Overland Park has formally approved a new ordinance that will permanently allow e-mobility devices, like e-bikes and electric scooters, on its city trails. The Overland Park City Council on Monday unanimously approved the new ordinance and repealed an existing one that prohibited such motorized devices and vehicles on trails. The amendment was part of the consent agenda, which means the city council considered the change alongside a series of other procedural items and didn’t individually discuss it. The new rules permit personal e-scooters and most e-bikes, including some that have a motor that is throttle assisted. The devices are restricted to traveling no faster than 20 mph. That speed limit is posted on the trails. Other motor vehicles, particularly those powered by fuel, are restricted, unless the director of parks and recreation expressly authorizes an exception.
Source: Prairie Village Post
