"There's a huge amount of stuff that [a new] mayor could look good on," said Jon Orcutt, director of Advocacy at Bike New York and a former Department of Transportation planner under mayors Bill de Blasio and Mike Bloomberg. "The plans are in somebody's drawer and can be rolled out quickly."
Ben Matlaw emphasized the importance of continued advocacy by stating, "We're still fighting for this project." The group is pushing for a BART station to serve dense neighborhoods.
Under the new proposal, the heaviest electric bikes, particularly those weighing 100 pounds or more, should be treated like mopeds under state law, which requires licensing and registration.