The NYC Department of Parks and Recreation proposed a plan to allow stand-up e-scooters and e-bikes in certain parks, mirroring their street legality. This follows insights from a 2023 pilot project. Safety measures are under consideration to protect e-mobility users and pedestrians. Officials aim to improve public safety and accommodate diverse transportation methods. This proposal arose after public input during the pilot period, but faced backlash from local cycling advocates who rally against the integration of e-devices in parks.
It's critically important that our public realm can safely accommodate the diverse ways that New Yorkers get around and enjoy our city's public spaces.
The proposed plan was based on public input gathered during the two-year pilot.
Measures include making space between the different groups, ways to separate pedestrians, cyclists, and other high-speed users.
The proposal would integrate the same micro mobility devices that are allowed on NYC streets into parks while continuing to ban mopeds and other heavy vehicles.
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