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By Melanie Curry

8:53 AM PDT on April 15, 2019

Pedal-assist e-bikes pulled from bike-share systems in S.F. Bay Area, New York, and D.C. due to concerns about brake safety (NY Times)
LADOT announces transit service expansions, including DASH routes (NBC)
Metrolink to offer free rides on Earth Day (Highland News)
Chunks of cement keep falling from the Richmond-San Rafael bridge (CBS)
SF airport blames BART for a surge in homeless people seeking shelter (SF Chronicle)
Will CA tax returns shrink this year? How that could affect state budget (LA Times)
Intermodal (rail and truck) freight facility nearing completion near Barstow (Victor Valley Daily Press)
Scooter companies raise concerns about data they collect being in public hands (NBC)
Artists blame Caltrans for whitewashing mural (LA Times)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

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