Author Topic: E bikes/scooters on 37th ave  (Read 4359 times)

Offline dssjh

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Re: E bikes/scooters on 37th ave
« Reply #30 on: June 18, 2019, 04:19:37 PM »
Don’t know what Koeppel has to do with the use of major avenues for electric scooter parking. Maybe many people would just commute using an electric scooter.

Koeppel has commandeered many parking spaces for illegal storage of their vehicles. the topic has been discussed extensively.

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Re: E bikes/scooters on 37th ave
« Reply #31 on: December 26, 2019, 02:56:19 PM »
Streetsblog NYC:

BREAKING: Cuomo Vetoes Overwhelmingly Popular Bill to Legalize E-Bikes

It has not been officially announced yet, but we are hearing that Gov. Cuomo has vetoed a bill that would have legalized a type of electric bike popular with much-persecuted delivery workers — a bill that passed both chambers in Albany earlier this year with barely a handful of opponents.

The veto follows months of advocacy urging the governor to sign the bill, which was sponsored by State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Nily Rozic on behalf of thousands of delivery workers who are subject to frequent crackdowns by the NYPD because the throttle-controlled bikes they prefer are technically illegal under state law.


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