Bike News Roundup: Vancouver BC is removing their freeway viaducts, no tunnels included

It’s time for the Bike News Roundup! Do you need something to read while nervously waiting for the King County ballot drops this afternoon (4 p.m.) and evening (8 p.m.)? Well, Seattle Bike Blog has got you covered.

First up! Here’s why Vancouver is getting rid of some of the only small pieces of freeway it ever constructed. And no, they aren’t digging a highway tunnel to replace them.

Pacific Northwest News

• Seattle Pedalers Looking for Action to Inform (S.P.L.A.I.N.) – “a survey tool for femme folks, trans folks, and women to give anonymous feedback on the cultural climate of different bike shops in Seattle.”
• WSDOT Active Transportation Plan | WSDOT – Online survey
• Snohomish County – Pathways for Active Transportation – Welcome – Online Survey
• RapidRide J Line | Roosevelt – Online survey
• 2-year-old girl in critical condition after being run over in Everett driveway – The Seattle Times
• Act Now to support walk/bike/transit in the 2020 City Budget! – Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
• Adding vehicle lanes on a new Montlake drawbridge makes transit worse, not better – Seattle Transit Blog
• Agencies Must Get Out of Their Silos to Get Ballard Bridge Replacement Right | The Urbanist
• Bicycle Facilities Take Center Stage in Transportation Budget Discussions | The Urbanist
• Black passengers getting cited, punished disproportionately by Sound Transit fare enforcement – The Seattle Times
• Connecting trails on the Eastside to unlock transportation options | Cascade Bicycle Club
• Family Biking: Gladys Bikes’ Saddle Library is the place to go for mom butts – BikePortland.org
• Family Biking: Thoughts on carrying tweens and biking less – BikePortland.org
• FOLLOWUP: Delridge Way RapidRide H Line/repaving/etc. project design now at 90% stage. See what’s changed | West Seattle Blog
• Help us improve the bike share experience | City of Bellevue
• I-976’s impacts on bus service – Seattle Transit Blog
• Is it OK for a cyclist to ride on the edge of the bike lane? | Bellingham Herald
• Lynden police chief critically hurt after being struck by car – The Seattle Times
• OPINION: Seattle needs scooters for transportation equity – South Seattle Emerald
• Pedestrian-first stop light policy green lighted in Seattle committee | KOMO
• Puget Sound Passenger-Only Ferry Ridership Grows in First Half of Year | The Urbanist
• Safe Routes to School: Fall Mini Grants Application Now Open!
• Seattle Advances SEPA Reform with Equity and Affordability in Mind | The Urbanist
• Seattle City Council won’t back second Montlake Bridge | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
• Seattle Neighborhood Greenways · Please Support Thomas St
• Seattle’s next traffic challenge: Thousands of tunnel drivers will switch to city streets when tolls start Nov. 9 – The Seattle Times
• Seattle’s rate of car ownership saw the biggest drop among big U.S. cities — by far – The Seattle Times
• Sound Transit grant to help create safer bike lanes in Edmonds | king5.com
• Sunday bike collision turns fatal | City of Bellevue
• Take Action: Support Seattle budget for pedestrian safety!
• To Flush Arena Traffic, City To Move Northern Segment of 2nd Avenue Bike Lane to Sidewalk | The Urbanist
• Trailhead Direct ridership increased 75 percent in its second full season – King County
• Woman fatally injured crossing a Lake City street where community members had long pushed for a crosswalk – The Seattle Times
• Woman killed by truck while crossing Aurora — at least fourth death there this year – The Seattle Times

National & Global News

• » Gender biases in transit planning | SSTI
• Cars with high-tech safety systems are still really bad at not running people over – The Verge
• Congress Eyes Increased Funds for Vision Zero – Streetsblog USA
• Federal transportation agency requests removal of inclusive crosswalks – News – The Ames Tribune
• Help Wanted: StreetsblogUSA is Hiring! – Streetsblog USA
• Lessons From Oakland’s Adaptive Bikeshare Pilot – Next City
• LI authorities crack down on bike ‘ride outs’ | Newsday
• Man arrested for OWI, 3rd offense following car vs. condo accident in Town of Beloit – FOX6Now.com – Oh, just an “accident,” a little oopsie. Darn these butter fingers. (Note: Looks like the station has changed the headline and text to remove the word accident, which is good.)
• Nuns trained in Kung Fu bike the Himalayas to oppose human trafficking | Business Insider
• Opinion | Cars Are Death Machines. Self-Driving Tech Won’t Change That. – The New York Times
• Remember The Cyclist Who Flipped Off Trump’s Motorcade? She Just Won A Virginia Election. | Huff Post
• Report: Lime Likely to Lose $300 Million in 2019 – News | Planetizen
• Saints Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater Rides His Bike to Games | Bicycling
• San Francisco microplastics study shows car tires biggest likely source – Los Angeles Times – Another way your car is killing the planet! This one is new to me.
• SF approves plans for a car-free Market Street – The San Francisco Examiner
• St. Paul is rethinking its speed limits | MinnPost
• SURPRISE! Federal Panel Seeks Mandatory Helmet Laws – Streetsblog New York City
• The FARS Side: Distracted Pedestrians – Kostelec Planning
• The Greening of Paris Makes Its Mayor More Than a Few Enemies – The New York Times
• The Impact of Air Pollution on Kids’ Brains – CityLab
• The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It. – The New York Times
• Transportation For America – Why we are no longer advocating for Congress to increase transportation funding
• U.S. safety agency to jumpstart revamp of new car rating program | CNBC
• Vision Zero is a climate change solution – Curbed
• Why Asking for Bike Lanes Isn’t Smart – CityLab
• Why Jump—Uber’s E-Bike Scheme—Failed in Two Cities | Outside Online
• ‘A deadly problem’: should we ban SUVs from our cities? | Cities | The Guardian

This is an open thread.