Tag: e-bikes
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EDITORIAL: Policing, parenting can curb e-bikes
E-bikes seem to be everywhere these days, from neighborhood side streets to busy urban thoroughfares. Too often, they’re also darting in and out of traffic; hopping curbs from sidewalk to street and back again, and generally wreaking havoc with motor vehicles on the road. The riders in such cases, typically young and, often enough, too…
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Polis administration relaunches Colorado e-bike rebates with $3 million
Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Energy Office announced Thursday the return of the state’s popular e-bike rebate program, with registration set to open later this month. The office plans to provide point-of-sale rebates totaling $3 million from the Community Access Enterprise to more than 2,800 eligible Coloradans over the next year, according to a…
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For e-bikes in Colorado Springs, ‘phases’ and complexities to sort out
An ordinance expanding electric bike access on Colorado Springs trails is going into effect Tuesday. But cyclists who have long awaited a legal day at most of the city’s premier outdoor destinations will have to wait longer. That’s in line with the Parks Department’s “phased rollout,” as announced following a City Council decision in February.…
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Colorado Springs releases ballot language to repeal retail marijuana, allow e-bikes in city parks
Colorado Springs has posted the planned language for two questions that may end up before voters in April. The biggest and most-discussed question would ask voters to undo the legalization of retail marijuana sales that was approved in the November election. The second question would ask voters if the city should allow electronic bikes to…
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E-bike debate in Colorado Springs continues as leadership mulls ballot question
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just as a decision seemed close on the legal fate of electric bikes on Colorado Springs open space trails, the years-long debate has taken another turn. Prominent civic leaders have called on the City Council to table a vote on a proposed e-bike policy and…
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E-bike debate in Colorado Springs continues as leadership mulls ballot question
Just as a decision seemed close on the legal fate of electric bikes on Colorado Springs open space trails, the years-long debate has taken another turn. Prominent civic leaders have called on the City Council to table a vote on a proposed e-bike policy and instead turn to voters — an approach urged by some since…
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New trails, open space plans, quarry reclamation: Colorado Springs parks goals for 2025
What’s on David Deitemeyer’s desk heading into the new year? “My desk is messy,” joked the senior administrator for the city of Colorado Springs’ Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) program. “There’s a lot of great stuff going on this year.” A decision due this month from City Council will be “great” to some and…
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Colorado Springs e-bike policy gains narrow vote of approval
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs’ Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Advisory Board on Thursday narrowly approved a policy to expand electric bike access on city trails. This was after a separate committee overseeing the city’s parks and open spaces rejected the proposal ahead of final City Council consideration.…
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Colorado Springs e-bike policy gains narrow vote of approval
Colorado Springs’ Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Advisory Board on Thursday narrowly approved a policy to expand electric bike access on city trails. This was after a separate committee overseeing the city’s parks and open spaces rejected the proposal ahead of final City Council consideration. The prior rejection by the TOPS Working Committee took issue…
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Vote adds scrutiny to proposed e-bike policy in Colorado Springs
A policy expanding electric bike access on Colorado Springs trails fell short of its first vote of endorsement Wednesday, with a board committed to city open spaces opting instead to amend the proposed ordinance that aimed to classify the motor-assisted bikes as “non-motorized use.” Another parks board is set to review the proposal ahead of…