Bike News Roundup: Biking Seattle’s freeways

Wow, it’s been a very long time since I posted a Bike News Roundup. Oops. That means this one’s a doozy.

First up, here’s a cool first-person view of the 2019 Emerald City Ride by bobco85:

Pacific Northwest News

• Man critically injured trying to help driver with car trouble in Graham | Tacoma News Tribune
• Transportation accessibility needs to be for everyone | April 24 – 30, 2019 | Real Change
• Shoreline’s Plans for 145th Street Reveal Multimodal Corridor Design Challenges | The Urbanist
• Sudden closure of outdoors retailer Ascent Outdoors and Ascent Cycles shocks employees and customers – The Seattle Times
• Report shows Seattle police enforcement still disparate along racial lines | Crosscut
• Driver hits 2 adults and a child on Queen Anne sidewalk – The Seattle Times
• Frustration mounts as Seattle community groups want Durkan to turn over city-owned properties | The Seattle Times
• Is Seattle freeing itself from the automobile age? | Crosscut
• Man in wheelchair hit by Seattle Public Utilities truck, seriously injured – The Seattle Times
• Infant critically injured, 2 others sent to hospital after collision on Airport Way South – The Seattle Times
• “I Haven’t Heard That Criticism”: Council, Mayor Offer Conflicting Takes on “Emphasis Patrols” In Seven Neighborhoods | The C Is for crank
• International bike expert’s advice to Seattle: ‘Make it difficult for people to drive’ | Crosscut
• West Seattle Blog… | BIKE-TO-SCHOOL DAY: Alki Elementary’s riders
• Getting There: Danish planner may show us how bikes can be a greater part of Spokane’s future | The Spokesman-Review
• One Killed in Aurora Crash | SPD Blotter
• Starting a new segment of the Lake to Sound Trail, a 16-mile paved path that will connect Lake Washington to Puget Sound and link to four other regional trails – King County
• Bicyclist struck by car speeding away from officers in Tacoma | KOMO
• Interstate 5 Turns 50 and Shows Its Age | Seattle Transit Blog
• Biking in Seattle is a way of life. Here’s a look at our deep-rooted bike culture | The Seattle Times
• No arrest after driver kills pedestrian, injures man in Lynnwood garage | KOMO
• As scooter popularity grows, here are 4 questions facing scooter-share in Seattle | The Seattle Times
• Dozens of kids gifted new bikes thanks to Renton church | Q13 FOX News
• City’s Outreach Partner Disengages from Navigation Team as City Removes More Encampments Without Notice | The C Is for crank
• Shoreline 175th Street Corridor Improvements Project – Welcome
• Has Seattle Found the Solution to Driving Alone to Work? – POLITICO Magazine
• ‘This works’: Downtown Bellevue bike lanes will stay put, more lanes planned – The Seattle Times
• Pike/Pine Protected Bike Lanes: Outreach and Recommendations | Central Seattle Greenways
• R.I.P. “Buzz” Grant, president of Foothills Trail – Biking Bis
• SUV tears through house in Skyway | The Seattle Times
• Seattle officials on hot seat over boosting police patrols in 7 neighborhoods | The Seattle Times
• Seattle City Council Candidates Eye a Green New Deal | Seattle Met
• The WSDOT Blog – Washington State Department of Transportation: Bicycling can be for everybody and every body
• SDOT Recommends Spending up to $420 Million on a New Magnolia Bridge – Slog – The Stranger
• No charges for Bainbridge teen who struck joggers | Kitsap Sun
• Everett police search for vehicle and driver who fatally struck woman and fled – The Seattle Times
• Driver sentenced for deliberately mowing down pedestrians in Bothell to avoid his job – The Seattle Times
• Who bikes in Seattle? Bicycling gender gap one of the biggest in the U.S. – The Seattle Times
• Pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities climb in Washington state | Tacoma News Tribune
• Video shows several collisions over year at Seattle intersection – KIRO
• Car crashes into historic Pioneer Square bar and restaurant – Q13 FOX News
• Save the Magnolia Bridge-No Cost
• Vancover’s plan to make its bike lanes AAA rated | Fast Company
• Seattle’s gender gap in cycling: Readers had a lot to say – The Seattle Times
• 3 steps to make Seattle sidewalks safer for people with disabilities – The Seattle Times
• Highway 99 tunnel users won’t have to pay tolls until sometime this fall | The Seattle Times
• Former e-bike shop lined up as planned new home for Central District post office | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
• Secret Service Visits Seattle Activist Amid Political Feud | Seattle, WA Patch
• KUOW – Safety concerns grow on the Seattle street that scrapped bike lanes
• Road changes coming after deadly crash in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood | king5.com
• SDOT’s unacceptable decision for N 40th Street — Green Lake & Wallingford Safe Streets
• Police: Hit-and-run driver arrested after killing two people lying on Washington beach | king5.com
• Disappointment with Water Taxi | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
• Oregon Legislature Passes ‘Idaho Stop’ Bill – Streetsblog USA
• Detectives Investigating Bus/Bicycle Collision | SPD Blotter
• Spokane Tribe will get a voice in transportation planning, a move that sparked controversy among Spokane officials
• Progressive Boomers Are Making It Impossible For Cities To Fix The Housing Crisis | HuffPost
• On way to long-term changes, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan quietly clears homeless camps | The Seattle Times
• Detectives Investigating Car/Pedestrian Collision in Magnolia | SPD Blotter
• Cyclist calling for protected bike lanes after close call with semi | KIRO-TV
• SDOT data shows nearly 100 serious-injury or fatal collisions on Seattle streets in first half of 2019 – The Seattle Times
• Urge Mayor and Councilmembers to fast-track transit, biking, walking and rolling improvements – Action Network
• Seattle could be next to try Dutch-style bike-friendly intersection design – The Seattle Times
• 1 dead, 7 injured in shuttle-bus crash near Sea-Tac Airport – The Seattle Times
• Safety and mobility improvements in Green Lake & Wallingford | SDOT Blog
• WSDOT says it lost confidence in contractor’s ability to start Highway 99 tunnel tolls on schedule – The Seattle Times
• Surveillance video shows local bike shop owner defending herself during robbery | The Seattle Times
• North Seattle Neighborhood Greenway – Transportation | seattle.gov – Now open.
• Mobility as a Service Series: Sam Zimbabwe, Director, Seattle DOT | ITE Talks Transportation’s tracks
• Main Street is the next intuitive connection in the Bellevue Bike Network | Cascade Bicycle Club
• On our way to 1,500 new bike parking spaces this year! | SDOT Blog
• How Seattle can shape an equitable congestion pricing plan – Seattle Transit Blog
• Vancouver Builds a Better Bike Lane – Streetsblog USA
• Spokane Lime rider numbers surpass Seattle, Portland one month in | krem.com
• Community mourns death of Jesse Gurnett and looks for solutions on Lake City Way – Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
• Caught on camera: Thieves hit Fremont bike shop for $20,000 worth of merchandise | KIRO-TV

