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Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:44 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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Anybody been kick off the bus |
eldan
Replies: 32
Views: 6446 |
I just saw CYCLIST ALERT-December 2007
Metro is in the process of retrofitting the new VeloPorter 3 bus bike racks serving the Eastside and north King County with a secondary safety strap to improv ... |
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Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:41 am |
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Westlake Center |
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einbahnstrasse |
eldan
Replies: 8
Views: 2700 |
My dad studied in Germany (Karlsruhe). The first time my mum went out to visit him, she got horribly lost in town. The problem? She saw these "Einbahnstrasse" signs and thought that " ... |
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:00 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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June Critical Mass Arrests |
eldan
Replies: 261
Views: 183706 |
Hooray! |
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Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:49 am |
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Westlake Center |
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The P-I is so MEAN to the poor old Sheriff's dept |
eldan
Replies: 4
Views: 1813 |
I thought a few of you might find this story interesting: apparently the Sheriff's department has formally complained about the PI's Conduct Unbecoming series:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/2 ... |
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:37 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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JULY MASS |
eldan
Replies: 26
Views: 10410 |
As a first-timer, I was very impressed. I've always been a bit leery of CM, thinking that it was antagonistic towards motorists and therefore not really serving our interests as cyclists, but yesterd ... |
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:14 am |
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Westlake Center |
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So much douchebaggery, so little time |
eldan
Replies: 7
Views: 2565 |
Similar things have happened before in cities where I'm less surprised to hear them, and cyclists' protests in response at least had some effect:
http://humantransport.org/bicycledriving/wdcg.htm
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:33 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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Bike rentals |
eldan
Replies: 8
Views: 7276 |
CounterBalance is closer to where my friends would be staying, so that counts in its favour, but I've never used them because there's always been someone closer (either Velo or Elliott Bay Bikes, neit ... |
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Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:03 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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Bike rentals |
eldan
Replies: 8
Views: 7276 |
Excellent! I shall pass the information on. |
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Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:05 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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Bike rentals |
eldan
Replies: 8
Views: 7276 |
Anyone know where to rent bikes in Seattle?
I have a lot of friends coming to town in August (getting married is a wonderful way of summoning the tribes), and a few of them might actually listen ... |
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Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:19 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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look both ways before you cross the street |
eldan
Replies: 7
Views: 2259 |
AFAIK, the state law is that where there's no traffic signal, then every side of an intersection not explicitly marked as "do not cross here" counts as a crosswalk. However, where there are ... |
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Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:27 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
June Critical Mass Arrests |
eldan
Replies: 261
Views: 183706 |
I must admit I would probably find it rather hard to be civil to the KC cops right now. If I'm the only one who feels this way, then I think they should still be invited and I should do the adult thi ... |
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Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:44 pm |
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Westlake Center |
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Thursday, July 6 Rally @ Zack's Hearing |
eldan
Replies: 21
Views: 11310 |
While we were waiting to get in (I was at the back because I figured people who actually know Zack should have the chance to see the hearing firsthand), a lawyer who was leaving the building after an ... |
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Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:28 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
June Critical Mass Arrests |
eldan
Replies: 261
Views: 183706 |
n@il: the comments are on the soundoff link at the bottom of the short and biased op-ed: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/soundoff/comment.asp?articleID=276523
Of course, since I said something positi ... |
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Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:36 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
June Critical Mass Arrests |
eldan
Replies: 261
Views: 183706 |
There's also an op-ed in which they have prejudged the case and assumed the police version of events is true:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/276523_bikesed.html?source=rss
at least they d ... |
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Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:47 pm |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
June Critical Mass Arrests |
eldan
Replies: 261
Views: 183706 |
I may be behind with this, but to the best of my knowledge the citizens' review board is one of Seattle's many good ideas that has as yet to be made reality:
first mention
more recent incarnation
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Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:58 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
June Critical Mass Arrests |
eldan
Replies: 261
Views: 183706 |
One more thing: these cops were supposedly working with transit on bus routes. Is it relevant to point out that there is no bus route along Western Avenue? |
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Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:49 am |
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Westlake Center |
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CM Legal Fees Donations |
eldan
Replies: 19
Views: 15768 |
Assuming that either the charges are dropped or Zack is found not guilty, and there's enough money available to do so, would you consider suing the police? I think it's very important that they are no ... |
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Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:45 am |
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Westlake Center |
| Subject: |
June Critical Mass Arrests |
eldan
Replies: 261
Views: 183706 |
For what it's worth, my fiancee and I were in the Belltown P-Patch [Elliott & Vine - across a block from where you were attacked] while this went down, and we heard nothing. We noticed the ride g ... |
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