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Committee accepts Bike Pack’s recommended downtown bike-lane rules as informational; ordinance drafting to continue
Summary
The committee accepted as informational a package of recommended rules for Downtown Keene’s planned raised bike lanes and directed staff to draft a municipal ordinance; members, stakeholders and the public raised enforcement, speed, signage and electric-vehicle concerns.
The committee voted unanimously to accept as informational a list of recommended downtown bike‑lane rules prepared by Bike Pack. Staff presented a draft ordinance that would reference state bicycle statutes and add downtown‑specific rules: a 10‑mile‑per‑hour maximum in the downtown core; one‑direction travel in on‑street adjacent bike lanes; prohibition on parking or leaving bicycles unattended except at racks; and required front white and rear red lights between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise.
Public comment and several councilors focused on enforcement feasibility, education and…
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