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Friday Video: A Very Cogent Argument Against E-Bike Registration

... And it's from a Canadian (he's so polite!).

March 7, 2025

Leadership Vacuum: Delivery Workers Oppose Hochul’s E-Bike Plan as Adams Goes AWOL

Advocates and delivery workers are against new proposals from the Governor to regulate e-bikes, so what's going on with city hall's leaked plan to keep the industry in check?

February 27, 2025

City E-Bike Swap Program Uses Bikes from Fly, a Company With Safety Violations

A Streetsblog investigation found Fly, a popular e-bike and moped vendor, has consistently skirted city regulations, but now the company is at the heart of the city's first e-bike trade-in program.

February 13, 2025

How an Ex-Delivery Worker Upended NYC’s Streets

Ou Zhou, a former delivery worker who founded Fly E-Bike, has hit it big selling fast, low-cost electric bikes and mopeds to delivery workers, transforming New York City streets in the process. But with concerns growing about fires from lithium-ion batteries and more scrutiny on the way, can his electric empire survive? Co-published today with Curbed.

January 31, 2025

Q&A: Whizz CEO Has Lessons For E-Bike Regulation

Company CEO Mike Peregudov sits down with Streetsblog to talk about his industry and why putting license plates on e-bikes is a non-starter.

January 30, 2025

Apply Yourself: Tiny Number of Delivery Workers Will Get Safe E-Bikes in City Program

Delivery workers can now apply to trade in their uncertified or illegal e-bikes and mopeds for a brand new street-legal bike from the city.

January 28, 2025

Upper East Side Backs Central Park Transverse Plan Despite Anti-E-Bike Hysteria

Even the Upper East Side can get behind these modest changes for Central Park's cyclists and pedestrians.

January 10, 2025

City Expands Safe E-Bike Charging Initiative

The DOT will begin allowing landlords and tenants to apply to install e-bike battery charging cabinets on the sidewalk.

January 3, 2025

Two Council Members Abandon E-Bike Registration Bill After Divisive Hearing

Council members Chi Ossé and Yusef Salaam pulled their support of a City Council bill that seeks to register all e-bikes.

December 12, 2024

DOT: Council E-Bike Registration Bill is Not Necessary to Make Streets Safer

Enforce existing laws. Keep redesigning the streets for safety. Hold delivery app companies accountable. But don't register electric bikes. That's what the DOT said on Wednesday.

December 11, 2024