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Mount Clemens introduces ordinance to ban electric skateboards and e-bikes on downtown sidewalks
Summary
The City Commission introduced an amendment to the downtown skateboard ordinance to add electric skateboards, electric bicycles and mopeds to the list of prohibited devices on sidewalks; the amendment was requested by downtown businesses and the DDA and is slated for adoption on Jan. 20, 2026.
The Mount Clemens City Commission introduced an ordinance amendment that would expand the city’s existing downtown sidewalk prohibition to explicitly include electric skateboards, electric bicycles and mopeds.
City staff said the proposed changes respond to concerns raised by downtown businesses and the Downtown Development Authority that electric vehicles operating on sidewalks create hazards for pedestrians.…
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