Overview
- The City Council’s Transportation Committee is set to consider a package of more than 20 micromobility bills that would reshape rules for e‑bikes, scooters, mopeds and delivery apps.
- Three bills focus on Class 3 e‑bikes and would bar shops from selling or renting them, outlaw riding them in public spaces, and create a trade‑in program to swap high‑speed bikes for slower models.
- Proposals would require delivery platforms to carry liability insurance for crashes, verify that delivery mopeds are registered, and submit annual safety reports and plans to the city.
- A measure would direct the NYPD and the city Department of Transportation to set up dynamometer testing to measure motor power and top assisted speed and to identify illegally modified devices.
- Advocates note roughly 80,000 e‑bike delivery workers in the city, making the debate a balance between road safety, enforcement feasibility, costs for workers and vendors, and alignment with state rules.