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Naples council directs staff to draft e‑bike and micromobility rules after safety and tour concerns
Summary
Council asked staff to draft an ordinance limiting e‑bikes on sidewalks, to prohibit commercial micromobility operators until rules are set, and to create a permit framework for bicycle tour companies that would limit group size, routes and require insurance.
City staff presented a draft ordinance at the March 16 workshop proposing to restrict bicycles and electric bicycles on city sidewalks and in business districts except where a designated on‑road bicycle route exists, prohibit micromobility service providers (Veo/Bird style) and reserve language to regulate tour companies.
Dan Orenstein, city engineer, told council the draft would: bar bicycles and e‑bikes from sidewalks in business districts; allow bicyclists to use sidewalks only where no on‑road bike route exists; exempt specified…
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