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Wednesday’s Headlines

8:40 AM PDT on August 2, 2023

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  • Unpacking the state transit budget: Unfinished business (SPUR)
  • E-bike lending and incentive programs are launching throughout the state (LA Times)
  • Heavy cars are not good (CarBuzz)
  • Bike riders and beer breweries support small-town Iowa tourism (AP)
  • Emergency financial assistance can help people avoid losing housing (Smart Cities Dive)

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Melanie Curry
@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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