ur imagination: There are more shared bikes and scooters zipping around the streets of Seattle.

Data collected by the city's Department of Transportation shows that between January and early August of 2025, the number of trips recorded on shared bikes and scooters jumped nearly 75 percent compared with the same time period last year.

As streets and sidewalks get more crowded – how are cities like Seattle adapting?

Guests

Jeff Bailey, a writer and editor in Denver

Links

From E-Bikes to Scooters, Roads Are Getting More Crowded and Confusing - The Wall Street Journal

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1d:T403,Recently on Soundside, we took a ride into the world of micromobility. Specifically, we wanted to know as more e-bikes and scooters crowd the streets and sidewalks, how are cities like Seattle adapting? And after that segment, we got an interesting listener question about helmets, inspired by this Slate article. So we decided to investigate. "I think it's very wise to wear a helmet," our expert guest told us. "But they're not the whole story.. there are so many other public health interventions that are also crucial." Guest Kathleen Bachynski, a professor of public health at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania Links Shared bikes and scooters are getting more popular. How should cities adapt? - Soundside The Cult of Bike Helmets - Marion Renault, Slate Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help

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