It’s time for the Bike News Roundup! Here’s a look at some of the transportation stuff floating around the web (somewhat) recently.

First up, Seattle Channel’s City Inside/Out dedicated a half hour episode to the Move Seattle levy and Mayor Jenny Durkan’s proposed “reset.” It is great.

Pacific Northwest News

• Mayor’s office: Durkan ‘misspoke’ on development as #1 Seattle greenhouse polluter | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
• Amid Seattle’s rapid growth, most new housing restricted to a few areas | The Seattle Times
• king5.com | Ride the Ducks crash: Judge denies city’s attempt to escape blame
• Grand Central Supports Pedal Power – Grand Central Bakery
• Funding Outlook for Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan is Bleak » The Urbanist
• The most divisive man in Seattle | Crosscut
• The Three Reasons Move Seattle is on the Ropes – South Seattle Emerald
• David Allen Paid the Ultimate Price for an Unsafe Sandpoint Way Design » The Urbanist
• Seattle Post-Viaduct: First Look at Waterfront Overlook Walk and Pavilion » The Urbanist
• Seattle Has a 4-Step Plan to Building Bus Ridership – CityLab
• Everett, Mukilteo mayors engaging in friendly 2-wheeled rivalry | HeraldNet.com
• Unmute the Commute: The Family Bike | 91.3 KBCS
• Freeway Wars | Northwest Now | PBS
• Free bikes you can park (nearly) anywhere prove wildly popular in Portland – BikePortland.org
• Envisioning Seattle’s Residential Small Lot Zoning: Fourteen Ideas to make it work a little better!
• Bike Everywhere Month: Exploring Our Region By Bike Has Never Been Easier! » The Urbanist
• AVALON REPAVING/RECHANNELIZATION: See where the SDOT plan’s going, one year later | West Seattle Blog…
• Six Things to Consider About the Head Tax – South Seattle Emerald
• Seattle’s transportation department struggles with rising costs, unkept promises | The Seattle Times
• Mystery Solved! Here’s Who’s Behind the Anonymous “City Council: Make It Better” Ad Campaign – Slog – The Stranger
• $12 million a mile: Here’s how bike-lane costs shot sky high in Seattle | The Seattle Times
• The City Studied the Impact of Easing Rules on Garage Apartments. What They Uncovered Was an Indictment of Single-Family Zoning. | The C Is for crank
• Finding Bike Routes Home Again – Fancy Beans
• City of Seattle and family of relatives killed by repeat drunken driver settle lawsuit for $13 million | The Seattle Times
• Vote For Seattle’s Worst Intersection: 2018 (Round 1) » The Urbanist
• Honk if you hate Seattle’s new traffic culture | Crosscut
• The WSDOT Blog – Understanding all modes of transportation key in building system that works for everyone
• King County councilmember opposes $180 million proposal for Safeco Field upkeep, says Mariners should ‘pay their own expenses’ | The Seattle Times
• New Carbon Fee Initiative Drafted with More Color and Less White Supremacy – Slog – The Stranger
• A sneak peek at Portland’s new protected bike lane design guide – BikePortland.org
• Seattle’s Inability to Address Its Whiteness Problem Made Me Say Goodbye for Good – South Seattle Emerald
• Local mayors head to Copenhagen for help with bike trail design | KOMO
• It’s now a Portland city code violation to deny “drive-thru” service to bicycle users – BikePortland.org
• White Seattle needs a reality check on the city’s growth | Crosscut
• Biketown upgrade: Expansion eastward, new payment options, more free parking – BikePortland.org
• Some Seattle neighborhoods are untouched by rapid population growth. Why? | The Seattle Times
• Seattle chef pays homage to bus Route 7 with courses reflecting neighborhoods | KIRO-TV
• Announcing Fuel Canister Recycling at the Seattle Program Center — The Mountaineers
• WA court slams down Uber and Lyft ‘trade secrets’… for now | KUOW News and Information
• Seniors unleash bikeshare prank at Ballard High – My Ballard
• Seattle must deliver on promised transit, sidewalk and bike projects | The Seattle Times
• Uptown Advocates Demand Better Multimodal Plan for Seattle Center Arena Renovation » The Urbanist
• Imagine a Pedestrianized Ave – Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
• Pedestrian and bicyclist deaths double statewide in recent years | The Seattle Times
• Vancouver could be next for dockless bike and scooter shares – Vancouver Sun
• Tacoma: Downtown parking editorial misses mark | The News Tribune
• Are North Seattle’s Legislators Opposed to Protecting Vulnerable Road Users? » The Urbanist
• It’s Time to Make the ORCA Passport Program Work for All | Seattle Transit Blog
• A bridge for the 92% – the Northgate biking and walking bridge is moving forward | Cascade Bicycle Club
• Pike/Pine in 2019: Big win thanks to your advocacy! – Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
• Spot Fix: Pacific Street Gets Bike Lane and Safety Improvements, West Seattle Getting Crossbikes » The Urbanist
• The Bike Share War Is Shaking Up Seattle Like Nowhere Else | WIRED
• Sorry Chamber of Commerce: Fixing the Housing Crisis Will Take More than Upzoning » The Urbanist
• Bellevue Cyclist Seriously Injured In Monday Morning Crash – Bellevue Beat Blog
• Mother recovering after being hit by bicyclist on Burke-Gilman Trail | KIRO-TV

Halftime show! With a pending subway closure on the horizon, New York City’s TransAlt is organizing bike trains to help subway users travel the L Train route by bike:

National & Global News

• Don’t Shoot the (Bike) Messenger | Outside Online
• Fix Bike “Clutter” — Put a Bike Corral on Every Block – Streetsblog USA
• Scooters could solve a big urban mobility issue—if startups listen – Curbed
• Bike Month Highlights The Need For Improved City Infrastructure | LimeBike
• Those Bikes All Over Your City Are a Good Thing. Here’s Why by Douglas Johnson — YES! Magazine
• This Paris Bikeshare Program Is a Hot Mess – Motherboard
• Car Emissions vs. Car Crashes: Which One’s Deadlier? – The Atlantic
• Madrid Takes Its Car Ban to the Next Level – The Atlantic
• A New Jersey Town Actually Adds Beach Parking. And It’s on the Beach. – The New York Times
• Tesla in Autopilot mode crashes into parked Laguna Beach police cruiser | LA Times
• Fed Up With an Apathetic City Hall, Phoenix Complete Streets Volunteers Resign En Masse – Streetsblog USA
• Report: Lyft agrees to buy Ford GoBike, Citi Bike operator Motivate in big bikeshare deal – CNET
• Volkswagen Vows to End Experiments on Animals – The New York Times
• Should You Ride an Electric Scooter? – The Atlantic
• Building Highways Made Racial Segregation Worse. Can Removing Them Undo That Legacy? – Streetsblog USA
• With PayNearMe, Lime Takes Industry Lead On Transportation Equity | Lime
• How traffic signals favour cars and discourage walking | The Conversation

This is an open thread.