Archive for the 'ghostbikes' Category
Patti Lopez ghost bike appears on Camino de la Tierra
Here is a photo of a beautiful ghost bike that has appeared at Camino de la Tierra at the river, just south of Green fields school. It was apparently installed anonymously.
Patti Lopez was a mother of two children still in middle school, struck from behind and killed on May 20, 2008.
I am pleased [...]
Husband, Father, Teacher: Forever May You Fly
The Nystrom family installed this beautiful ghost bike near Udall Park on Tanque Verde Road this week.
Air Force Lt. Colonel Charles Nystrom was killed last August by a drug-impaired driver who apparently sped around cars that had slowed to let him cross the street where he was to visit his family at a restaurant.
Mr. [...]
Jose Rincon ghost bike stolen again? Replaced?
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’ [...]
A round of applause for Famous Sam’s on Ruthrauff
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 [...]
Read More..>>Local coward doesn’t like the Jose Rincon ghost bike
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 [...]
Ligas ghost bike now gone
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 [...]
Jose Rincon Ghost Bike is Replaced
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 [...]
Jose Rincon Ghost Bike is Stolen
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 [...]
Read More..>>AZ Daily Star on Ghost Bikes
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 [...]
Read More..>>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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