Seattle Bike Blog Editor Tom Fucoloro has Gone Bikin’ until Labor Day. In the meantime, we will be periodically posting short news bits and excerpts from good reads floating around the web.
It’s time for the Bike News Roundup!
First up, some ways to create a more equitable bike share system:
Pacific Northwest News
Kirkland plans for upgrades to 100th Avenue NE corridor – Kirkland Reporter
“He will truly be missed by many:” Everett man dies after being struck by car on SR 530 | KOMO
West Seattle Blog | ‘The roadway redesign is improving safety,’ says SDOT as 35th Avenue SW Phase 2 is unveiled
CHS Pics | Dead Baby Downhill XX starts at 23rd and Union | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Downtown Seattle City Cycling Tour — Larch & Loon
Madison BRT: An In-Depth Look At The 30% Design – The Urbanist
John Wayne Trail gets vote of confidence from State Parks panel | The Spokesman-Review
Lessons Vancouver can learn from Seattle’s bike share program | Metro News
New Opportunity in Open-Air Dining | SDOT Blog
Car crashes into bedroom of Federal Way home; driver flees | KOMO
You, citizen, can shape the Pike People Street plan | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Inslee appoints Roger Millar as transportation secretary | The Seattle Times
Melrose Promenade Awarded $3 Million For Construction – The Urbanist
Seattle woman says drivers mistaking her driveway for a road: ‘I am petrified … for my kids’ | Q13 FOX News
B.C.’s 1st bike share program ‘wheely’ popular ‘right out of the gate’ | Vancouver Sun – Ouch, that headline…
Langley bicyclist killed by suspected drunk driver – HeraldNet.com
Levy to Move Seattle 2016 Update | SDOT Blog
Person struck, killed by car along Interstate 5 near Ridgefield | KATU
FHWA/FTA Project Selection | PSRC – Browse the list of recommended projects for Federal funding
Seattle Department of Transportation: North Seattle Greenway & School Safety Project
Pac-Man Coming to Capitol Hill! | SDOT Blog
Pod Apartment Developer Pronounces Micro-Housing Dead | Politics | Seattle Met
Appeals court won’t let Seattle off hook in Schulte lawsuit | The Seattle Times
John Wayne Pioneer Trail Study Recommendations Coming Out – Washington Bikes
Daughter of deadly hit & run victim: “I don’t even know how to feel right now” | KOMO
Two new traffic diverters installed on Ankeny and Mississippi – BikePortland.org
Driver who hit, killed Oregon man was in another fatal crash two years ago | The Seattle Times
West Seattle Blog | West Seattle weekend scene: ‘Play Street’ in North Admiral
Seattle makes its push for ‘Rest of the West’ 520 recommendations | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Hit-and-run vehicle that killed Chelan cyclist found | KOMO
2 cars racing on I-5 trigger 3-car wreck in SeaTac | KOMO
Charge: ‘Unhinged’ man rammed Seattle Jack in the Box to avenge daughter | KOMO
Seattle mayor, seeking more diverse input, cuts ties with district councils | The Seattle Times
Queen Anne Community Council Seeking $25K for HALA Challenge | The C Is for crank
Assphalt: The Anti-Transit Snake Oil That Is the Self-Driving Car – Seattle Weekly
Meet Your New Montlake Boulevard – The Urbanist
Kitsap Transit settles case with injured bicyclist | Kitsap Sun
Seattle Should Double Down on Transit Investements | Politics | Seattle Met
Traffic Calming and Speed Cushions | SDOT Blog
A Ducks vehicle involved in minor crash for second time in 3 months; no injuries (VIDEO) | Q13 FOX News
Fun for everybody! A 7-point action plan for a more diverse Pedalpalooza – BikePortland.org
Driver dies, car bursts into flames after airborne crash near Lake Sammamish | KOMO
Craig Hill: Bike rides adapting to attract cyclists | The Olympian
Assphalt: We Raced the First Hill Street Car on Foot, and Beat it by 8 Minutes – Seattle Weekly
