Our hearts go out to the family and friends of all who were involved in
this morning’s fatal crash. Like everyone, we are awaiting information from Seattle Police Department’s Traffic Collision Investigation Squad.
Though we don’t know the complete circumstances that led to this morning’s fatal bike/truck collision on West Marginal Way at Hanford, we do know that our city and state leaders must focus more on making our roadways safer for everyone, whether they drive, haul freight, walk, take transit or pedal a bike. No one wants to be involved in a terrible collision. While Cascade Bicycle Club is working to educate people who bike and raise awareness of roadway safety and courtesy, we cannot do this alone.
Throughout Seattle, people agree that making our streets safer should be our top transportation priority. Unfortunately, our transportation dollars are being siphoned to build costly new highway projects at the expense of fixing the roads we already have, and making them safer for everyone.
In a
2011 report to the Duwamish Transportation Management Association (DTMA), Cascade identified the intersection of South Hanford and Alaska / East Marginal Way as a barrier and in need of improvement. It’s tragic that it may take a loss of life to have these safety improvements taken seriously. It doesn’t have to be this way.
It’s time we stopped talking about making our streets safer and started making the necessary investments to get it done. We can – and we must – work together to make our city safer for everyone to get around.
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