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These are a few featured articles about the Ghost Bike Project.
'Ghost bikes' memorialize cyclists killed on road
Published: Dec, 14 2012
Stark white bicycles placed at sites of deaths are eerie, haunting reminders for drivers to be careful around riders.
‘Ghost bikes’ are haunting reminders of dead cyclists
(Boston)
Published: Sep, 25 2012
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
A white “ghost bike” has been placed along Morrissey Boulevard in
Dorchester near where a bicyclist, Doan Bui, was struck and killed Sept.
14 by an alleged drunken driver.
On a break from his job at the Gillette plant, Stephen Torci paused
at a memorial for a killed cyclist, where a “ghost bike” stood in
tribute.
Ghost bikes memorialize life and death
Published: Jul, 20 2012
Ghost bikes are the roadside crosses of the cycling community, stark reminders that the road does not go on forever.
Graduate
student Sara Kazemi never fails to notice one in the College Area on
her commute to and from San Diego State University - whether she's
stopped at a red light or pedaling past.
Around the Corner of Loss
Published: Mar, 29 2012
The corner of McGuinness and Kent, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has
undergone a minor face-lift in the seven years since my aunt Liz was
struck and killed there. The Budget Rental Center that occupied the east
corner is now an Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and there’s a new BP service
station across the street from it, in what used to be a vacant lot. You
can no longer park on the east side of McGuinness, because the gas
station’s driveway flows out into the street there. Seven years ago,
before the gas station, a row of parked trucks lined the curb, and it is
Rides in Five Boroughs Call Attention to Bike Safety
Published: Mar, 19 2012
Advocates for cyclists and pedestrians fanned out
across the city Sunday, visiting accident sites and petitioning city
leaders to do more to make the streets safe.
Ghost bikes warn of London's deadly streets
(London)
Published: Mar, 16 2012
MEMORIAL: A "ghost bike" stands
as tribute to London bicycle courier Henry Warwick killed in a
collision. Picture: BRITTA CAMPION
Source: The Advertiser
Cyclists plan blockade of deadly junction
(London)
Published: Jan, 9 2012
Protesters plan to block one of London's busiest junctions today to
highlight their anger at a 60 per cent rise in cycling deaths in the
capital in two years.
Animita para un ciclista
Published: Jan, 1 2012
Hay quienes dicen que es imposible echar de menos Nueva York,
porque la ciudad que alguna vez conociste o visitaste, rápidamente deja
de existir. Los edificios cambian de dueño,
se pone de moda una esquina y deja de estar otra, se inauguran
restaurantes todas las semanas y, en apariencia, los barrios se
transforman constantemente. Pero hay cosas que permanecen iguales, aun
ante la exigente novedad que implica la vorágine del capitalismo.
Burnside Avenue To Get Safety Review By State DOT
(Hartford)
Published: Dec, 31 2011
By MELISSA TRAYNOR, mtraynor@courant.com
The Hartford Courant
2:10 p.m. EST, December 31, 2011
EAST HARTFORD - -
Burnside Avenue - the scene of crashes that took
the lives of three bicyclists in a recent 18-month period - is up for
review by the state Department of Transportation for possible
infrastructure changes to improve safety.
'Ghost Bikes': Moving Memorials And A Warning To Drivers
(Hartford)
Published: Dec, 21 2011
Tony Cherolis, an avid bicyclist and bike blogger
(beatbikeblog.blogspot.com) who lives in East Hartford, was appalled and
upset last month when the third cyclist in 18 months was killed by a
car on Burnside Avenue. He and some friends, including longtime activist
Ken Krayeske, hit upon an unusual gesture that serves as both a
memorial and a warning.
They created what they call "ghost bicycles" by painting old bicycles
completely white, added signs reading "Cyclist Killed Here" and placed
These are a few featured articles about the Ghost Bike Project.
'Ghost bikes' memorialize cyclists killed on road
Published: Dec, 14 2012Stark white bicycles placed at sites of deaths are eerie, haunting reminders for drivers to be careful around riders.
‘Ghost bikes’ are haunting reminders of dead cyclists
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
A white “ghost bike” has been placed along Morrissey Boulevard in
Dorchester near where a bicyclist, Doan Bui, was struck and killed Sept.
14 by an alleged drunken driver.
On a break from his job at the Gillette plant, Stephen Torci paused
at a memorial for a killed cyclist, where a “ghost bike” stood in
tribute.
Ghost bikes memorialize life and death
Published: Jul, 20 2012Ghost bikes are the roadside crosses of the cycling community, stark reminders that the road does not go on forever.
Graduate
student Sara Kazemi never fails to notice one in the College Area on
her commute to and from San Diego State University - whether she's
stopped at a red light or pedaling past.
Around the Corner of Loss
Published: Mar, 29 2012The corner of McGuinness and Kent, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has
undergone a minor face-lift in the seven years since my aunt Liz was
struck and killed there. The Budget Rental Center that occupied the east
corner is now an Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and there’s a new BP service
station across the street from it, in what used to be a vacant lot. You
can no longer park on the east side of McGuinness, because the gas
station’s driveway flows out into the street there. Seven years ago,
before the gas station, a row of parked trucks lined the curb, and it is
Rides in Five Boroughs Call Attention to Bike Safety
Published: Mar, 19 2012Advocates for cyclists and pedestrians fanned out
across the city Sunday, visiting accident sites and petitioning city
leaders to do more to make the streets safe.
Ghost bikes warn of London's deadly streets
MEMORIAL: A "ghost bike" stands
as tribute to London bicycle courier Henry Warwick killed in a
collision. Picture: BRITTA CAMPION
Source: The Advertiser
Cyclists plan blockade of deadly junction
Protesters plan to block one of London's busiest junctions today to
highlight their anger at a 60 per cent rise in cycling deaths in the
capital in two years.
Animita para un ciclista
Published: Jan, 1 2012Hay quienes dicen que es imposible echar de menos Nueva York,
porque la ciudad que alguna vez conociste o visitaste, rápidamente deja
de existir. Los edificios cambian de dueño,
se pone de moda una esquina y deja de estar otra, se inauguran
restaurantes todas las semanas y, en apariencia, los barrios se
transforman constantemente. Pero hay cosas que permanecen iguales, aun
ante la exigente novedad que implica la vorágine del capitalismo.
Burnside Avenue To Get Safety Review By State DOT
By MELISSA TRAYNOR, mtraynor@courant.com
The Hartford Courant
2:10 p.m. EST, December 31, 2011
EAST HARTFORD - -
Burnside Avenue - the scene of crashes that took
the lives of three bicyclists in a recent 18-month period - is up for
review by the state Department of Transportation for possible
infrastructure changes to improve safety.
'Ghost Bikes': Moving Memorials And A Warning To Drivers
Tony Cherolis, an avid bicyclist and bike blogger
(beatbikeblog.blogspot.com) who lives in East Hartford, was appalled and
upset last month when the third cyclist in 18 months was killed by a
car on Burnside Avenue. He and some friends, including longtime activist
Ken Krayeske, hit upon an unusual gesture that serves as both a
memorial and a warning.
They created what they call "ghost bicycles" by painting old bicycles
completely white, added signs reading "Cyclist Killed Here" and placed