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Public Grilling: Queens Panel Berates Opponents of Bob Holden’s E-Bike Registration Bill
Queens cyclists who came out to oppose an e-bike registration bill faced hostile questions from their local community board.
March 14, 2025
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
OPINION: Slow Down on Our Bike Paths!
Our bike lanes have become what social critic Ivan Illich once defined as degraded public space. Here's one possible fix.
January 24, 2025
Streetsblog on the Road: Bike Share in Shanghai
The Chinese mega-city provides an example of great urban mobility, albeit with a side of authoritarianism.
January 23, 2025