Bike News Roundup: SDOT Baby
by Tom Fucoloro from Seattle Bike Blog on (#45TFS)
It's time for the Bike News Roundup! Here's some stuff floating around the web recently that caught our eye.
First up, a Seattle transportation wishlist in holiday song form by Laura Goodfellow:
Pacific Northwest News
- With John/Thomas corridor work underway, 2019 will bring $2.2M Safe Routes to School pedestrian improvements across Capitol Hill | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
- Police arrest three men after 'boobytrap' injures bicycle rider on I-205 path - BikePortland.org
- Woman pushing stroller killed by SUV in Kent | KOMO
- I-205 path booby trap suspects told cops it was meant to snare homeless people, records show | OregonLive.com
- City says legal fight cost Seattle 717 affordable homes | Crosscut
- It's time Seattle planners listen to women who walk and bike | Opinion
- Chinatown Station Locations | Seattle Transit Blog
- Durkan fields questions about Magnolia Bridge, ADUs, better funding for community centers | Queen Anne News
- Fixing the Dangerous Woodland Park Ave and Bridge Way Intersection The Urbanist
- To Give People More Options for Getting Around Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan and City of Seattle Launch Free-Floating Bike Share Plan | Office of the Mayor
- Maddux, Brash Aide to Council Member Mosqueda, Is Out After Barbed Tweet at Mayor's Office | The C Is for crank
- Sally Bagshaw will not seek re-election to Seattle City Council | Crosscut
- In a sign of gentrifying South King County, an entire Burien apartment complex faces eviction - The Seattle Times
- Delivering difference: Mailing Services uses e-bikes to move mail at UW | In Our Nature
- Democratic Socialist Shaun Scott Is Running for Seattle City Council - Slog - The Stranger
- Mayor Jenny Durkan's top staffers used private email accounts to talk head-tax strategy, new records show - The Seattle Times
- Wanted: Executive Director - Cool gig in Port Townsend
- A tragic realization about a BikePortland reader and supporter - BikePortland.org
- District 4 City Council Candidate Shaun Scott Wants Seattle to Live Up to Its Urbanist Credo The Urbanist
- 'Ask the Trauma Docs!' Mayor Durkan Says Scooters Are Too Dangerous The Urbanist
- SeaTac Councilmember Amina Ahmed dies in car crash 7 weeks after joining council - The Seattle Times
- West Seattle Blog" | West Seattle Crime Watch: Police search for bike thief in Delridge
- Leading pedestrian intervals - every second counts
- Shorelines Hearing Board Issued Decision on ELST: Remand SSD Permit Application Back to the City for Approval and Issue - Friends of East Lake Sammamish Trail
- As Seattle's traffic doom looms, some see a silver lining | Crosscut
- Fast ferry service from Tacoma to Seattle might be possible, study says | The News Tribune
- Serious injuries after two driver vs. pedestrian collisions in 45 minutes on 12th Ave | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
- Seattle's housing crunch could be eased by changes to single-family zoning, city report says | The Seattle Times
- Enabling transportation information, an invitation - Benjamin de la Pena - Medium
- Bellevue installs new bike-safe bus platform on 108th Avenue NE | Bellevue Reporter
- Traffic in Seattle, 2017: Fewer cars, bicyclists and walkers; more transit riders and carpoolers - The Seattle Times
- Climate Action Coalition Urges City to Respond to Seattle Squeeze | Seattle Weekly
- Open Letter in Support of Bike Lanes on 35th Ave NE
- Waterfront Tax Stalled Due to Concerns Over Security, Assessments, and Cost | The C Is for crank
- Cyclist struck in Renton dies of her injuries - seattlepi.com
- Behind the Byline: Meet Traffic Lab reporter Mike Lindblom - The Seattle Times
- Durkan picks senior D.C. transportation official to lead SDOT | Crosscut
- Mixed Bag Bills Could Weaken Growth Management Act The Urbanist
Halftime show! Steve Carrell recently told Ellen about a time when a fan hit him with her car while he was biking:
National & Global News
- Santa Monica Installs In-Street E-Scooter Parking Corrals - Streetsblog Los Angeles
- Data From Millions Of Smartphone Journeys Proves Cyclists Faster In Cities Than Cars And Motorbikes
- The Latest: Charges against boat captain mark 'beginning' - ABC News
- Untokening Panelists Discuss Why "You Can't Have Social Justice Without Transit Justice" - Streetsblog Chicago
- Bird Says New Scooter Regulations Make It 'Impossible' To Serve D.C. | DCist
- Duck boat tours ending in Mobile | WKRG
- Waymo CEO: Autonomous cars won't ever be able to drive in all conditions - CNET
- Why Parking Lots Are Not Full, Even on Black Friday - CityLab
- Climate change caused the "Great Dying," aka the planet's worst extinction | Grist
- #FundMyStreets: Lime Partners With Industry Leaders To Promote Traffic Safety
- Cyclists 'exposed to less air pollution than drivers' on busy routes | Environment | The Guardian
- Waymo's self-driving cars are getting attacked in Arizona - INSIDER
- GPS bike-share program in China credited with reducing gridlock and smog
- 12-year-old boy recovering after being hit by SUV | KOMO
- A New Duck Boat Safety Bill Requires Life Jackets, Canopy Upgrades | 93.1 WIBC
- After a tumultuous year, Kellie Everett and Ryan Koenig to release new albums | STLMag - These two friends from my hometown are amazing. Their hard work to get back into playing music is a tough example of the damage a single collision can cause. Hundreds of thousands of people are injured like this every year in the U.S.
- Car lobby opposes EU safety bid that 'would save 1,300 lives a year' | Business | The Guardian
- Lime 2018 Year End Report Examines Stunning Growth Of Micro Mobility
- DDOT's Sam Zimbabwe is leaving for Seattle - Greater Greater Washington
- Bike-sharing firm Ofo's dramatic fall from grace a warning to China's tech investors | South China Morning Post
- Seattle Celebrates 2 Million Rides In Time For Car-Sharing Launch
This is an open thread.