Posts tagged Ghost Bike
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Ghost bike returns with a posse
22 white “ghost bikes” appeared this morning around the intersection of 20th and R where Alice Swanson was killed last year. DC officials removed the bike last week without notice to the family. In response, some folks put 22 ghost bikes back, one for each year of Alice’s life. They say they will continue to replace the bikes over and over as long as the city cuts them down. Keep reading…
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T, that’s what the ghost bike means to me
Stephen led this morning with a summary of Friday’s ghost bike outrage, where city employees callously cut off the ghost bike memorial to Alice Swanson at 20th and R, NW without notifying the family. In fact, they’d told WABA they were planning to do it, but promised to wait a few days for the family to be able to come get the bike, then reversed course and cut it off before the… Keep reading…
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Mean streets: Ghosted bike
The most striking traffic safety issue this morning isn’t a fatal crash or dangerous intersection, but the removal of a ghost bike memorial to Alice Swanson, who was killed just over a year ago after being run over by a garbage truck at 20th and R streets, NW. City Paper has the most complete account of what happened to the ghost bike; it seems DPW removed it after receiving complaints… Keep reading…