Bike News Roundup: Biking Seattle’s freeways
by Tom Fucoloro from Seattle Bike Blog on (#4MD61)
Wow, it's been a very long time since I posted a Bike News Roundup. Oops. That means this one's a doozy.
First up, here's a cool first-person view of the 2019 Emerald City Ride by bobco85:
Pacific Northwest News
- Man critically injured trying to help driver with car trouble in Graham | Tacoma News Tribune
- Transportation accessibility needs to be for everyone | April 24 - 30, 2019 | Real Change
- Shoreline's Plans for 145th Street Reveal Multimodal Corridor Design Challenges | The Urbanist
- Sudden closure of outdoors retailer Ascent Outdoors and Ascent Cycles shocks employees and customers - The Seattle Times
- Report shows Seattle police enforcement still disparate along racial lines | Crosscut
- Driver hits 2 adults and a child on Queen Anne sidewalk - The Seattle Times
- Frustration mounts as Seattle community groups want Durkan to turn over city-owned properties | The Seattle Times
- Is Seattle freeing itself from the automobile age? | Crosscut
- Man in wheelchair hit by Seattle Public Utilities truck, seriously injured - The Seattle Times
- Infant critically injured, 2 others sent to hospital after collision on Airport Way South - The Seattle Times
- "I Haven't Heard That Criticism": Council, Mayor Offer Conflicting Takes on "Emphasis Patrols" In Seven Neighborhoods | The C Is for crank
- International bike expert's advice to Seattle: 'Make it difficult for people to drive' | Crosscut
- West Seattle Blog" | BIKE-TO-SCHOOL DAY: Alki Elementary's riders
- Getting There: Danish planner may show us how bikes can be a greater part of Spokane's future | The Spokesman-Review
- One Killed in Aurora Crash | SPD Blotter
- Starting a new segment of the Lake to Sound Trail, a 16-mile paved path that will connect Lake Washington to Puget Sound and link to four other regional trails - King County
- Bicyclist struck by car speeding away from officers in Tacoma | KOMO
- Interstate 5 Turns 50 and Shows Its Age | Seattle Transit Blog
- Biking in Seattle is a way of life. Here's a look at our deep-rooted bike culture | The Seattle Times
- No arrest after driver kills pedestrian, injures man in Lynnwood garage | KOMO
- As scooter popularity grows, here are 4 questions facing scooter-share in Seattle | The Seattle Times
- Dozens of kids gifted new bikes thanks to Renton church | Q13 FOX News
- City's Outreach Partner Disengages from Navigation Team as City Removes More Encampments Without Notice | The C Is for crank
- Shoreline 175th Street Corridor Improvements Project - Welcome
- Has Seattle Found the Solution to Driving Alone to Work? - POLITICO Magazine
- 'This works': Downtown Bellevue bike lanes will stay put, more lanes planned - The Seattle Times
- Pike/Pine Protected Bike Lanes: Outreach and Recommendations | Central Seattle Greenways
- R.I.P. "Buzz" Grant, president of Foothills Trail - Biking Bis
- SUV tears through house in Skyway | The Seattle Times
- Seattle officials on hot seat over boosting police patrols in 7 neighborhoods | The Seattle Times
- Seattle City Council Candidates Eye a Green New Deal | Seattle Met
- The WSDOT Blog - Washington State Department of Transportation: Bicycling can be for everybody and every body
- SDOT Recommends Spending up to $420 Million on a New Magnolia Bridge - Slog - The Stranger
- No charges for Bainbridge teen who struck joggers | Kitsap Sun
- Everett police search for vehicle and driver who fatally struck woman and fled - The Seattle Times
- Driver sentenced for deliberately mowing down pedestrians in Bothell to avoid his job - The Seattle Times
- Who bikes in Seattle? Bicycling gender gap one of the biggest in the U.S. - The Seattle Times
- Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities climb in Washington state | Tacoma News Tribune
- Video shows several collisions over year at Seattle intersection - KIRO
- Car crashes into historic Pioneer Square bar and restaurant - Q13 FOX News
- Save the Magnolia Bridge-No Cost
- Vancover's plan to make its bike lanes AAA rated | Fast Company
- Seattle's gender gap in cycling: Readers had a lot to say - The Seattle Times
- 3 steps to make Seattle sidewalks safer for people with disabilities - The Seattle Times
- Highway 99 tunnel users won't have to pay tolls until sometime this fall | The Seattle Times
- Former e-bike shop lined up as planned new home for Central District post office | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
- Secret Service Visits Seattle Activist Amid Political Feud | Seattle, WA Patch
- KUOW - Safety concerns grow on the Seattle street that scrapped bike lanes
- Road changes coming after deadly crash in Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood | king5.com
- SDOT's unacceptable decision for N 40th Street - Green Lake & Wallingford Safe Streets
- Police: Hit-and-run driver arrested after killing two people lying on Washington beach | king5.com
- Disappointment with Water Taxi | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
- Oregon Legislature Passes 'Idaho Stop' Bill - Streetsblog USA
- Detectives Investigating Bus/Bicycle Collision | SPD Blotter
- Spokane Tribe will get a voice in transportation planning, a move that sparked controversy among Spokane officials
- Progressive Boomers Are Making It Impossible For Cities To Fix The Housing Crisis | HuffPost
- On way to long-term changes, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan quietly clears homeless camps | The Seattle Times
- Detectives Investigating Car/Pedestrian Collision in Magnolia | SPD Blotter
- Cyclist calling for protected bike lanes after close call with semi | KIRO-TV
- SDOT data shows nearly 100 serious-injury or fatal collisions on Seattle streets in first half of 2019 - The Seattle Times
- Urge Mayor and Councilmembers to fast-track transit, biking, walking and rolling improvements - Action Network
- Seattle could be next to try Dutch-style bike-friendly intersection design - The Seattle Times
- 1 dead, 7 injured in shuttle-bus crash near Sea-Tac Airport - The Seattle Times
- Safety and mobility improvements in Green Lake & Wallingford | SDOT Blog
- WSDOT says it lost confidence in contractor's ability to start Highway 99 tunnel tolls on schedule - The Seattle Times
- Surveillance video shows local bike shop owner defending herself during robbery | The Seattle Times
- North Seattle Neighborhood Greenway - Transportation | seattle.gov - Now open.
