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
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- “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.
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4 responses to “Bike News Roundup: ‘Why America is addicted to cars’”
Love these news roundups – I’m pretty plugged in and I still opened a bazillion tabs, haha.
Appreciate the hard work as always! :D
Cars are the best form of transportation. Shelter from the elements and full control.
I’m happy for you that you find it works for you. Consider though that many people cannot access motoring privilege. Either not being able to pass the drivers test, not able to afford the cost, finding it too stressful or it just doesn’t serve their needs well.
thanks for the “lol” for the post alley parking and tax break piece.
could have also added it for the urbanist piece on the CCC Streetcar.