National & Global News

• Mayor de Blasio was a passenger in a car crash; the NYPD covered it up – New York Daily News
• Green New Deal calls on LA residents to drive 6 fewer miles every day – Curbed LA
• Dramatic video shows crash involving Inglewood mayor, LAPD motor officer | abc7.com
• D.C. Bill Would Make Protected Bike Lanes Mandatory – Streetsblog USA
• How to grow the bike community: 3 ideas from Marley Blonsky • PeopleForBikes
• E-bikes are helping keep seniors young | Fast Company
• The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally Makes That Plain. – The New York Times
• If you take this bus to Logan Airport, Massport will let you cut the security line – The Boston Globe
• How Dallas Can Become More Bike Friendly – CityLab
• Women’s cycling clubs – Curbed
• Ignoring Cyclists Won’t Make Us Go Away | Outside Online
• Don’t Give Up at the Intersection | National Association of City Transportation Officials
• Should We Regulate Ads that Promote Dangerous Driving? – Streetsblog USA
• The Phantom Threat of Teenage-Led “Bike-Outs” | Outside Online
• What Happened When Larry Hogan Tried to Claim Wider Highways Would Help the Climate – Streetsblog USA
• Bird Flips Us a New Shareable Electric Gizmo, the 2-Seater “Cruiser” Moped – Streetsblog Chicago
• More People Will Die as a Result of Texas’ Red Light Camera Ban – Streetsblog USA
• How to fix an ofo dockless bicycle – The Bike Share Museum
• Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says – Streetsblog USA
• Pennsylvania man: Traffic circles are causing all of these tornadoes | PhillyVoice
• Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Sells Stock in Highway Supply Company – The New York Times
• Montreal to add 26 km of bike lanes in next two years | CTV News Montreal
• The depressing lesson of west London’s lost cycle route | Cycling | The Guardian
• Why are US drivers killing so many pedestrians? | City Observatory
• Break Up the Transportation Monopoly | The Urbanist
• Electric cars ‘will not solve transport problem,’ report warns – BBC News
• Self-driving cars, SUVs, and the trolley problem. | Slate
• ‘I think therefore I cycle’: 50 years of Dutch anti-car posters – in pictures | Cities | The Guardian
• NDP’s Singh says Canada needs a national cycling strategy | City News
• Why Am I Scared to Ride a Bike? – by Vreni
• House Bill Proposes Big Jump in Bike-Share Funding – Streetsblog USA
• Portland bikepacker finds and saves man stranded in remote Oregon Outback – BikePortland.org
• Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars – Streetsblog USA
• Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement – VICE
• Solar roadway experiment in Normandy, France, has failed – Curbed
• “Stop killing us”: After a deadly month, Denver cyclists will swarm streets
• How WTF Bikexplorers Built an Inclusive Cycling Space | Outside Online

This is an open thread.