Bike News Roundup: ‘Why America is addicted to cars’
by Tom Fucoloro from on (#6DX89)
It's time for the Bike News Roundup! Here's a look at some of the stuff going around the web that caught my eye.
First up, Answer in Progress took on public transit, and it's pretty good:
Pacific Northwest News
- Bike Bellevue" Program Launches to Improve Mobility Options | Downtown Bellevue Network
- Bend lawmaker considers e-bike law changes in response to tragic teen death - BikePortland
- Detectives Investigating Fatal Hit and Run Collision in North Seattle - SPD Blotter
- Electric unicycle users demand change to B.C. road rules | CTV News
- Fundraiser by Robert Kittilson : Help Jessie recover from a traumatic eye injury - Sending best wishes to former Seattleite Jessie Kwak
- Gov. Inslee: Install speed-enforcement cameras on WA highways | The Seattle Times
- Guest opinion: Bike parking versus housing is a false choice - BikePortland
- Here's How to Fix Downtown: Better Parking and Tax Breaks | Post Alley - lol
- Just outside Seattle, residents endure a dangerous yet ordinary intersection | The Seattle Times
- KUOW - Tribes call for national ban on salmon-killing chemical in car tires
- Man was driving drunk when he hit, killed 12-year-old boy in Kent, police say | The Seattle Times
- Maritime vs. real estate: Seattle's decades-long rezoning fight | Crosscut
- One man's mission to cycle all of Seattle, street by street | Crosscut
- Oregon Governor signs Bike Bus Bill' into law - BikePortland
- Pike Place to Improve Small Business Access by Adding Parking Inside Market | The Needling
- Pioneer Square Habitat Beach Opens, with Hope Alive for More Public Space Next Door - The Urbanist
- Protestors shout down officials at road safety press conference - BikePortland
- School bus stop-sign violators skirt consequences in King County | The Seattle Times
- Smart urban planning made Northeast 43rd Street a hub for U District's community | June 21-27, 2023 | Real Change
- Someone put up a sign warning cyclists of this Vancouver crossing | Urbanized
- Streetcar Project Could Kickstart Downtown Recovery - The Urbanist
- Vehicle ends up in water at Alki Beach after crash, 1 in critical condition | The Seattle Times
- Video Confirms that Officer Was Going 74 MPH, Did Not Have Siren Running When He Struck Pedestrian - PubliCola
- WA starts new system for hit-and-run alerts | The Seattle Times
- What we know about crash that killed 6, injured 3 in Tacoma | The Seattle Times
- Auburn motorcyclist left for dead by hit-and-run driver meets guardian angel' who helped save her | Q13 News
National & Global News
- You're a Cyclist Who Was Just Struck by a Car Driver. Here's Why It Was Your Fault - McSweeney's Internet Tendency
- How Regulators Failed to Act to Prevent Underride Crashes - ProPublica
- Lyft, the Largest Bikeshare Operator in North America, Wants Out of the Business | Vice
- Massachusetts' car economy costs $64 billion, study finds - Harvard Gazette
- Public comments skew toward eliminating coaster brake requirement for kids' bikes | Bicycle Retailer and Industry News
- Race Day turned memorial day: Instead of watching their son compete at Worlds, Magnus White's parents ride in his memory | Cycling Weekly
- Tesla's secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints | Reuters
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is Failing Bicyclists | League of American Bicyclists
- WA starts new system for hit-and-run alerts | The Seattle Times
- Why hasn't Richmond relaunched its shuttered bikeshare system? | Greater Greater Washington
- Your car's tires are swirling donuts of pollution | The Washington Post
- Cowboy rides to the rescue of VanMoof owners with app to unlock threatened bikes | TechCrunch
This is an open thread. Feel free to comment below about any transportation-related topic that's on your mind.