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Hastings staff brings redlined e-bike ordinance; council requests safety tweaks and education plan
Summary
City staff presented a revised ordinance at a Hastings City Council work session on 2025-10-20 that would regulate e-bikes, e-scooters, hoverboards and similar devices, including a downtown exclusion and a 25-mph cap on roadways.
City staff presented a revised ordinance at a Hastings City Council work session on 2025-10-20 that would regulate e-bikes, e-scooters, hoverboards and similar low-speed personal devices. The draft includes a business-district exclusion, definitions of device classes, a blanket prohibition for operation on roadways with posted speed limits greater than 25 miles per hour, and permission to use trails unless use is expressly prohibited by posted signage.
"We added a specific definition of e bike, ... these ebikes hoverboards, lightweight escooters, will not be permitted on any roadway that…
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