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Suburb by suburb, e-bikes may be slowing down.

“It’s been like the Wild Wild West,” an Upper St. Clair official said. “We need to have some regulations.”

Four Allegheny County municipalities have already passed new e-bike regulations ([link removed]) , including speed limits and yielding the right of way to pedestrians. Three more are considering joining the fray.

In other news: A divided Pittsburgh City Council gave final approval ([link removed]) to a downtown development financing plan by a 6-3 vote.

✍️ Newsletter written by Charlie Wolfson ([link removed]) ,

Public Source local government reporter & newsletter editor


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** E-bike surge powers suburban lawmaking ([link removed])
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The explosive growth of e-bikes has led some Pittsburgh-area municipalities to limit their use in parks, on trails and sometimes beyond. Some say the regulations are ineffective and are calling on Harrisburg to update the state bike code.
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** TODAY IN HISTORY 📅
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Today is July 30.

21 years ago, 2005: The Penguins selected Sidney Crosby with the first pick in the NHL entry draft. (Post-Gazette)

28 years ago, 2002: Former Youngstown-area Congressman James Traficant was sentenced to eight years in prison for corruption. (Post-Gazette)

61 years ago, 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments of 1965, which led to the creation of Medicare and Medicaid. (AP)


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