Council members call for standalone e‑bike ordinance and stronger education, enforcement

Council members spent significant time discussing draft ordinance language (sections noted on the agenda) that would cover electric scooters, e-bikes and bicycles. One council member said, "If you're on an electric scooter or a bicycle and you're out in the street and you're doing anywhere between 10 and 15, 20, 30 mile an hour, you should be obeying traffic laws," and urged enforceable rules and public education on helmet use and single riders.

Members agreed the current ordinance text is cumbersome and recommended drafting a focused, standalone ordinance for e-bikes and similar devices, paired with outreach through schools and local media. Staff and an agency official noted electric bicycles are treated as bicycles for licensing but must obey posted speed limits and traffic laws.