City launches e-bike education after council ordinance change; parks staff to coordinate outreach
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Following a City Council ordinance updating e-bike rules, Davenport parks staff said they will run an education campaign explaining e-bike classes and trail/street/sidewalk restrictions and will coordinate with Public Works for enforcement and signage.
Parks staff told the Davenport Crockett Recreation Advisory Board that the City Council has adopted changes to e-bike rules and that the city will run a public-education campaign explaining the updated classifications and where different motorized bicycles are allowed.
A staff member said the department plans social-media posts and other outreach explaining "the different types of e-bikes, which ones are allowed, which ones are not in terms of trails," and noted that trails, sidewalks and streets fall under different rules and divisions. Board members suggested partnering with school districts and school resource officers for outreach to youth and requested clearer signage in downtown and neighborhood areas where use is ambiguous.
Public Works contact information was provided for sidewalk and neighborhood-street rules: (563) 326-7923; the staff member named Hillary Bells as a Public Works contact for those questions. Parks staff asked advisory members interested in helping with outreach to contact the department.