Diana Sullivan
Diana Sullivan
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Age: 49
Location:
3rd and King streets
San Francisco , CA
United States
In Memory of Diana Sullivan, Ghost Bike Memorial
Diana Sullivan
December 5, 1964 – February 9, 2013
From the standpoint of eternity, there is hardly any difference
between a “long” and a “short” life. Therefore, it’s not whether one’s
life is long or short, but how one lives that is important. It is what
we accomplish, the degree to which we develop our state of life, the
number of people we help become happy—that is what matters. – Daisaku Ikeda
At this intersection an amazing human being, Diana Sullivan, was
taken from this world and sent into her next existence. Diana had an
amazing state of life. She made many people happy and indeed that’s what
matters! She will be deeply missed!
Statement from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition in Memory of Diana Sullivan
“We are deeply saddened by the
death of Diana Sullivan, who was killed while biking on 3rd and King
streets last Saturday. Your calls and e-mails have let us know that you
are also saddened by this tragedy. We are going through a thorough
evaluation of the intersection of 3rd and King, as we do for other known
dangerous locations, to see what engineering and/or other solutions we
will push the City to make. Since last Saturday, we have heard from many
of you that the intersection of 3rd and King feels unsafe because the
bikeway disappears without warning, forcing you in to fast-moving car
traffic. We are bundling this information in to our review of the
location and will be sharing our recommendations with you — and the City
— shortly. We know that the best way for us to honor Diana’s life is to
step up our efforts that much more to make San Francisco a safe and
welcoming place for everyone to bike.”
A Ghost Bike for Diana
Her ghost bike is at the corner of King and 3rd Streets across from AT&T Park, where she was hit.
Someone left fresh donuts and coffee next to Diana’s ghost bike.
Many thanks to Jo Slota from Ghost Bikes San Francisco, Rafi for providing the donated cruiser from Box Dog Bikes and Alan for
creating the name plaque. This is a beautiful ghost bike to memorialize
Diana’s tragic death. I echo Jo’s words, “Let’s hope it draws some
attention to the need for greater cyclists’ safety. I think this is a
good time for each of us to reach out to the SF Board of Supervisors
& the SF Bike Coalition to ask them to re-evaluate this traffic
situation.”
Related reading:
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Age: 49
Location:
3rd and King streets
San Francisco , CA
United States
In Memory of Diana Sullivan, Ghost Bike Memorial
Diana Sullivan
December 5, 1964 – February 9, 2013
From the standpoint of eternity, there is hardly any difference
between a “long” and a “short” life. Therefore, it’s not whether one’s
life is long or short, but how one lives that is important. It is what
we accomplish, the degree to which we develop our state of life, the
number of people we help become happy—that is what matters. – Daisaku Ikeda
At this intersection an amazing human being, Diana Sullivan, was
taken from this world and sent into her next existence. Diana had an
amazing state of life. She made many people happy and indeed that’s what
matters! She will be deeply missed!
Statement from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition in Memory of Diana Sullivan
“We are deeply saddened by the
death of Diana Sullivan, who was killed while biking on 3rd and King
streets last Saturday. Your calls and e-mails have let us know that you
are also saddened by this tragedy. We are going through a thorough
evaluation of the intersection of 3rd and King, as we do for other known
dangerous locations, to see what engineering and/or other solutions we
will push the City to make. Since last Saturday, we have heard from many
of you that the intersection of 3rd and King feels unsafe because the
bikeway disappears without warning, forcing you in to fast-moving car
traffic. We are bundling this information in to our review of the
location and will be sharing our recommendations with you — and the City
— shortly. We know that the best way for us to honor Diana’s life is to
step up our efforts that much more to make San Francisco a safe and
welcoming place for everyone to bike.”
A Ghost Bike for Diana
Her ghost bike is at the corner of King and 3rd Streets across from AT&T Park, where she was hit.
Someone left fresh donuts and coffee next to Diana’s ghost bike.
Many thanks to Jo Slota from Ghost Bikes San Francisco, Rafi for providing the donated cruiser from Box Dog Bikes and Alan for
creating the name plaque. This is a beautiful ghost bike to memorialize
Diana’s tragic death. I echo Jo’s words, “Let’s hope it draws some
attention to the need for greater cyclists’ safety. I think this is a
good time for each of us to reach out to the SF Board of Supervisors
& the SF Bike Coalition to ask them to re-evaluate this traffic
situation.”
Related reading: