Archive for the 'ghostbikes' Category

Jose Rincon ghost bike stolen again? Replaced?

Posted by Erik on August 28th, 2008 filed in ghostbikes

Apparently the Jose Rincon ghost bike–the third one–was stolen. But someone on Andrea Kelly’s Gridlocked blog says it has been replaced.
As always, if you are looking for a good reason to off yourself, be sure to read the comments. There you can learn, if you choose to, that it is young Jose’s parents’ [...]

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A round of applause for Famous Sam’s on Ruthrauff

Posted by Erik on August 27th, 2008 filed in ghostbikes

I had occasion to drive (groan) down Ruthrauff last weekend and this brought me past the Famous Sam’s where Laura Varela’s ghostbike was installed. I was certain the bike would be gone by now, because it is quite conspicuous and almost seems to be invading some of their landscaping. It was installed over [...]

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Local coward doesn’t like the Jose Rincon ghost bike

Posted by Erik on August 15th, 2008 filed in ghostbikes

Shortly after the Arizona Daily Star published a piece on Tucson ghost bikes the Jose Rincon ghostbike disappeared, its flowers and other pieces left scattered on the ground.
A new bike popped up quickly and was there until yesterday, which is the day that the Tucson Weekly published its own piece about ghost bikes.
It seems some [...]

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Ligas ghost bike now gone

Posted by Erik on July 27th, 2008 filed in ghostbikes

Chuck Hildebrand, who owns the apartment complex where Andria Ligas was hit and killed, contacted me and asked me to remove the memorial to her. Evidently he felt it was an eyesore that he should not have to endure in front of his property.
So, I pulled it out today. Here’s what the site [...]

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Jose Rincon Ghost Bike is Replaced

Posted by Lauren on July 21st, 2008 filed in ghostbikes

A opinion piece from Saturday’s AZ Star entiteld “Thorns and Flowers” extends a thorn to the thief who removed the Jose Rincon Ghost Bike.  However, Jose’s father left this comment:
“A flower to whomever replaced my son’s bike. There’s a freshly painted bike back at the accident site. Some giveth, and some taketh away. As fast [...]

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Jose Rincon Ghost Bike is Stolen

Posted by Lauren on July 18th, 2008 filed in ghostbikes

The AZ Star reports that the Ghost Bike for Jose Rincon has been stolen from its eastside location and all that remains are some of the flowers that were once part of the memorial. Ari Shapiro, who installed the Ghost Bike, was contacted by the city earlier this week and was informed that the [...]

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AZ Daily Star on Ghost Bikes

Posted by Lauren on July 18th, 2008 filed in ghostbikes

Yesterday’s AZ Daily Star features an article by Andrea Kelly on Ghost Bikes in Tucson and describes them as “part art, part memorial, and mostly public service.”  The article includes the names of the six fallen riders commemorated by Ghost Bikes in Tucson as well as information on how the Ghost Bike campaign has developed [...]

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Road rager wants to know: You mean I have to stay in jail for a whole week?

Cyclist on car hood

The whole of bike-blog internetdom is awash in this story about a road raging motorist who first attacked a cyclist (after the cyclist told him to slow down) and then, when the cyclist stood in front of his car to get the plate, drove into him and thence down the road with [...]

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Tuesday Night Community Bike Ride visits two ghost bikes

Posted by Erik on July 2nd, 2008 filed in Tuesday night ride, ghostbikes

Last night’s Tuesday Night Bike Ride visited two ghost bikes. The first was for Andria Ligas, a 19 year-old Flinn scholar at the U of A who was killed when she was struck from behind by a driver who then fled the scene. Her ghost bike can be found on Euclid just north of [...]

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Peter Visconti III ghostbike at Grant and Columbus

Posted by Erik on June 29th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized, ghostbikes

Peter Visconti III was killed on October 17, 2004 when riding across Grant Avenue at Columbus. A driver going west on Grant ran the red light and struck him directly at high speed. The driver later turned himself in but insisted he wasn’t the person who hit Visconti, despite numerous witnesses who said [...]

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