{"id":189,"date":"2024-04-14T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shaun-abreu\/?p=189"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:29:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:29:58","slug":"west-side-rag-forum-uws-councilmembers-split-on-approach-to-regulating-e-bikes-71st-street-deliverista-hub-not-going-to-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shaun-abreu\/2024\/04\/14\/west-side-rag-forum-uws-councilmembers-split-on-approach-to-regulating-e-bikes-71st-street-deliverista-hub-not-going-to-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"West Side Rag: Forum: UWS Councilmembers Split on Approach to Regulating E-Bikes; 71st Street Deliverista Hub \u2018Not Going to Happen\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Carol Tannenhauser<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four Upper West Side legislators shared a Zoom screen Tuesday night to discuss e-bike safety (or the lack of it), but on at least one issue they were not all on the same page.<\/p>\n

In an online forum sponsored by the UWS Coalition<\/a> of Block Associations & Community Groups, Upper West Side City Councilmember Shaun Abreu stood apart<\/a> from Councilmember Gale Brewer when he said in his opening statement that he had agreed to co-sponsor Councilmember Robert Holden\u2019s bill,<\/a> requiring the registration and licensing of all e-bikes, e-scooters, and other legal motorized vehicles with the city\u2019s Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n

Abreu acknowledged that \u201cit\u2019s not a perfect bill by any means,\u201d which is why he held off on sponsoring it for as long as he did, he said. \u201cBut I had many conversations with constituents and realized there wasn\u2019t a lot of opportunity for the Council to have a serious conversation about e-bike safety, and a hearing for this bill would be our chance. You need 34 sponsors to just get a bill heard. I got on this bill because, at a minimum, we should be having this conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Read the full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n

By Carol Tannenhauser<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four Upper West Side legislators shared a Zoom screen Tuesday night to discuss e-bike safety (or the lack of it), but on at least one issue they were not all on the same page.<\/p>\n

In an online forum sponsored by the UWS Coalition<\/a> of Block Associations &<\/p>\n

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