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33,000 apply for e-bike discounts set to to go to a lucky few

Nicole Tsong climbs a hill from Seward Park.  

Nicole Tsong tries commuting on an E-Bike, along Lake Washington and Seward Park.  

Photographed May 24, 2018. 206397

A two-week window to apply for between $300 and $1,200 toward buying an e-bike yielded gathered 33,175 eligible applications.

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