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Michael Dunne: I’m Michael Dunne. For decades, there’s been a kind of low-level tension between walkers and joggers versus bikers on sidewalks, paths and trails. Those traveling on their own two feet feel like e-bikers speed along and create dangerous situations, while e-bikers, in turn, feel like walkers and runners hog the lane, creating logjams. A few years ago, a new entry into this conflict emerged: e-bikes and electronic motorbikes that can reach nearly car-level speeds have injected a whole new level of tension. Today on the show, we talk with a reporter at Lookout Eugene-Springfield who wrote an article about this issue, and then we’ll talk with two experts at the city of Eugene who are trying to engineer and communicate a peaceful coexistence for all. Lillian Schrock-Clevenger, the Springfield correspondent for Lookout Eugene-Springfield, thank you for coming in and talking with us.…