Council Bans E-Bike Riding in All Danville Parks After Marathon Debate

After two years of community complaints and a parade of residents describing crashes, near-misses and illegal e-motorcycles terrorizing park paths, the Danville Town Council went further than its own Parks Commission recommended — unanimously introducing an ordinance that bans riding e-bikes and motorized scooters anywhere inside town parks, effective just before school starts in August.

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After more than two hours of testimony and deliberation — the longest item of the evening by a wide margin — the Town Council unanimously introduced Ordinance No. 2026-02, banning the riding of e-bikes and motorized scooters in all town parks. Riders must dismount and walk. A 15 mph speed limit will apply to all wheeled devices on town trails that are not within parks.