It’s time for the Bike News Roundup! This is an open thread, so feel free to discuss anything at least vaguely bikey below.
First up! Should Seattle have a Bicycle Mayor?
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Pacific Northwest News
- Someone’s Sweetheart – Bike Style Life
- Homeless, disabled veteran trains for 2,700 mile bike ride | KING5.com
- With thousands of pedestrians, why are vehicles allowed on Seattle’s Pike Place? | The Seattle Times
- Did Seattle’s mandatory helmet law kill off its bike-share scheme? | Cities | The Guardian
- Any Bike Commuters here and/or advice on how to complain about bike lanes? : /r/SeattleWA
- Not in YOUR Backyard: Cottages, In-law Apartments, and the Predatory Delay of HALA’s ADU Rules | Sightline Institute
- Washington Lawmakers Pass Distracted Driving Bill » The Urbanist
- Mike McGinn: I believe we should expand Seattle’s bike lanes | MyNorthwest
- Seattle transportation levy spending less than projected, but city says no problem | The Seattle Times
- Guest post: Bike trip planning for the total solar eclipse – BikePortland.org
- Seattle to review revised plan for Airbnb, other short-term rentals | The Seattle Times
- Editorial: In need of leadership, The Street Trust faces daunting road – BikePortland.org
- The C Is for Crank Interviews: Cary Moon | The C Is for crank
- Why Seattle’s transportation levy could lead to higher utility rates | KIRO-TV
- Beloved Seattle Drag Queen Sparkle Leigh Was Injured in a Hit & Run. Here’s How You Can Help. – Slog – The Stranger
- Highway 99 tolling: Here’s how much you could pay, according to new analysis | The Seattle Times
- South Lake Union Is For Cars » The Urbanist
- Episode 10 – Madi Carlson – Urban and Family Cyclist – The Group Ride
- Seattlish — TL; DR We’re closing up shop (kind of)
- Woman struck, killed while crossing Belltown street | The Seattle Times
- Pedestrians Bridges Will Not Solve The Mercer Mess » The Urbanist
- Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Time to Keep Your Promise to Olympic View Elementary | Seattle Education
- Of Cascadia’s Big Cities, Who’s Tops in Bikeways? | Sightline Institute
- Tear Down the Malls, Build Housing | Seattle Transit Blog
- What’s with all the cars with over-tinted windows? | The Seattle Times
- Meet Skyway: Seattle’s Unincorporated Neighbor To The South » The Urbanist
- Making transit work for bikes even more! – Washington Bikes
- Police: No charges for pickup driver in bicycle crash that killed Bellingham attorney | The Bellingham Herald
- Not giving up: Father continues search for missing son near Sol Duc | Peninsula Daily News
- EVELO Launches First Electric Bike Showroom in Seattle – Press Release
- A convention-center redo for the people | The Seattle Times
- Distracted-driving bill approved by Washington state lawmakers | The Seattle Times
- Seventh and Westlake getting a crosswalk makeover – Curbed Seattle
- Mercer Corridor Project Shows There Are No Silver Bullets | Seattle Transit Blog
- Portland Made Driving Miserable. All You Can Do Now is Bike. – Willamette Week
- Georgetown Mobility Study Survey – Take it!
- SDOT – Fauntleroy Way SW Boulevard Project – Answer this one-question survey, too.
- The WSDOT Blog – Washington State Department of Transportation: It’s time to get rolling: May Is National Bike Month
- Nominate Seattle’s Worst Intersection: 2017 « Walking in Seattle – There can only be one.
- Why Seattle will never be a walkable city | Crosscut – While I disagree with this headline, the meat of the reporting is good.
National & Global News
- Study: Drivers With Smart Phones Use Them Almost Every Time They Drive – Streetsblog USA
- NATIONAL POLL:Americans Support Increasing Funding for Sidewalks, Bike Lanes and Paths | Bike League (PDF)
- Cycling to work can cut cancer and heart disease, says study – BBC News
- Bed-Stuy Is Going From Low Ridership to Bike-Share Boom – Next City
- Mobike rolls out 1,000 bicycle parking areas in push for responsible user behaviour | TODAYonline – Singapore. Could be some lessons here for Seattle’s upcoming stationless bike share efforts
- Cycling success: 10 U.S. cities pushing biking forward – Curbed
- The government just announced a gamechanger for cycling in England – Sam Jones | Environment | The Guardian
- How we can turn railroads into a climate solution | Grist
- The Bike Industry’s Sharpest Minds on How to Make Roads Safer for Cyclists | Outside Online
- The Backstory and Aftermath of Philly’s Teen Bicycle Freeway Takeover – Streetsblog USA – I’m on #TeamOneway
- 7 injured after car crashes into building in Parker – TheDenverChannel.com
- Rapha: brand capitalises on the concept of cycling gear as a fashion item | Business | The Guardian
- Bike Index’s April 2017 recoveries! – Includes a particularly dramatic Seattle recovery
- House and Senate Decline Trump’s Request to Gut Transit Funding, For Now – Streetsblog USA
Comments
3 responses to “Bike News Roundup: Should Seattle get a Bicycle Mayor?”
It sounds like we need someone to fill that *role*, but I don’t like the *title* for 2 main reasons:
1. I’m assuming the bike mayor won’t have the same level of power as the normal mayor, even among things directly related to cycling. If a bike mayor couldn’t influence laws, get new streets built, or effect the budget, why call them a mayor?
2. If “X Mayor” becomes a thing we might have Streets Mayor, Bus Mayor, Port Mayor, Seatac Mayor (oh wait…).
As awful as it is, I think it’s why we have the “Czar” titles. It connotes the highest level person in charge of a specific topic – independent of their actual title and role in an organization.
A bike mayor? Unfortunately none of my bikes are old enough to vote yet.
maybe you missed this headline http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/bicyclist-struck-by-car-in-downtown-seattle/518491424 Jackson street can be a tough street to ride on