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One woman's harrowing escape has grabbed national attention and shined a light on safety along Aurora Avenue.

The kidnapping of a woman who authorities say escaped her abductor by punching her way out of a cinder block cell in Oregon has focused attention on the area where authorities say she was taken: Aurora Avenue in Seattle, an urban stretch of state highway lined with box stores and budget motels and known for rampant prostitution.

Another harrowing escape puts attention on open prostitution along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue

SEATTLE -- A vanload of church volunteers drove along a main street in north Seattle one night last month with sandwiches, water bottles and blankets for homeless people. They didn't find any -- but they did see dozens of barely clothed women walking along the road or leaning into traffic to advertise their services.

The kidnapping of a woman who authorities say escaped her abductor by punching her way out of a cinder block cell in Oregon has focused attention on the area where