Bike News Roundup: Watch the new headlines show!

The Bike News Roundup is back! And I'm trying out a new format for a news headlines video. It's short and (hopefully) entertaining. Check it out and tell me what you think.

Stories highlighted in the Headlines Show:

• Vote for your favorite #NameThatSweeper finalists! - SDOT Blog | Vote via Twitter
• Washington state diesel truck shop accused of tampering with hundreds of pickups to thwart emission controls - The Seattle Times
• Work gets underway to ease an I-5 bottleneck in downtown Seattle - The Seattle Times | And Ryan's Tweet
• seattlewalkreport's Instagram post: One Hundred Years of Seattle Complaints

Pacific Northwest News

• Why the walk' signals at some Seattle crosswalks seem a little longer now - The Seattle Times
• Thanks, Mayor Pete: E Madison bus rapid transit project gets $60M in federal funding - Here's a block by block look at the planned changes to the street | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
• Seattle's Bike Helmet Law Is a Racist Failure - Slog - The Stranger
• Nearly 200 cops with credibility issues still working in Washington state | Crosscut
• Windshield pitting incidents in Washington reach fever pitch on April 15, 1954. - HistoryLink.org
• LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | Incredible community members across the city have made their ideas a reality through the Neighborhood Street Fund - SDOT Blog
• BIKE MONTH |Meet Ed Ewing of Bike Works - SDOT Blog
• MLK Way Protected Bike Lane Advances to Next Phase of Design - The Urbanist
• Council Connection Councilmember Strauss' Pathway to Permanent Cafe Streets Program Extends Pilot Program to Support Small Businesses While Permanent Guidelines Are Finalized
• Nikkita Oliver's March to City Hall Continues with City Council Bid - The Urbanist
• Get ready for hiking! Seattle Trailhead Direct shuttle service returns in June. | The Seattle Times
• What Would a Real Bridge Maintenance Plan Look Like? | The Urbanist
• 24 Deaths in 2020 Show Seattle Still Falling Woefully Short of Vision Zero Pledge | The Urbanist

National & Global News

• Zoning Reformer in Chief - Sightline Institute
• D.C. Cyclist Jim Pagels Killed by Driver Hours After Tweeting About Unsafe Roads - Streetsblog USA
• Dear Pete Buttigieg: Stop These Highways, Too - Bloomberg
• Drivers Stole 20% of Bike/Walk Dollars Last Year; Here's How to Stop Them - Streetsblog USA
• EXCLUSIVE: Council Will Pass Bill to Move Crash Investigation from NYPD to DOT - Streetsblog New York City
• Five Ways to Make U.S. Streets Less Deadly - Bloomberg
• Gwen Inglis, reigning cycling national road race champion, killed on a ride by suspected DUI driver - The Denver Post
• How US helmet laws are used against cyclists of colour and homeless people | US news | The Guardian
• Op-Ed: Sure, Blame the Drivers - But the City is At Fault - Streetsblog USA
• Opinion | Daunte Wright and Caron Nazario are the latest examples of the dangers of driving while Black - The Washington Post
• Switching From Cars to Bikes Cuts Commuting Emissions by 67% - Bloomberg
• The Biggest Problem With Bicycle Licensing Laws - Bloomberg
• This solar power generating photovoltaic bike pathway will run charging stations + sustainable city infrastructure! | Yanko Design
• Trading clunkers for electric bikes: France moves to offer financial incentive | Reuters
• Amazon Drivers Are Instructed to Drive Recklessly to Meet Delivery Quotas - VICE