Friday Headlines: Geneva Bike Blues
Geneva is holding a public hearing on e-bike regulations to advance local legislation that would restrict their use amid public outcry.
The changes would stop riders from operating in parks and on sidewalks, and reinforce existing age and speed limits in state law. Anyone 16-years-old or younger would be barred from using them on public property, and devices that exceed 20 miles per hour are banned, and e-bikes can not be used on roadways with a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or more.
The hearing is set for Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at Geneva City Hall at 47 Castle St., Geneva.
Elsewhere in the Empire State:
- A campaign aide for Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was awarded $730,000 by Nassau County legislators. (Newsday)
- The MTA is letting parents keep their strollers open on all buses going forward. (NY1)
- Could the rivalry between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin create more e-bike regulations? (Gothamist)
- Mamdani is thin-skinned in private, according to city politicos. (The New York Post)
- Parking meter grace periods were extended in White Plains due to officials’ own experiences getting around the city. (The Journal News)
- A Putnam County legislator doesn’t understand why Metro-North station maintenance costs so much. (Mid Hudson News)
- In Syracuse, Upstate Community General Hospital is replacing its crumbling parking garage. (Syracuse.com)
- Tompkins County legislators are proposing new trails as well as protected areas as part of a land acquisition. (The Ithaca Voice)
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