It’s time for the Bike News Roundup! Here’s a look at some of the transportationy stuff going around the web lately.
First up! This spring, Russ at The Path Less Pedaled worked very hard to finally answer an enigma that has plagued non-French-speaking bike riders for ages: I bought these bike bags that attach to my bike rack, and the person at the store called them “pan-YAYS,” but then my friend called them “PAN-ee-yers,” and now I have no idea what to call them. How am I supposed to pronounce “panniers?” Well, even if you know (or think you know) the answer, Russ’s exploration of the question is surprisingly fascinating:
Pacific Northwest News
- Serious crashes on major arterials in Capitol Hill, Central District and First Hill area up from 2018, long road to Vision Zero, SDOT data shows | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
- A Plan for Sound Transit’s Orphan Properties and a Clash Over Funding Sidewalks in Seattle | THE C IS FOR CRANK
- Fearless Tyler! Making the Most of Outdoors for All’s Free Adaptive Cycles.
- On To The General Election – Shaun Scott for District 4 – Medium
- In Davis, a New Bike/Ped Safety Project Is Blamed for Heavy Traffic – Streetsblog California
- I represent the new working-class Ballard and support the Burke-Gilman ‘missing link’ – The Seattle Times
- Seattles New Superhero Is Bus Lane Avenger | Seattle, WA Patch
- Seattle’s generational divide: Gap between young, old only getting wider – The Seattle Times
- Colman Ferry Dock Reconstruction Underway, Ferry Schedule Changes Ahead | The Urbanist
- PARK(ing) Day – Transportation | seattle.gov | August 26!
- Burnout happens: Here’s how local activists cope – BikePortland.org
- What to Know About the MASS Transportation Package | The Urbanist
- Seattle police arrested a 7th grade climate activist. What if they didn’t? | Crosscut
- Bellevue City Council proceeds with bike lane, sidewalk project despite pushback | Bellevue Reporter
- Dump truck crashes into Subway sandwich shop in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, 5 injured – The Seattle Times
- Bellevue Bicyclist IDd After Deadly Collision In Crossroads Area | Bellevue, WA Patch
- The Report — For Safe Streets
- How much easier was it for baby boomers to buy a home in Seattle? Let’s adjust for inflation – The Seattle Times
- Bike fatality highlights need for caution on roadways | City of Bellevue
- Hearing Examiner reopens hearing on Transportation Impact Fees | SCC Insight
- Where Is Durkan’s $195,000 Cabinet-Level General? “Out and About,” According to His Schedule | THE C IS FOR CRANK
- The plan to make bike share work better for everyone. | SDOT Blog
- Seattle’s ‘microtransit’ experiment drives people to light rail. Is it working? | Crosscut
National & Global News
- The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Would Turn Sidewalks Into Cages If It Could | Jalopnik
- As Deaths Surge, Mayor Asks Homeowners to Support Changes to Their Streets – Streetsblog Denver
- In Davis, a New Bike/Ped Safety Project Is Blamed for Heavy Traffic – Streetsblog California
- Fiona Kolbinger Becomes First Woman to Win Transcontinental Race | Bicycling
- Riders Give Up Shared Scooters, Bikes As Prices Rise | Time
- Bikes or Bust? Analyzing the Impact of Bicycle Infrastructure on Business Performance in San Francisco – Raleigh McCoy, Joseph A. Poirier, Karen Chapple,
- Scooters in an Unjust City: There’s a War in Our Streets and We Don’t Even Know It
- Vision Zero Is The Wrong Goal | Jalopnik
- In Defense of the Department Store Bike | Outside Online
This is an open thread.
paan-e-eh, with no accent on the syllables. The eh is pronounced more like ay, but shorter.
If there were an e on the end – pannieres – you would pronounce the trailing r. Otherwise it’s normally silent.
Trick question actually, if you care how it’s pronounced then you’re doing it wrong.
Peri, just watch the video. :) It’s excellent, truly.
We’re all pronouncing it backwards. Correct pronunciation: rain-nap.
It ‘s pronounced Luxury Yacht.
It’s pronounced “saddle bags.”
Eurosnobs ruin everything. ;)