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Marin watershed board delays Mt. Tam e-bike policy vote [The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif.]
Dec. 16 E-bikes will remain banned from Mount Tamalpais for the rest of 2020, but that could change next year.
After nearly two hours of lively discussion on Tuesday, the Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors decided to delay a decision on whether to allow electric bicycles on its 90-mile network of fire roads on the Mount Tam watershed.
District staff proposed to allow “class 1” e-bikes pedal-assisted e-bikes that can reach a top speed of 20 mph to use fire roads the same as traditional bikes for up to three years as part of a trial run. The test period would allow the district to gather more data on any impacts e-bikes may have on the environment and others who use the 22,000-acre watershed.