It’s time for the Bike News Roundup! Here’s a look at some of the stuff flying around the Internet recently.
First up, King County thinks you should listen to Davey Oil of G&O Family Cyclery talk about why family biking is so great:
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Pacific Northwest News
- Violist Alex Guy Had To Leave Seattle To Love Seattle | KUOW News and Information – Bike rides inspire.
- Downtown Seattle Transit Capacity Is At The Breaking Point | The Urbanist
- Your Company’s Free Parking Lots Make Traffic Worse | KUOW News and Information
- Portland Bike Heroes and Villains | WWeek
- 5 bike-friendly Seattle boulevards for a Sunday ride | The Seattle Times
- First the Olympics, then Seattle Transportation: Meet Nicole Freedman | Crosscut
- Protest on SE Powell slows traffic, draws big crowd – BikePortland.org
- Pedestrian dies in possible hit-and-run on Aurora Ave. N. | The Seattle Times
- Brook Negussie: Cycling’s Lessons For Success | The Bicycle Story
- Vancouver drivers at fault in 93% of collisions with bicycles: city report | Metro
- When a tragic accident is just a tragic accident: Editorial | OregonLive.com – When a tragically fatalistic editorial is just a tragically fatalistic editorial. This is the exact mindset about traffic violence we need to change. Essentially a direct attack on Vision Zero.
- Vancouverites choose bikes over cars | Vancouver Courier
- Hit-and-run driver leaves trail of destruction in West Seattle | KOMO News
- Lifestyle trumps affordability in central Seattle, even for some budget-stretchers | The Seattle Times
- Gil Penalosa: Citizens Can’t Be Spectators in Urban Planning – Next City
- Madison Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Survey – Take it!
- Share your picture of a cool bike-rack design | The Seattle Times
- G&O Family Cyclery offers hub for family bikers | Seattle’s Child
- Electronics uses involved in quarter of car crashes, safety advocate says | The Seattle Times
- Alki Elementary students’ Bike To School Day ride with the mayor | West Seattle Blog
- Chick-Fil-A opening cost $23,000 in Bellevue police OT – King 5 – I really don’t get why folks are so into Chick-Fil-A (there’s plenty of great non-homophobic fried chicken in town). But regardless, a multimodal transportation system allows popular businesses to boom without shutting down the whole system.
- Mayor Reconsiders Plan for Sisley Property in Roosevelt | Seattle Met
- How Seattle Children’s Hospital Took the Lead on Healthy Transportation | Streetsblog USA
- SDOT invites you to join our West Seattle Walk and Talk Safety Discussions on 5/16 and 5/20 | SDOT Blog
- New York City: Inspiration for a quicker, smarter Seattle? | Crosscut
- REI grants boost protected bike lane plans in six cities | PeopleForBikes
- Seattle Dispatch from #APA2015 | LADOT Bike Blog
- Seattle 2035 – Overview – Check out this online open house
- Vote for Seattle’s Worst Intersection in 2015 « Walking in Seattle – Remember, in the end, all of them are winners.
- DUI bill would let some avoid ignition locks by promising not to drive | The Seattle Times
- CHS Pics | A Pedaler’s Fair on Capitol Hill | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
- $1,000 reward to find driver who nearly mowed down 3 kids | KOMO News
- Will cycle couriers take over Seattle? | The Seattle Times
- Burke-Gilman renovations hang in balance | The Daily
- Seattle thief opens up on how he steals bicycles and why he does it | Q13 FOX News
- Guest Editorial: Don’t Allow Seattle’s Enthusiasm for Light Rail to Be Used as Leverage to Win Highway Expansions – Slog – The Stranger
- Pedestrian zone at 23rd and Jackson would ensure ‘main street’ vibe ahead of redevelopment | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
- Chainline Brewing Opens — Eastside’s newest brewery along Kirkland’s Trail — Kirkland Views
- Portland police return a tiny fraction of the bikes reported stolen, data show | OregonLive.com
- Suit filed over former council member Sally Clark’s collision with cyclist | The Seattle Times
- Governor Inslee Signs Dead Red Bill into Law! | Washington Bikes
- L&I investigation: Man drew disability checks while racing bikes | KOMO News
- Rolled semi spills 14 million bees on I-5 near Lynnwood | The Seattle Times
- Squiggles | Pronto Cycle Share – The best routes up Seattle hills are sometimes squiggly.
- Community asks for changes to 7-way intersection | King 5 – On Queen Anne
- Crash On Rainier Avenue Leaves Car Totaled | South Seattle Emerald
- Portraits of commuters: Pronto ‘pedestrian’ Ryan Packer | The Seattle Times
Halftime Show! Philly now has bike share:
National & Global News
- Transportation Emerges as Crucial to Escaping Poverty – NYTimes.com
- Tampa police target black bicyclists | Slate
- Tractor Trailer Crashes Into Memorial For Traffic Fatalities : Gothamist
- TR boy charged with attempted murders of bicyclists | Greenville Online
- Struggling student a victim of high fines and misdemeanors – LA Times
- NACTO: If You Want Bike-Share to Succeed, Put Stations Close Together | Streetsblog USA
- FACEPALM: City removes a chunk of the Wellesley Cycle Track because people complained
- What A Difference A Lane Makes | Webster Kirkwood Times – Nobody ever cries tears of happiness over a new freeway lane or interchange.
- The Company Where No One Drives | Bicycling
- Families Ditch Cars for Cargo Bikes – NYTimes.com
- Do Freeways Belong Inside Cities? | F. Kaid Benfield
- These Are the 9 Best Cities for Biking to Work | TIME
- Plea deal for teen in bicyclist hit-and-run sparks outrage, but isn’t without precedent | Alaska Dispatch News
- The Divvy Density Dilemma: Are Stations in Low-Income Areas Too Far Apart? | Streetsblog Chicago
- Study That Spurred Bike Helmet Fetish Was Repudiated By Its Own Authors | Streetsblog.net
- San Francisco Is Raising Its Bike Lanes to Improve Cyclist Safety – CityLab
- Most Dangerous Favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is First to Build Bike Lanes | The Grid
- How an app destroyed their streets: Readers count the Waze – LA Times
- Barry Bonds uses money and resources to support women’s cycling | ESPN
- How Bicycles Bring Business | Momentum Mag
- Building streets for humans rather than cars could help solve the affordable housing crisis – Vox
- Why Denver Needs to Get Serious About Street Safety and Adopt Vision Zero | Streetsblog Denver
- House Bill Proposes to Slash TIGER Funding | Streetsblog USA
- Why Chicago Is Claiming Bike-Share Bragging Rights – Next City
- Halifax cycling group pushing to make helmet laws extinct in Nova Scotia | Metro
- SFPD Arrests Driver Who Hit Three Bike Commuters on the Wiggle | Streetsblog San Francisco
- Boise bike lanes: ACHD eases back into the discussion | Idahostatesman.com
- Drivers more likely to ignore crosswalks at speeds above 30 mph | SSTI
- Texas DOT Is Planning to Tear Down a Highway — Seriously | Streetsblog.net
- MoDOT’s Ongoing Tantrum — Strong Towns
- Why one-way streets are bad for everyone but speeding cars – The Washington Post
- Regina to end bicycle licensing – Saskatchewan – CBC News
- Let Our Cities Move – NYTimes.com
This is an open thread.
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2 responses to “Bike News Roundup: Family biking turns tedious kid transportation into quality time”
Good grief, Tom, with all this bike news I’ll need to get a job – so I can get paid for the hours it will take to get through all of this!
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