Bike News Roundup: Why isn’t cycling normal in [insert city here]?

It's time for the Bike News Roundup! Here's a look at some stuff floating around the web in recent weeks (months?) that caught our eye. This is also an open thread, so feel free to discuss whatever bikey stuff is on your mind in the comments below.

First up, this very British comedian's take on cycling in London sure sounds familiar.

Pacific Northwest News

• Does Seattle suck now? A snarky sticker sparks a conversation about Amazon and the changing city - GeekWire
• New online archive lets you explore Seattle's 50-year-old 'Freeway Revolt' | The Seattle Times
• City Pushes for Apartments Without Onsite Parking - Seattle Transit Blog
• Neighbors Collide Over Beacon Hill Intersection - South Seattle Emerald
• Judge rules Seattle homeless man's truck is a home | The Seattle Times
• What Does I-5 Ramp Metering Mean for SDOT's Mercer Corridor? The Urbanist
• Opinion | Letting Teenagers Live - The New York Times
• An Open Letter to My Neighbors Who Oppose Safety Improvements to 35th Avenue NE The Urbanist
• Northgate Mall readies huge overhaul with offices and housing as North Seattle neighborhood transforms | The Seattle Times
• New Eastside Rail Corridor is ready for bicycles - Biking Bis
• One Center City Plans Delayed | Seattle Transit Blog
• 35th Avenue NE Advocates Stand Up for Their Neighborhood The Urbanist
• No Access: Metro Purchased Inaccessible Access Vehicles, Highlighting the Need for an Access Review Board - South Seattle Emerald
• VeloMetro Unveils Electric-assisted Velomobile Sharing Service at UBC - Kitsilano.ca
• Hey, white Seattle: Redlining is your history. Here's one way to learn about it | KUOW News and Information
• Feet First Files Appeal, Calls on UW to Complete Burke-Gilman Trail Upgrades - Feet First
• Former SDOT director lands a job at Limebike - Curbed Seattle
• Q&A: Bicycling the Pacific Coast - Deep forests, sunny beaches, and driving rain - Biking Bis
• king5.com | Teens in Tacoma mall police confrontation win lawsuit
• Bike Theft Victim Calls Police to Set Up Sting | SPD Blotter
• State funds renovations to Renslow trestle | News | dailyrecordnews.com
• Sound Transit settlement will subsidize Uber and Lyft rides to Mercer Island transit center | The Seattle Times
• City transportation workers complain of gender bias, favoritism | Crosscut
• Instagram effect? Number of Seattle-area hikers has doubled in less than 10 years, data show | The Seattle Times
• Bellevue Eases into Bike-sharing | Seattle Transit Blog
• City Council Approves Changes to Parking Code - Slog - The Stranger
• THE 35TH AVENUE SW DECISION: No more rechannelization planned. Here's what SDOT will do instead. | West Seattle Blog"
• Weigh in on one-way idea and more at Melrose Ave open house | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
• Seattle City Council passes major bike parking legislation | Bicycle Security Advisors
• Tolls on downtown streets? Seattle mayor pushes for plan to cut traffic, greenhouse gases | The Seattle Times
• The International Examiner - Phnom Penh Noodle House prepares to close after 30 years - Everything about this story is heartbreaking.
• Listen In: KUOW's 'The Record' on Living Car-Free in Seattle | Sightline Institute
• Delay of Seattle's Fourth Avenue bike lane disappoints cycling advocates | The Seattle Times
• Morning Crank: A "Reset" for Move Seattle - The C Is for crank
• Amazon Should Help Close the Center City Connector's Budget Shortfall The Urbanist
• Housing cars or housing people? Debate rages as number of cars in Seattle hits new high | The Seattle Times
• Memorial reminds motorists of work zone safety - Washington State Governor's Office
• The WSDOT Blog - Washington State Department of Transportation: Bikeways aren't just for bicyclists
• Metier Brewing Co., a short four-hour loop ride from E Union | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
• CHS Pics | 'Vine-cutting' at the grand opening of the Arboretum Loop Trail | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
• Congestion Pricing is Way Bigger than the Other Stuff | Seattle Transit Blog
• 35th Ave SW Safety Project in West Seattle Will Not Be Expanded The Urbanist
• Action needed! Ask City to fund sidewalks on NE 50th Street. - Ravenna-Bryant Community Association
• Recharge The Battery Advocates Back with New Promenade Vision The Urbanist
• Congestion tolls work in London and Stockholm, why not Seattle? | The Seattle Times
• This take on congestion pricing might blow your mind | KUOW News and Information
• Bike improvements on streets rushed? No, they're overdue | Crosscut
• Choosing a name for John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Iron Horse State Park - Biking Bis
• The state is repaving Aurora. That's a chance to build sidewalks. But no | KUOW News and Information
• Police searching for Mazda in hit-and-run that seriously injured pedestrian - Q13 FOX News
• SDOT Nixes Bus Lanes through Montlake | Seattle Transit Blog
• With plan to start construction later in 2018, WSDOT ready to talk 'Rest of the West' plans including new Montlake lid | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
• Washington State laws governing electric bicycles are changing - Curbed Seattle
• A Better Transit Hub for People: Union Station Should See Trains Once Again The Urbanist
• Mayor Durkan's Moment of Third Avenue Truth | Seattle Transit Blog
• Pilot program would allow e-bikes on 5 popular trails in Seattle | KOMO
• As Seattle struggles with bike lanes, Vancouver, B.C., has won the battle | The Seattle Times
• king5.com | Child, adult hit by vehicle near Renton elementary school
• A Streetfight in Ballard for Safe Routes to School The Urbanist
• Aurora Avenue: Can a Lost Opportunity Be Regained? The Urbanist
• Park Purists Challenge Affordable Housing Plan for Fort Lawton - Slog - The Stranger
• The e-bike craze has officially hit Seattle | Crosscut
• Sand Point Way NE To Get New Sidewalks, But Other Changes Uncertain The Urbanist
• Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run drivers near Seattle Children's Hospital | KOMO
• Charges: Man rammed pedestrians to dodge going to work | Seattle PI

