April 24, 2008
Last Night’s Memorial For Killed Cyclists
Last night saw a quiet memorial ride honoring the two cyclists who were struck and killed last week. Both Alvaro Olson and Jian-Lan Zhang were killed by trucks last Wednesday, April 16th. Olson died at West 36th Street and Broadway. Zhang died on Hester and Allen Street. The memorial ride of about 25 cyclists brought flowers to the ghost bike memorials, where they were joined by the curious passing by, and paid their respects. The deaths of these cyclists, the first reported in 2008, are a sad reminder of how unforgiving the streets can be and how much more the city needs do to make them safe for everyone.
