It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup. As always, this is an open thread.
First up, Randee Sue’s bike is her primary mode of transportation. Also, she was born with spina bifida:
Pacific Northwest News:
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- Op-ed: What’s all the fuss bout a sandbox in a sidewalk strip? | Opinion | The Seattle Times
- BikePortland.org » Spotted: Portland’s first ‘street seats’ – Seriously, Seattle, our city was practically MADE to have these. Imagine sidewalk seating in Pike/Pine, and all it costs is the parking space of one SUV.
- BikePortland.org » Mayor makes it official: PBOT will close Wheeler Ave tomorrow – Watch Sam Adams defend the project in the name of safety
- Does the U-District Need Another Plaza? – Seattle Transit Blog
- Tyler Farrar returns to winning ways at USA Pro Cycling Challenge » Biking Bis
- BikePortland.org » Follow up: Jefferson Smith’s driving record includes 7 speeding tickets – Dangerous driving history becomes an issue in the Portland mayoral race. 95 in a 55? Yikes.
- Should reckless driving be an issue in political campaigns? | Taking the Lane
- Vancouver cyclists say rash of bike helmet fines wrong way to encourage ridership
- Seattle bike sharing program launches next summer – KCPQ – There should be a “maybe” in that headline. I love how the “controversy” is whether or not we should build downtown cycle tracks first :-)
- Bike lockers: Council should approve them | The Seattle Times – Word.
- Microsoft donates bikes to Major Taylor Project « Cascade Bicycle Club Blog
- Wanted: civil online cycling discourse « Bicitoro – Cited as an example of good online discourse: Seattle Bike Blog. Thanks all you wonderful commenters for being so level-headed and handling disagreements with grace, patience and data!
- Group pedals produce, food justice to neighborhood: Free bike deliveries bring veggies to CH, CD through Nov. | The Capitol Hill Times – Hey, that’s me!
Halftime show! Check out this awesome photoshop project by Zhao Huasen:
National & Global News:
- Franklin and Forester quotes, in a Dutch context | The Alternative Department for Transport – At what point do we get to simply stop talking about these guys?
- Most New Yorkers Say Bike Lanes Are a Good Idea – NYTimes.com
- What Is Bikestorming? (Video) : TreeHugger – Project to increase bicycling to 51 percent mode share worldwide by 2030.
- Brazil: Bicycle Brings Books to the Homeless · Global Voices
- ‘Worst week’ for children dying in hot cars; officials raise alarm – KCPQ
- The Solo Cup Bike Lane « Brooklyn Spoke
- Women allowed on bicycles as N. Korea turns wheels of change – World News
- Low-Stress Bicycling and Network Connectivity | Mineta Transportation Institute Research Report
Comments
4 responses to “Bike News Roundup: Which Seattle neighborhood should get ‘street seats’ first?”
street seats is a dumb idea. nice for summer time or in a city that sees a lot of dry days, but seattle and portland? come on now. if they’re removable and storeable during the rain season (oct-april) then i wouldn’t have a problem with them. but it’s still safety issue to have people sitting/eating in the street. can’t wait to see what happens when a semi or and SUV plows into that section of the restaurant! CHECK PLEASE!!
They work extremely well in San Francisco (they call them “parklets,” which I like better). They are not always used for outdoor cafe seating, but that’s a popular way to do it.
In neighborhoods where parking is nearly always close to capacity, getting hit by a car would be much less of a worry since the seating area would be flanked by parked cars at all times. On a street with low parking use, I could see feeling a little exposed to traffic…
From the source article:
“PBOT is only allowing businesses to have street seats for six months out of the year.”
Presumably this means they’re only out end of spring, summer, and early fall. Slap some outdoor heaters and a canopy on those suckers and call it a day.
Hey thanks for the love on the Randee Sue video. We spent a ton of time with her and on the project so it feels nice to have it linked.
Andrew