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Keene council adopts rules for protected downtown bike lanes, sets 8 mph limit; downtown project advertised for bids
Summary
City Manager Elizabeth Furland said the City Council adopted an ordinance last night setting rules for raised, protected downtown bike lanes — including a ban on using an electric motor within the downtown core lanes and a revised speed standard of 8 mph — and that the broader downtown infrastructure project has been advertised for bids.
City Manager Elizabeth Furland said the Keene City Council adopted rules for protected downtown bike lanes during last night’s meeting, including an amendment that sets a visible speed expectation of 8 miles per hour in the downtown core zoning district.
The ordinance, tied to the city’s downtown infrastructure project, applies to raised, sidewalk‑level bike lanes (not to painted sharrows) and includes a provision that "any device with an electric motor may not engage the electric motor within the downtown core zoning district," Furland said. The rules also prohibit leaving bicycles or other vehicles in a…
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