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Brown "Park Closed" sign on metal swing gate outdoors.

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March 4, 2025 - Diana Ionescu

Two electric dockless bikes parked on sidewalk in London, UK.

Dockless Bikes Seized as City of London Cracks Down on Parking

Lime and Forest paid £25,000 in fines to retrieve their property and are negotiating solutions with transportation authorities.

February 12, 2025 - The Standard

ELderly woman wearing black helmet and blue puffy vest stands next to e-bike with white and brown dog in rear basket.

Washington State E-Bike Rebate Set to Launch in April

The state program will offer up to $1,200 to fund the purchase of electric bikes.

February 4, 2025 - The Bellingham Herald

Close-up of person wearing Nike tennis shoe on Trinity Metro bike share e-bike.

Fort Worth Relaunches Bike Share Network

The system, operated by Lyft, is made up of primarily e-bikes.

January 20, 2025 - NBC DFW

Person on bike on path next to Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C. with fall foliage in background across river.

DC Launches New Round of E-Bike Rebates

District residents can apply for a subsidy of up to $1,500 to purchase e-bikes.

January 17, 2025 - WUSA9

Man riding e-bike pulling trailer with small dog in it on paved path.

California E-Bike Rebate Demand Far Exceeds Supply

The queue to apply for California’s new e-bike incentive program, which only offered 1,500 vouchers, reached 100,000 people.

December 23, 2024 - Streetsblog California

Busy crosswalk with people and bikes in New York City on a bright afternoon.

Op-Ed: NYC E-Bike Registration Bill ‘Regressive,’ ‘Practically Useless’

Why a proposed bill that would require e-bikes, e-scooters, and other motorized mobility devices would be difficult, expensive to enforce, and ineffective.

December 16, 2024 - StreetsBlog NYC

Close-up of yellow Pacers Bikeshare e-bike parked outdoors with blurred people in background.

Indy Bike Share Sees Sharp Growth Thanks to Free Pass Program

A new fleet of e-bikes and free access for Marion County residents are getting more people on bikes.

December 8, 2024 - Pacers Bikeshare

Woman rides bike on paved walkway through plaza in Fort Worth, Texas.

Fort Worth To Relaunch Bike Share System in January

Trinity Metro shuttered its current system at the end of November and plans to relaunch with a mostly-electric system.

December 6, 2024 - KERA News

Close-up of black electric bike with person resting one foot on ground and holding blue helmet.

California E-Bike Rebate Program Launches — Again

After a series of fits and starts, CARB says the program will begin accepting applications this month.

December 5, 2024 - Streetsblog California

Red Capital Bikeshare bikes at a station in Bethesda, Maryland.

DC Bike Share Growing Fast, But Regional Gaps Remain

The wildly popular system ‘frays at its geographic edges,’ making its use less effective outside the central District.

December 3, 2024 - Greater Greater Washington

Worker in bicycle factory holding black and orange bike frame.

New Tariffs Could Stifle the US Bike Industry

Higher tariffs on components built in China will make the cost of U.S. bike production much higher, likely slowing the growth of the industry.

November 19, 2024 - Streetsblog USA

Black e-bikes sitting on a sidewalk outdoors.

Denver E-Bike Rebates: Gone in 60 Seconds

The popularity of e-bike rebate vouchers continues unabated in Denver.

September 4, 2024 - Denverite

Older man riding e-bike with cargo trailer with small white fluffy dog looking at camera on paved bike trail.

An Update on California’s E-Bike Incentive Program

The e-bike rebate program, first funded in 2021, is still a failure to launch.

July 30, 2024 - Streetsblog California

Close-up of Citi Bike electric bikes at on-street station in New York City next to bike lane with woman walking a bike.

Keeping NYC’s E-Bike Fleet Charged and Running

How a crew of hundreds maintains one of the world’s largest bike share systems.

July 3, 2024 - Curbed

Bike parking in underground area with ramp for taking bikes upstairs.

California Building Code to Add Bike Parking Requirements

Convenient and secure bike parking can make a major impact on whether people adopt biking as a daily transportation option.

June 19, 2024 - Streetsblog California

Row of silver and blue Divvy e-bikes at bike share station in Chicago, Illinois.

E-Bikes Contributing to Bike Share Growth

Shared mobility users are gravitating toward e-bikes, which make cycling easier and more accessible for a larger segment of the population.

May 5, 2024 - Route Fifty

Green painted two-way bike lane with bike symbols and arrows.

It’s National Bike Month — Is Your City Safe for Cycling?

Getting more people on bikes requires safe, comfortable bike infrastructure and connectivity to transit.

May 2, 2024 - Diana Ionescu

Divvy Chicago

Divvy Introduces E-Bike Charging Docks

New, circular docks let e-bikes charge at stations, eliminating the need for frequent battery swaps.

April 25, 2024 - Streetsblog Chicago

Row of yellow Pacers Bikeshare bikes at station in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

Indy Bikeshare System Turns 10, Expands to E-Bikes

Pacers Bikeshare riders logged over 700,000 rides since the system launched in 2014.

April 24, 2024 - Indy Today

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