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Advisory committee presses for clearer sidewalk rules, enforceability in La Crosse e-scooter and e-bike ordinance
Summary
The City of La Crosse advisory committee reviewed a March revision to ordinance 24-1118 on electric scooters and e-bikes, debating where sidewalks should be allowed, how to define shared-use paths and sidewalks, enforcement of a 'reasonable' speed standard versus numeric limits, and park-specific prohibitions; the draft will be revised and returned to the committee.
The City of La Crosse advisory committee spent the bulk of its March 10 meeting debating changes to ordinance 24-1118, a proposed update that would govern electric scooters, e-bikes and other micro-mobility devices. Rather than taking a final vote, the committee asked staff to revise the March draft to improve clarity on sidewalk use, enforcement and park-specific rules and to return with a focused version at the next meeting.
The session opened with routine business and approval of minutes from the Feb. 10 meeting (motion by Andrea; second by Rocky). The committee then turned to the ordinance. Committee members pressed the presenter to simplify language and to avoid sprawling lists of exempted or prohibited locations that could be hard for the public and law enforcement to apply.
Several members argued the draft’s 25-miles-per-hour roadway threshold produces counterintuitive outcomes. “We don't have good legal…
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