As more people use electric-assisted bicycles, scooters and other new forms of “micromobility” devices on Anchorage’s trails, city officials are rethinking how to regulate the changing technology.
on Anchorage’s trails, yet the technology hasn’t been well-defined or regulated in city and state laws.
“How can we create a real safe environment on our trails and mixed-use pathways, and then also codify in code a starting point for the continued safety improvements and regulatory environment?” Martinez said.Many electric-assisted kick scooters are now legal to ride anywhere a bicycle can be ridden in Anchorage, including the city’s extensive paved multi-use trail system and sidewalks in most areas. These types of electric scooters have two wheels and are ridden from a standing position.
The city has new definitions for e-bikes, but does Tuesday’s measure change much for people already riding them in Anchorage?But the measure still has some positive impacts, she said.the city to adopt the three-class regulatory framework. On Tuesday, one woman testifying to the Assembly urged the city to keep Class 3 bikes only on roadways, saying that a tourist riding a rented e-bike lost control and hit her.
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