National & Global News

• Gobee.bike pulls out of France due to 'mass destruction' of its dockless bike fleet | World news | The Guardian
• The Barcelona Superblock of Poblenou - BICYCLE DUTCH
• Studies are increasingly clear: Uber and Lyft congest cities - Chicago Tribune
• A Brief History of How American Transportation Engineers Resisted Bike Lanes - Streetsblog USA
• A Ride With the Nascar Drivers" Advocating for Cycling Safety | Bicycling
• The Unhelpful Ways Cities Talk About Bike Helmets - The Atlantic
• Minneapolis leaders consider allowing fourplexes citywide to relieve housing shortage - StarTribune.com
• Dockless firm Ofo raises $866 million in new funding, mostly from Alibaba | BikeBiz
• Paris to Subsidized E-Bike and Cargo Bike Purchases | Bicycling
• "Seconds matter in these situations, any delay increases the risk of safety for everyone," " Bronx Times
• CoModule shows autonomous e-bike concept at Eurobike
• Dockless Bikesharing Gets In the Scooter Business - The Atlantic
• Uber Car in Self-Driving Mode Kills Woman in Arizona - Streetsblog USA
• Bus Lane Blocked, He Trained His Computer to Catch Scofflaws - The New York Times
• Require AVs to 'see' bicyclists and pedestrians
• Bike Share Oversupply in China: Huge Piles of Abandoned and Broken Bicycles - The Atlantic
• Introducing the new Spin - The Spin Blog
• Safer roads in cities are possible, but politics holding us back, says report - Curbed
• Hi-vis clothing has 'little to no impact' on crashes | BikeBiz
• Why I'm suing for my right to flip off the president | Washington Post
• Uber Acquires the Bike-Share Company Jump | Wired
• As e-biking grows, U.S. cities consider easing rules on where the machines may be used | Washington Post
• St. Louis' first bike share coming soon with goal to include low-income areas, officials say | St. Louis Public Radio
• 22-year-old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Manchester/Normandie; Driver Plows Through Mourners Corking Intersection to Protest Death - Streetsblog Los Angeles
• Dockless bike share launches in St. Louis - a new way to get around - NextSTL
• Leonia, New Jersey, Banned Non-Resident Drivers. Then What? - The Atlantic
• About a Dozen Ways to Carry Kids by Bike | This Mom Bikes
• A Mostly Complete Taxonomy of Bikeshare (So Far) - The Atlantic
• Opinion | Cars Are Ruining Our Cities - The New York Times
• New Tech Is Helping Lime Keep Bikes And Electric Scooters Upright | Limebike
• Lime Announces New Name, New Electric Scooter and 3 Million Rides | Limebike
• Trip Data Deflates the Dockless Bike-Share Hype - Streetsblog USA