Panel pauses e-bike ordinance, awaits state action
Easthampton's Public Safety Committee agreed to hold its proposed e-bike ordinance while the state weighs the Ride Safe Act. The panel, meeting Sept. 10, pulled the item from the City Council's October hearing and kept it on its agenda, aiming to finish by spring.
City Council · Meeting of September 10, 2026
Easthampton's Public Safety Committee agreed to hold its proposed e-bike ordinance while the state weighs the Ride Safe Act. The panel, meeting Sept. 10, pulled the item from the City Council's October hearing and kept it on its agenda, aiming to finish by spring. A member relayed the city attorney's view that the draft appeared to regulate motorcycles and mopeds already regulated elsewhere.
Resident Thomas Strout said new East Street striping widened lanes, and members also reviewed a mayor's Aug. 25 email on West Street speeding, with data collection starting Aug. 26. Members set Oct. 6 as the next meeting.
In the full story:
- EASTHAMPTON — September 10, 2026 —
- Opening and Minutes
- Public Comment: East Street Striping
- Public Comment: E-Bike Ordinance
- Public Comment: Unposted Speed Limit
- Traffic Rules Review
- East Street Follow-Up
- West Street and the Mayor's Email
- Citywide 25 mph Limit
- South Street Cut-Through
- South and Main Traffic Light
- Cottage Street and Boardwalk
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,688 words
Source: the City Council meeting of September 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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