Fwd: Jan. 31 community forum on e-bikes (Was: Calif. State Sen. Josh Becker is convening a town hall on e-bikes on Jan. 28 at 5pm)
Scott Mace
Forwarding from another list I belong to.
| Subject: | Fwd: Jan. 31 community forum on e-bikes (Was: Calif. State Sen. Josh Becker is convening a town hall on e-bikes on Jan. 28 at 5pm) |
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| Date: | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:18:06 -0800 |
| From: | Scott Mace <sc...@wiredmuse.com> |
| To: | calif-bicycle-d...@googlegroups.com |
Copied from my communication with the ABEA group.
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| Subject: | Jan. 31 community forum on e-bikes (Was: Calif. State Sen. Josh Becker is convening a town hall on e-bikes on Jan. 28 at 5pm) |
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| Date: | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:49:10 -0800 |
| From: | Scott Mace <sc...@wiredmuse.com> |
| To: | clint.sandusky <clint.s...@gmail.com>, Beth Black <bellemon...@gmail.com>, Keri Caffrey <keri...@gmail.com>, John Allen <jsa...@bikexprt.com>, Jim Baross <jimb...@cox.net> |
Heads up - it's another "expert" panel. Found on SVBC's Slack.
Electric Bike Community Forum, hosted by Diane Papan, California Assemblymember, District 21
Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10am - 12pm
Mills High School Theatre
400 Murchison Dr., Millbrae, CA 94030
Have questions about E-Bike safety and want to better
understand how the State Legislature plays a role in E-Bike
regulation? Join me at my upcoming E-Bike Community Forum for
a policy discussion on E-Bikes. Hear from Local Stakeholders
on E-Bike use, safety, and regulation. During the event, we
will be answering questions from the audience.
This event is no-cost and open to the public. This event will
be livestreamed and recorded.
https://a21.asmdc.org/event/20260131-e-bike-community-forum
[It's also National Gorilla Suit Day that day 😉]
Scott
Thanks Scott!
I chuckle though when they say "nationally-recognized expert panelists:"
Clint
Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Scott Mace <sc...@wiredmuse.com>Date: 1/14/26 10:47 PM (GMT-07:00)To: Clinton Sandusky <clint.s...@gmail.com>, Beth Black <bellemon...@gmail.com>, Keri Caffrey <keri...@gmail.com>, John Allen <jsa...@bikexprt.com>, Jim Baross <jimb...@cox.net>Subject: Calif. State Sen. Josh Becker is convening a town hall on e-bikes on Jan. 28 at 5pm
From a YIMBY Action Slack channel I follow:
From Senator Becker:Dear Friends, E-bikes have become ubiquitous in the Bay Area and beyond. With less than 300,000 purchased in the U.S. in 2019, conservative estimates for 2025 suggest over 1.3 million sold. Yet with the fun and excitement of being able to get farther faster–and more easily–come questions, confusion and some serious accidents. Learn more about these electrically propelled two wheelers during E-bike Safety: Education, Enforcement and Legislation, a virtual town hall on Wednesday, January 28th. I’ll be joined by nationally-recognized expert panelists:
- Assemblymember Damon Connolly, whose legislation led to a Bay Area Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program
- Gwen Froh, Director of the Marin Safe Routes to School program, a national model that educates students about e-bikes and safety-related topics
- Bob Mittelstaedt, a retired lawyer and founder of E-bike Access, a non-profit focused on expanding access for pedal-assist e-bikes and promoting safe, legal e-riding, and
- Asha Weinstein Agrawal, PhD lead study author of the just-released San Jose State University Mineta Transportation Institute study “Exploring Electric Bicycle Safety Performance Data and Policy Options for California.”
We’ll discuss pertinent questions such as what constitutes an e-bike and what are the rules of use? What is legal and what isn’t? How do kids–particularly middle-schoolers who are not yet old enough to drive–learn to use them safely? And what is being done legislatively to regulate electric bicycles? I hope to see you there! Please RSVP here. Sincerely, Josh Becker Senate District 13
David Takemoto-Weerts
Someone posted this on today's Davis Bike Club e-list:
Scott Mace
Here's the YouTube recording of today's e-bike community forum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB0pbYJCpEg
Scott Mace
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