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Committee opens discussion on mopeds and motorized vehicles on Community Path; leaves item in committee

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The Somerville Committee on Legislative Matters discussed possible measures to discourage mopeds and similar motorized vehicles on the Community Path, heard that the MBTA owns the land and that a lease already prohibits motorized vehicles, and left the matter in committee for further work.

The Somerville City Committee on Legislative Matters discussed whether elements of Boston's road-safety ordinance for delivery providers could be used to discourage mopeds, motorbikes or other motorized vehicles on the Community Path. The committee did not take formal action and left the item in committee for further work.

Brendan Salisbury, the committee's legislative analyst, told members that Boston's ordinance — which focuses on insurance and…

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