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By Melanie Curry

8:17 AM PDT on June 7, 2023

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Researchers, advocates sound alarm on Yolo bypass highway widening (Davisite, Davis Enterprise)
Another jab to the heart: US transit systems have their credit ratings lowered (Bloomberg, Yahoo!)
Legislative update from CalBike
LA County will allow bikes on sidewalks (KTLA)
Make way for the bike bus (NY Times)
Conservatives should be strongly in support of bike lanes (The Hub)
Study: Bike riders wearing helmets, safety vests are perceived as “less than human” (Cycling Weekly)
Fresno has a $15M earmark in the state budget (CalMatters)
The rocky road to electric buses (Governing)
Aging gas vehicles are a significant source of pollution (Union of Concerned Scientists)

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