Pitkin County commissioners on Tuesday reaffirmed a ban on electric-assisted bicycles on all county trails.
The emergency ordinance, which took effect immediately, is set to last until May 1. It comes in response to a state law that goes into effect today and allows e-bikes to be used on all trails accessible to bicycles and pedestrians, Pitkin County Manager Jon Peacock said.
“This is designed to give our community time for a more thorough discussion about the issue,” Peacock said.
Pitkin County’s Open Space and Trails program currently prohibits e-bikes on all the trails it controls, including the popular Rio Grande Trail, he said. People who are “mobility impaired” are the only users allowed to operate the e-bikes on paved trails.
E-bikes are prohibited on all soft-surface and singletrack trails owned by the Open Space Program, said Lindsey Utter, the program’s planning and outreach manager.
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