{"id":467082,"date":"2025-12-23T17:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/467082\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T17:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:50:19","slug":"3-metro-phoenix-cities-are-trying-to-make-riding-e-scooters-e-bikes-more-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/467082\/","title":{"rendered":"3 metro Phoenix cities are trying to make riding e-scooters, e-bikes more safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another Valley city wants to improve public safety in response to the growing use of electric bicycles and scooters. <\/p>\n<p>Tempe\u2019s Motorized &amp; Electric Mobility Device Safety Council will host its first meeting Jan. 7.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1582225176242773\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">In a Facebook video<\/a>, Tempe Councilmember Jennifer Adams talked about the rise in injuries due to e-bikes and e-scooters nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our subcommittee will focus on finding opportunities to strengthen safety regulations, enhance education efforts and review what policies have increased safety in other cities,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n<p>Mesa also plans to update<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/business\/2025-12-11\/mesa-to-propose-allowing-e-bikes-e-scooters-in-city-parks-next-year\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> its ordinances related to e-bikes and e-scooters<\/a> in the new year. And Gilbert is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2025-08-27\/gilbert-looking-at-options-to-reduce-injuries-from-e-bike-collisions\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">looking at ways to reduce its growing number of injuries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the state level, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2025-12-05\/arizona-lawmakers-wants-15-mph-speed-limit-for-bicycles-and-electric-scooters\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Republican Sen. John Kavanaugh introduced legislation that would\u00a0put speed limits on bicycles and electric scooters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More Tempe News<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ListE-items\" data-list-loadmore-items=\"\">\n<li class=\"ListE-items-item\">\n<p>                    <a aria-label=\"As Arizona schools close doors due to enrollment drop, Tempe district sees uptick in students\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/education\/2025-12-14\/as-arizona-schools-close-doors-due-to-enrollment-drop-tempe-district-sees-uptick-in-students\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Polling site\"  width=\"280\" height=\"156\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/9d75e10\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1085x605+0+3\/resize\/280x156!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2F59%2Fa472bbad4d5ea240bad9fea74eef%2Ftempe-union-distrct-office-jh-20180828.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/education\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Education<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/education\/2025-12-14\/as-arizona-schools-close-doors-due-to-enrollment-drop-tempe-district-sees-uptick-in-students\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As Arizona schools close doors due to enrollment drop, Tempe district sees uptick in students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/people\/bridget-dowd\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bridget Dowd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At a time when many Arizona school districts are closing schools due to low enrollment, the Tempe Union High School District is seeing a slight uptick in students.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListE-items-item\">\n<p>                    <a aria-label=\"Tempe residents affected by October microburst will get $23,000 in donations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/business\/2025-12-11\/tempe-residents-affected-by-october-microburst-will-get-23-000-in-donations\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"In Tempe, a microburst and thunderstorm on Oct. 13, 2025, dropped about a half-inch of rain within 10 minutes, according to the National Weather Service.\"  width=\"280\" height=\"156\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766512214_401_\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/business\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/business\/2025-12-11\/tempe-residents-affected-by-october-microburst-will-get-23-000-in-donations\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tempe residents affected by October microburst will get $23,000 in donations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/people\/jill-ryan\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jill Ryan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of dollars in donations are on track to be distributed by the Tempe Community Action Agency. The city \u2014 along with donors \u2014 raised around $23,000 in what officials call \u201cflexible\u201d storm relief.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListE-items-item\">\n<p>                    <a aria-label=\"ASU conducting emergency response exercise Thursday at Gammage Auditorium \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/education\/2025-12-11\/asu-conducting-emergency-response-exercise-thursday-at-gammage-auditorium\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"ASU Gammage\"  width=\"280\" height=\"156\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766512215_620_\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/education\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Education<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/education\/2025-12-11\/asu-conducting-emergency-response-exercise-thursday-at-gammage-auditorium\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ASU conducting emergency response exercise Thursday at Gammage Auditorium <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/people\/kathy-ritchie\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kathy Ritchie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., community members will see an increase in emergency personnel including police units, fire trucks and ambulances on ASU\u2019s Tempe campus.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListE-items-item\">\n<p>                    <a aria-label=\"Tempe Tavern owners say they want to collaborate with police after underage drinking raids\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/kjzz-news\/2025-12-09\/tempe-tavern-owners-say-they-want-to-collaborate-with-police-after-underage-drinking-raids\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Exterior view of Tempe Tavern from the McClintock\/Apache Blvd light rail station on May 4, 2025.\"  width=\"280\" height=\"156\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766512217_672_\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/business\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/kjzz-news\/2025-12-09\/tempe-tavern-owners-say-they-want-to-collaborate-with-police-after-underage-drinking-raids\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tempe Tavern owners say they want to collaborate with police after underage drinking raids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/people\/matthew-casey\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Casey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The owners of a Tempe bar where police found underage people in two dragnet operations this year say they want to help with a deadly hit-and-run investigation that led to the most recent raid.<\/p>\n<p>                    Listen \u2022 0:50<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListE-items-item\">\n<p>                    <a aria-label=\"Trump rolls back plan to cap funds for housing services. It would impact Arizona residents\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2025-12-08\/trump-rolls-back-plan-to-cap-funds-for-housing-services-it-would-impact-arizona-residents\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation President and CEO Charles Sullivan (center) stands with Congressman Greg Stanton (from fourth from left); Tempe Mayor Corey Woods; Tim Burch, co-chair of the Maricopa Regional Continuum of Care; and Tempe Vice Mayor Doreen Garlid at Tempe City Hall on Dec. 8, 2025.\"  width=\"280\" height=\"156\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766512219_387_\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Politics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2025-12-08\/trump-rolls-back-plan-to-cap-funds-for-housing-services-it-would-impact-arizona-residents\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump rolls back plan to cap funds for housing services. It would impact Arizona residents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/people\/camryn-sanchez\" class=\"Link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Camryn  Sanchez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is temporarily withdrawing a plan to overhaul federal grant funding for housing services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n                    Load More\n                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another Valley city wants to improve public safety in response to the growing use of electric bicycles and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":467083,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-467082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-phoenix","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115770152594164714","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}