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Council bans electric personal vehicles from sidewalks, restricts non-motorized devices uptown; ordinance passes after public comment
Summary
The Common Council adopted an amendment to police regulations: electric bikes and scooters are prohibited from sidewalks citywide and non-motorized devices are restricted in the downtown district; supporters cited pedestrian safety and collisions, while some residents urged protected bike lanes instead.
The Summit Common Council adopted an ordinance adding two new sections to chapter 3 of the city code to regulate personal transportation devices. The new rules ban electric bikes and electric scooters from sidewalks and pedestrian pathways citywide and prohibit non-motorized devices such as skateboards, bicycles and rollerblades on sidewalks within the downtown business district.
Councilman Matt Boyer introduced the ordinance and said…
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