Task Farce Delta: City Hall Also Has Its Own Electric Micromobility Panel
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The task force so nice they did it twice.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about e-bikes
Thursday’s Headlines: The Greatness of E-Bikes Edition
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The New Yorker's shopping writer, Patricia Marx, weighed in this week on the electric bike, which far outsells electric cars right now. Here are the takeaways — plus other news.
Three Council Members Whose Districts Surround Prospect Park Demand the Return of E-Bikes
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Three Brooklyn Council members whose districts all touch Prospect Park are demanding that the Parks Department allow the battery-boosted bikes to be used inside the greenspace, which, like other city parks, don't permit e-bikes.
UP IN SMOKE? Private Buildings Step Up E-Bike Bans in Wake of Fires
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Private buildings and institutions are banning e-mobility devices amid growing fears over fires attributed to faulty lithium-ion batteries that have killed six people this year and left many more without a home. But is this the right way to go about it?
More Money for Delivery Workers Will Require More Protection for Them
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In New York, a significant pay raise for city delivery workers could end up increasing the number of deliveries made per hour, which might unleash more two-wheeled deliveristas crisscrossing the city's deadly streets at all hours of the day and night. Be careful what you wish for?
FDNY Backing Council Bills to Address Deadly Fires from Lithium Ion Batteries
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Bills to curb e-bike fires are moving ahead.