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Committee advances e‑bike incentive fund ordinance to expand access and cut car trips
Summary
The committee recommended sending an ordinance to the full Board to create an e‑bike incentive fund administered by the Department of the Environment; presenters said e‑bike incentives can reduce vehicle miles traveled by up to 44% and noted Denver’s program had about 15,000 recipients, with equity priorities for marginalized communities.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted on Oct. 21 to forward an ordinance to the full Board that would amend the Administrative Code to establish an e‑bike incentive fund and support the creation of an e‑bike incentive program administered by the Department of the Environment.
President Erin Peskin said the program would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, lower the cost barrier to e‑bike ownership and build on models used in other cities.…
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