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Palo Alto officials pledge stepped-up traffic enforcement, warn of illegal e-bikes
Summary
City transportation and police leaders told a neighborhood meeting the city is expanding traffic enforcement and parking changes, urged residents to log complaints online and warned that many fast electric bikes operating on sidewalks are illegal and will be targeted.
Palo Alto transportation and police leaders told residents at a neighborhood outreach meeting on Aug. 27 that the city is increasing targeted traffic enforcement and making parking changes downtown, and that officers will step up enforcement against fast, illegal electric bikes that endanger pedestrians.
Ria Lowe, the city—s chief transportation official, and Police Chief Andrew Bender said residents should use the city—s online forms to report traffic and parking complaints so the police traffic supervisor and traffic unit can log and respond to hotspots.
The officials said the city has already begun data-driven enforcement in local neighborhoods. Bender said his office recorded 185 traffic citations issued from Jan. 1 to July 31 in the neighborhoods represented at the…
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