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Council adds e‑bikes to parks and multi‑use trail rules, limits speed to 15 mph
Summary
The council amended city code to allow class 1 and 2 electric‑assist bicycles on multi‑use trails, set a 15 mph trail speed limit and clarified motorized‑vehicle prohibitions; the measure passed with an emergency clause.
The McAlester City Council voted to amend the city parks and trails code to explicitly allow class 1 and class 2 electric‑assist bicycles on multi‑use trails, set a 15‑mph speed limit on those trails and reaffirm that motorized bicycles and other motor‑driven vehicles remain prohibited from pedestrian‑only paths.
City parks staff explained the ordinance language mirrors state guidance on e‑bike…
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