hours a week at two jobs to send money back to support his five children in the Philippines. Those children, between 9 and 16, lost their mother in the terrible typhoon Haiyan (also known … Continue reading
Dad from Philippines critically injured in collision at MLK/Graham + How you can help – UPDATED
UPDATE 1/22: Family reports on his GoFundMe page that Ronacin died Saturday evening after more than a week in Intensive Care: Today has been by far the most hardest day for us. Ronacin passed away this evening at 7:50 pm … 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
Hearing Examiner: Cheasty mountain biking and hiking trails need more study
Another Seattle bike trail plan has run into delays from the environmental review process, this time a mountain biking and hiking trail. After years of community outreach, heated debates and evolving designs, the Cheasty Trails and Bike Park cleared vital … 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
Check out Rainier Valley north-south greenway details tonight
Plans for the city’s most ambitious neighborhood greenway are getting close to completion, and they’re really something. You can check them out and give the city feedback at an open house from 6–7 p.m. tonight at the Hillman City Collaboratory … Continue reading
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Tagged columbia city, I-90 trail, rainier valley, rainier valley greenways, sdot, shirley savel
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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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After years of public process, Cheasty Greenspace trails plan gets green light
After a years long, sometimes heated public process, the Seattle Parks Board voted unanimously to move forward with a pilot set of soft surface biking and walking trails in the hilly Cheasty Greenspace natural area between Rainier Vista and Beacon … Continue reading
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
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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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 … Continue reading
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