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El Centro council bans electric bicycles in city parks, citing safety and turf damage
Summary
The City Council introduced and approved a first reading of an ordinance prohibiting electric bicycles in city-owned parks, citing user safety, damage to turf and conflicts with pedestrians; the ban will be enforced with education and signage and violations treated as infractions.
The El Centro City Council introduced an ordinance and approved it on first reading to prohibit the operation of electric bicycles in city-owned parks.
Adriana (Parks and Recreation staff) told council that ebikes had caused tire marks and turf damage at recently opened Buena Vista Park and at Buckland Park, and that park users had reported encountering ebikes…
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