Incentivizes businesses to explore bike deliveries, boosting efficiencies and reducing carbon emissions

Today, the City Council passed first-in-the-nation legislation ( CB 121040 ), creating a brand new e-cargo bike program in Seattle. The bill allows for e-cargo bikes to park in curbside parking and loading. The program also includes a waived permit fee for the first year, incentivizing adoption of e-cargo bikes for a range of businesses from small local shops to large freight operators.

“This new, innovative program is the kind of transformative legislation that makes our city special,” said Transportation Chair Councilmember Rob Saka (District 1). “Drawing on best practices from peer cities at home and abroad, this new e-cargo bike permitting program sets safe, clear standards

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