Mayor Adams introduced a $116 billion budget deal that allocated $6.1 million for the establishment of a new 'Department of Sustainable Delivery' within the Department of Transportation. Critics speculate this initiative primarily targets e-bikes and delivery workers rather than app-based delivery companies. The announcement follows prior tensions between the mayor and City Council over broader regulatory ideas and reflects ongoing public calls for regulation amid concerns about e-bike usage in the city. The budget aims to enforce regulations on commercial e-bikes through a designated enforcement division, despite a lack of clarity on its broader objectives.
It's unclear what the 'department' will do other than enact the mayor's war on e-bikes and delivery workers.
The funding comes after disagreements over the mayor's initial 'Department of Sustainable Development idea, which he sort-of announced it in January 2024, but which the Council ignored.
At town hall after town hall, New Yorkers have repeatedly called on the city to increase regulations for e-bikes.
The Post, for one, sees the new agency as part of a 'crackdown on e-bikes,' which seems like a logical conclusion given that the mayor's press release mentioned nothing about regulating the app-based delivery companies.
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