Employers Bike Summit Convenes in Seattle | Examiner.com
THEN & NOW: the True Story of Sidewalks in Burien | WABI Burien
Edison Elementary in Centralia Gets Bicycle Helmets for All After Student’s Injury – The Chronicle: Home
City: Road diet has cut Rainier Avenue crashes | KING5.com
Seattle intersections with the most DUI arrests – seattlepi.com
Maple Valley driver killed in Issaquah ‘touched the lives of hundreds’ | The Seattle Times
Women & girls ride in Tacoma | Cascade Bicycle Club
Historic Tokul Creek Trestle reopens on Snoqualmie Valley Trail » Biking Bis
Thank You for Being a Friend: 12 Years With the Dead Baby Bike Club | Jetspace Magazine
Portland’s Largest Bike Advocacy Group Is No Longer Just About Bikes – Blogtown – Portland Mercury
Metro bike racks don’t meet state standards | KING5.com
Halftime show! SDOT kids explain curb bulbs:
National & Global News
Bike-Share Systems Test Out Cheaper, Single-Trip Fares | Streetsblog.net
Traffic deaths up in cities that turn off red-light cameras | AP
Bike Index’s July 2016 bike recoveries
Level of Traffic Stress – Peter G Furth
Spurred by S.F. Cyclist Deaths, Guerrilla Safe Streets Activists Take Action | News Fix | KQED News
Four-City DOT Tour Spotlights Highways That Thwart Opportunity – Next City
Let’s design for women too – beyond the commute – katsdekker
Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony Bikes Were Straight Up Whimsical |Huffington Post
‘Straddling bus’ locked up, all testing stopped after allegations surface that it’s just a big scam: Shanghaiist
Seattleites Own More Cars Than Atlantans, and Other Surprising Comparisons | Streetsblog USA
Tim Kaine Took a Stand Against Cul-de-Sacs | Streetsblog.net
Streetcar tracks increase risk of bike crashes: UBC and Ryerson study | EurekAlert! Science News
Teens suspected of running down artist and motivational speaker with car | KSDK.com
Pokémon Go crash is proof texting and driving has gone too far. – The Washington Post
AASHTO’s Draft Bikeway Guide Includes Protected Bike Lanes and More | Streetsblog USA
Drunken off-duty cop plows onto Brooklyn sidewalk, killing one – NY Daily News
Does the right to drive trump the 1st Amendment right to assemble? : TreeHugger
The philosophy that has pitted cars against cyclists for the last 40 years is finally dying – LA Times
“Investigatory” Traffic Stops Need to End | Streetsblog.net
The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike – The New York Times
What Might Help Is Decriminalizing Minor Offences That Increase Encounters Between Cops and Blacks – Slog – The Stranger
Game off! Why the decline of street hockey is a crisis for Canada’s cities | Cities | The Guardian
Divvy Rider Killed, Believed To Be Nation’s First Bike-Sharing Death – Avondale – DNAinfo Chicago
Brexit complicates things for Brompton Bicycles » Biking Bis
It’s time for cycling advocates to stop ignoring people of color – SPOKE magazine
Minneapolis tries to topple Portland as America’s most cycle-friendly city | Cities | The Guardian
Duck boat bill offers ‘common sense’ ideas – Berkshire Eagle Online
A Bike Bell That Maps Where Cyclists Feel Unsafe and Pings the Mayor | Streetsblog.net
Atlanta Launches Bike-Share – Next City
Texas DOT Seems Open to a Downtown Dallas Highway Removal | Streetsblog USA
Would-be bike thief brought down by horse-mounted hero in Eagle Point | OregonLive.com
The great Copenhagen loading-zone compromise | PeopleForBikes
Transportation For America – California officially dumped the outdated “level of service” metric — your state should too
Bringing back driver’s ed could be just the thing to get teens behind the wheel – The Washington Post
Enough with the Smashed Watermelons! Helmet Mania Is Scaring Kids Away from Biking | Free Range Kids