'Pay attention, be courteous': Perry eases e-bike restrictions on certain paths, trails

The Perry City Council unanimously voted June 11 to ease e-bike restrictions on the Historic Orchard Pathway and other shared-use trails while keeping Class 2 and Class 3 e-bikes prohibited at the Kiwanis Gravity Bike Park. The amendment revises an ordinance adopted two weeks earlier establishing rules for the Historic Orchard Pathway, the Kiwanis Gravity Bike Park and future city trails. While the ordinance retained the 20-mph speed limit and restrictions on other motorized vehicles, councilmembers revisited whether all classes of e-bikes should be treated the same on every trail. The council’s discussion reflected concerns that a classbased ban on...

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