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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jan26Sun10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsJan 26 @ 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 reading11:00 am Bike Works Warehouse Sale @ Bike Works WarehouseBike Works Warehouse Sale @ Bike Works WarehouseJan 26 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Volunteers are always welcome. Two shifts available (12 people for each shift): 10 AM-1:30 PM & 1:30-4:30 PM. Morning shift get first pick! Contact steveg@bikeworks.org It’s that time when bicycle enthusiasts and cycle-less people alike come together to dig through … Continue readingJan28Tue5:00 pm SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid...SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid...Jan 28 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pmShow up in person or comment online on SDOT’s plans for the Roosevelt Rapid Ride J, including SLU, Eastlake, and Ravenna.The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released the RapidRide Roosevelt Environmental Assessment (EA) on January 8, 2020 … Continue reading6:30 pm Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Jan 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmQACC Room #1 ALWAYS CHECK THE FACEBOOK PAGE (https://www.facebook.com/QueenAnneGreenways) FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailJan29Wed12:00 pm SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid...SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid...Jan 29 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pmShow up in person or comment online on SDOT's plans for the Roosevelt Rapid Ride J, including SLU, Eastlake, and Ravenna.The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released the RapidRide Roosevelt Environmental Assessment (EA) on January 8, 2020 … Continue reading
Tag Archives: traffic violence
Recent traffic violence: Man killed walking to work downtown, Puyallup pastor injured biking to help homeless + more
The crisis of traffic violence in our region continues to maim and kill our neighbors, coworkers and loved ones. Here’s a quick and sadly far-from-complete look at some recent tragedies. Sadly, every victim in this post is over the age … Continue reading
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Tagged bellevue, downtown, eric renz, kallie james, leo almanzor, monroe, richard pratt, seth tyler, traffic violence
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Man biking struck near W Seattle Bridge, police seek suspect + Rash of other area collisions
A man biking was struck at the east end of the lower West Seattle Bridge Thursday night. The person driving fled the scene. Police are seeking more information to help catch the suspect and learn what happened. And obviously, the … Continue reading
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Tagged hit and run, injuries, lower west seattle bridge, spd, traffic violence, west seattle
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Traffic violence in the Pacific Northwest is racially biased
If you are Native American in Washington State, you are almost four times more likely to die in a traffic collision than the general population. If you are black, people driving are half as likely to stop for you in … Continue reading
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Tagged colville reservation, kplu, native americans, otrec, traffic violence
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Traffic violence is not a war, it’s a horrifying disease
Sometimes, the immense scale of traffic violence overwhelms me. Every single death or life-long injury that happens on our streets happens to somebody’s neighbor, somebody’s friend, somebody’s family member. And every once in a while, it strikes close to our … Continue reading