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The Woodlands board to convene stakeholders after heated debate on e-bikes and e-scooters
Summary
The Woodlands Township directors agreed to hold a special meeting with school, county and public-safety partners to address electric vehicle safety on 220 miles of pathways after months of complaints and mixed public comment on an education campaign.
The Woodlands Township Board of Directors voted July 17 to hold a special board meeting to convene school districts, county officials, law enforcement, EMS and other stakeholders to discuss safety and enforcement for e-bikes and e-scooters on local pathways.
The decision followed a lengthy discussion of a staff proposal for a multifaceted “Respect the Path” education campaign and more than an hour of public comment about collisions and near-misses on the township’s trail network. Leanne Peterson, director of communications, told the board the campaign’s immediate aim was education — not to change the township’s current park order, which prohibits motorized vehicles on pathways. “This is step 1,” she said, and described an eight- to 12-month rollout…
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