Electronic bicycles, scooters and other motorized vehicles will remain banned from Johnson County park trails for at least the near future.
The county Park & Recreation District’s Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted against a proposal that would have allowed visitors to use e-bikes and electronic unicycles on the 15-mile Gary L. Haller Trail in Shawnee between March and June of next year as part of a pilot project.
District officials said the pilot would have shown them how much interest there was for people wanting to use motorized vehicles on the park trails and whether allowing the vehicles led to additional accidents or complaints from other trail users.
(Read more: KC Star Local News)