Next Steps

1. Monitor E-bike Pilot Program to ensure success.

2. Encourage Marin County Parks and Open Space to allow pedal-assist e-bikes, on following basis:

• E-bikes allow Marin’s increasingly older population and those with disabilities to enjoy outdoor recreation, which helps with our physical and mental health.

• The Golden Gate National Recreation Area and MMWD allow class 1 e-bikes the same access as other bicycles — without any problems.

• Class 1 e-bikes’ environmental impact is no greater than other bicycles.

• Officially allowing e-bikes won’t result in a significant increase in crowds because most e-bikers are unaware that an unenforced ban on e-bikes exists on the watershed.

• The “user conflict” issue is overblown. The recent MMWD survey showed that only 1% of people feel unsafe. They attributed the cause to many things such as coyotes, horses, dogs off leash and some rude cyclists. That’s no reason to exclude e-bikes as a class.