No Public Updates on E-bike Usage by the NPS

Unfortunately, there have been no public updates on a resolution related to e-bike use on public lands managed by the National Park Service. 

• You may recall that back in 2019, the NPS disbanded an e-bike advisory group that was accused of secret lobbying. 
• Then–Interior Secretary David Bernhardt also instructed national parks to allow e-bikes wherever traditional bikes were allowed. 
• Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) sued, arguing that NPS needed to undertake an environmental assessment before it finalized its e-bike policy. 
• The court sided with PEER, forcing the NPS to conduct an assessment on e-bikes in parks.
• In June of 2023, the NPS proposed two potential plans and provided an opportunity for public comment.
  • One plan kept the current rule to allow e-bikes anywhere traditional bikes are allowed; the other plan gave park superintendents additional discretion.
  • Wild Cumberland submitted comments expressing our concerns with the policies presented. 
• No updates have been provided by the agency at the time of this publication.