It’s time for the Bike News Roundup! Here’s a look at some of the stuff floating around the web that caught my eye recently.
First up! Seattle Police tweeted this the other day:
SPD PRO TIP: Bike lanes are for bikes. #SeattleSqueeze #Realign99 pic.twitter.com/mAcvk6wWLS
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— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) January 30, 2019
Pacific Northwest News
- Wheeling through Winter, Riding in the Rain: Bicycling Gear ABCs to Keep You Rolling – Bike Style Life
- CouncilMember Sawant » Blog Archive » During “Seattle Squeeze,” public transit should be free
- Oregon’s bike tax revenue is far below expectations, while admin overhead is going up – BikePortland.org
- Interurban train service between Seattle and Tacoma ends on December 30, 1928. – HistoryLink.org
- Truck crashes through home, strikes girl’s bed while she’s in it | KIRO-TV
- Happy New Year! Let’s Make 2019 the year our streets become safe for everyone! – Washington Bike Law Blog
- Seattle will get a major bike rack boost in 2019 | MyNorthwest
- North Seattle Land [Ab]Use Bike Ride Recap » The Urbanist
- Redmond Rotary ready to roll with Stinky Spoke bike ride | Redmond Reporter
- Campaign Crank: O’Brien Robopolls, Pedersen Hits Delete, and Rufo Writes His Own Company a Check | The C Is for crank
- Tim Eyman Is Back with Another Anti-Transportation Initiative, and It’s Going to the Ballot » The Urbanist
- WA Legislature poised to go big on affordable housing | Crosscut
- Seattle bike share programs show infrequent helmet use, little disparity in access to bikes among neighborhoods | UW News
- 37 Bills We’re Watching as the Washington State Legislature Convenes Today » The Urbanist
- How WSDOT Treats Pedestrians Like Second Class Citizens: SR-167 Edition » The Urbanist
- Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions spiked 6 percent in most recent tally – The Seattle Times
- I-405 and SR 522 BRT Will Be Known as “Stride” | Seattle Transit Blog
- Phyllis Porter, a South Seattle Community Organizer, Launches City Council Campaign – Slog – The Stranger
- Dear Todd Herman: Maybe You Shouldn’t Drive in Bus Lanes, Considering All Your Traffic Violations – Slog – The Stranger
- ‘A pleasant surprise!’ ‘Smooth sailing.’ Here are readers’ reactions to their post-viaduct commute. – The Seattle Times
- Neighborhood Street Fund — It’s time to Prioritize the Duwamish Tribe | West Seattle Bike Connections
- A council member dies, and SeaTac’s Somali community loses its voice | Crosscut
- New study: Cellphone use by Washington state drivers is down, but other distractions are up – The Seattle Times
- It’s a Thing that WSDOT Is Spending $4.4 Million Begging People to Drive » The Urbanist
- Should Granville Bridge centre lanes be converted to walking, bike paths? | CTV News
- Did Seattle Overblow ‘Viadoom?’ – Sightline Institute
- County planning to finish Enumclaw trail, build bridge over White River | Courier-Herald
- One Step Closer to Finishing the East Lake Sammamish Trail | Cascade Bicycle Club
Halftime Show! Bellevue and King County Metro have partnered to trial a quick and easy method to create a bus island with a protected bike lane. Check it out (starts at 4:50):
National & Global News
- New York City Traffic Deaths Set to Hit 100-Year Low – WSJ
- Streetsies 2018: The True American Heroes of the Year – Streetsblog USA
- Oslo Puts Up a Stop Sign – The New York Times
- San Jose mayor posts photo, update after bike accident | Mercury News
- Bird Quietly Ends a Much-Hyped Bike Lane Subsidy – Streetsblog USA
- Lime halts scooter service in Switzerland after possible software glitch throws users off mid-ride – TechCrunch
- As Tech Invades Cycling, Are Bike Activists Selling Out? | WIRED
- Why Carmaggedon never comes (Seattle edition) | City Observatory
- Bike-sharing firm Ofo’s dramatic fall a warning to China’s tech investors | Article [AMP] | Reuters
- New Study of E-Scooter Injuries Raises More Questions than it Answers – Streetsblog USA
- Baltimore officials to amend proposal that called for 30 days in jail for riding electric scooters too fast – Baltimore Sun
- Why P.E. Fails at Solving Problems Such as Obesity – The Atlantic
This is an open thread.
Comments
5 responses to “Bike News Roundup: Batman parks in a bike lane”
Of course, it’s completely inconceivable for this weekend’s tunnel ride to have a south-end start option for people living in West Seattle, with result being a lot of unnecessary driving and parking in downtown Seattle.
The water taxi doesn’t run weekends, so the only non-car options are to either add an additional 16 miles round trip, which covers largely the same terrain as the ride itself, or ride a bus, which can only hold a maximum of 3 bikes per bus running every 15 minutes, or 12 bikes per hour.
An alternate starting point, say, the parking lot under the West Seattle bridge, would go a long way, and also help better distribute the crowds and increase capacity. The exit ramp from 99 southbound to Spokane St. could be used as both the entrance and exit.
The water taxi is running special service this weekend for the tunnel celebrations.
https://westseattleblog.com/2019/01/followup-heres-the-special-west-seattle-water-taxi-schedule-for-saturdays-viaduct-tunnel-celebration/
Of course, it’s completely inconceivable for this weekend’s tunnel ride to have a south-end start option for people living in West Seattle, with result being a lot of unnecessary driving and parking in downtown Seattle.
If only there was another way to get to the starting line of a bike ride that didn’t involve driving or parking…🤔🤔🤔
Breaking news – West Seattle Resident thinks a downtown tunnel event should cater to West Seattle Residents to the extent of taking place in West Seattle instead.
LOL
Proposal was submitted through the Neighborhood Streets fund to make Ballard Ave pedestrian only!
https://nsf.consider.it/2019-220?results=true
Tons of other great ped/bike improvements were submitted:
https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/neighborhood-street-fund/projects-map