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  • Why a deadly Logan Circle e-bike crash has families demanding safer streets

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📰 News we're reading

• Family of e-bike rider killed near Logan Circle calls for safer streets (wusa9.com) — A 60-year-old e-bike rider was killed near Logan Circle after colliding with a commercial truck, intensifying calls from D.C. families and advocates for safer street designs. With traffic deaths nearly doubling over last year, bike and pedestrian groups say confusing traffic patterns around circles make everyday mistakes far too deadly and are pressing the city for changes.
   

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