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Community Sweepers Keep Sacramento Bike Lanes Clean | California News
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Sacramento’s bike lanes are getting a gritty, grassroots upgrade: two battery-powered sweepers called “Crunch” and “Munch” are rolling into action, attached to electric bikes and operated by volunteers. Funded by a SMUD grant, these community-driven machines tackle the tiny hazards—glass, leaves, rocks—that city crews miss, keeping the city’s 255 miles of bike lanes safe and rideable. No experience needed—just a bike and a willingness to help. The nonprofit Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates is now recruiting more riders to expand coverage, proving that local action can make a big difference, one clean lane at a time.
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