- Mobility as a Service Series: Sam Zimbabwe, Director, Seattle DOT | ITE Talks Transportation's tracks
- Main Street is the next intuitive connection in the Bellevue Bike Network | Cascade Bicycle Club
- On our way to 1,500 new bike parking spaces this year! | SDOT Blog
- How Seattle can shape an equitable congestion pricing plan - Seattle Transit Blog
- Vancouver Builds a Better Bike Lane - Streetsblog USA
- Spokane Lime rider numbers surpass Seattle, Portland one month in | krem.com
- Community mourns death of Jesse Gurnett and looks for solutions on Lake City Way - Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
- Caught on camera: Thieves hit Fremont bike shop for $20,000 worth of merchandise | KIRO-TV
National & Global News
- Mayor de Blasio was a passenger in a car crash; the NYPD covered it up - New York Daily News
- Green New Deal calls on LA residents to drive 6 fewer miles every day - Curbed LA
- Dramatic video shows crash involving Inglewood mayor, LAPD motor officer | abc7.com
- D.C. Bill Would Make Protected Bike Lanes Mandatory - Streetsblog USA
- How to grow the bike community: 3 ideas from Marley Blonsky " PeopleForBikes
- E-bikes are helping keep seniors young | Fast Company
- The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally Makes That Plain. - The New York Times
- If you take this bus to Logan Airport, Massport will let you cut the security line - The Boston Globe
- How Dallas Can Become More Bike Friendly - CityLab
- Women's cycling clubs - Curbed
- Ignoring Cyclists Won't Make Us Go Away | Outside Online
- Don't Give Up at the Intersection | National Association of City Transportation Officials
- Should We Regulate Ads that Promote Dangerous Driving? - Streetsblog USA
- The Phantom Threat of Teenage-Led "Bike-Outs" | Outside Online
- What Happened When Larry Hogan Tried to Claim Wider Highways Would Help the Climate - Streetsblog USA
- Bird Flips Us a New Shareable Electric Gizmo, the 2-Seater "Cruiser" Moped - Streetsblog Chicago
- More People Will Die as a Result of Texas' Red Light Camera Ban - Streetsblog USA
- How to fix an ofo dockless bicycle - The Bike Share Museum
- Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says - Streetsblog USA
- Pennsylvania man: Traffic circles are causing all of these tornadoes | PhillyVoice
- Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Sells Stock in Highway Supply Company - The New York Times
- Montreal to add 26 km of bike lanes in next two years | CTV News Montreal
- The depressing lesson of west London's lost cycle route | Cycling | The Guardian
- Why are US drivers killing so many pedestrians? | City Observatory
- Break Up the Transportation Monopoly | The Urbanist
- Electric cars 'will not solve transport problem,' report warns - BBC News
- Self-driving cars, SUVs, and the trolley problem. | Slate
- 'I think therefore I cycle': 50 years of Dutch anti-car posters - in pictures | Cities | The Guardian
- NDP's Singh says Canada needs a national cycling strategy | City News
- Why Am I Scared to Ride a Bike? - by Vreni
- House Bill Proposes Big Jump in Bike-Share Funding - Streetsblog USA
- Portland bikepacker finds and saves man stranded in remote Oregon Outback - BikePortland.org
- Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars - Streetsblog USA
- Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement - VICE
- Solar roadway experiment in Normandy, France, has failed - Curbed
- "Stop killing us": After a deadly month, Denver cyclists will swarm streets
- How WTF Bikexplorers Built an Inclusive Cycling Space | Outside Online
This is an open thread.