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The Real ‘Problem’ With E-Bikes And New Jersey’s New E-Bike Law

March 8, 2026 Dan Suraci, Next City. , , ,
Last month, in reaction to several high-profile fatal crashes, outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy passed the country’s strictest law on e-bike use. The law, which reclassifies e-bikes as vehicles, amounts to an effective ban on e-bikes. Starting in July, all e-bike riders in the state will be required to have a licence and registration, and most will also need an insurance policy. Riders aged 14 and under will be banned from using e-bikes altogether. The new law highlights growing tension between pedestrians, motorists, lawmakers and cyclists. It also misses the mark on the root causes of the e-bike “crisis” in the Garden State.

Self-Charging E-Bikes Bring Mobility To Low-Income Communities

October 1, 2024 Maylin Tu, Next City. , , , ,
Buying an e-bike is expensive. Starting last year, a local startup is providing low-cost, self-charging e-bike libraries to low-income communities in eastern Massachusetts. Funded by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center as part of a three-year pilot, the Cambridge-based company Metro Mobility provides income-qualified residents with an e-bike for as low as $1 per day. Working directly with cities, housing authorities and non-profit housing providers, the company installs e-bike docks for residents who live in subsidized housing and low-income communities. There are currently 85 docks in 10 communities across Boston, its Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods, and the nearby cities of Medford, Malden, Quincy and Lawrence.

Report: People Want To Ride Shared Bikes And Scooters

July 30, 2024 Maylin Tu, Next City. , , ,
People want to ride bikes and scooters, per a new report on shared micromobility from the National Association of City Transportation Officials. It’s hardly a revelation — but many cities have yet to match rider enthusiasm with the financial investment, political will and physical infrastructure that it takes to keep bike and scooter share going. “It’s a really popular form of public transportation and people are using it that way,” says Camille Boggan, program manager of policy and practice for NACTO. In the U.S. and Canada, people took 157 million rides in 2023. That’s a 20% increase from the previous year, beating the previous pre-pandemic record of 147 million rides in 2019.
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