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By Melanie Curry

8:30 AM PDT on May 9, 2019

Newby bike commuter discovers the shocking benefits of biking (SFGate)
Caltrans HQ in Sacramento celebrates Bike to Work Month
Long Beach named one of top 50 bike-friendly cities (Longbeachize)
Another study shows Uber and Lyft contribute to San Francisco’s congestion (Science)
San Mateo okays permit process for bike-share operator (San Mateo Daily News)
Pasadena names new transportation director (Pasadena Now)
Grants available for low-income Bay Area residents to exchange clunkers for EVs, transit passes (SFGate)
Cap-and-trade’s forest offset program is not producing the ghg reductions it claims (UC Berkeley)
Border wall–or giant solar panel? (CityLab)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

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