Let's ride for safer streets in honor of Lance David

The greater Seattle community was devastated on Wednesday, May 1,  by a horrific truck-bicycle collision that took Lance David's life. It's the sort of tragedy we hear about far too often, and yet it happens over and over again in our cities where streets are simply not yet designed for the safety of all people.

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Tomorrow, please join representatives of West Seattle Bike Connections, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, West Seattle Spokespeople, Cascade Bicycle Club, the Port of Seattle and the City of Seattle on a memorial ride to honor Lance David and focus attention on how our community can support streets that are safe, healthy and livable.

We are all part of a growing local movement to actively support safe and healthy streets for people of all ages and abilities whether you're  riding a bicycle, hauling freight, walking or driving a cars.

Participants on this ride support the goals of Seattle’s Road Safety Action Plan to achieve zero fatalities and serious injuries by taking action.  With more effective public policy, better engineering, stricter enforcement and more responsive education, we can work together to prevent thousands of deaths and injuries.

Let’s look out for each other, Seattle. Please help us to pay our respects to Lance David and show support for safer, healthier streets!

Details:
Start: Meet at Seacrest Park, 1660 Harbor Ave SW, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7.

Route: We'll follow a common West Seattle commuting route, from Alki bike path to West Seattle Bridge path to the site of Wednesday’s crash, for a total of  flat 3.2 flat miles.