Adopted by Borough Council · November 10, 2025
Electric bikes are no longer permitted on any sidewalk in Tyrone. On November 10, Council adopted Ordinance No. 1490, which prohibits e-bikes at all times on all Borough sidewalks. The lone exception is the Borough’s Parking Enforcement officer while engaged in official duties.
Adopted unanimously
In favor: all members present — Sarah Hunter, Ken Patterson, Tammy Wills, William Wiser. Absent: Robert Dollar, David Snyder.
The rule is straightforward: a sidewalk is no longer a legal place to ride an electric bike anywhere in the Borough. The prohibition is not tied to certain blocks, certain hours, or certain riders — it applies on every sidewalk, around the clock. Riders are directed instead to the roadway, where bicycles already operate alongside other traffic.
Electric bikes have grown common in recent years, and they differ from a traditional bicycle in one way that matters on a sidewalk: a motor lets them carry more speed with less effort. On a narrow walkway shared with people on foot — including children, older residents, and anyone using a wheelchair or stroller — that added speed leaves little room to react. Keeping e-bikes on the street is meant to give pedestrians the sidewalk back.
The single carve-out in the ordinance is practical rather than a loophole: the Borough’s Parking Enforcement officer may still use a sidewalk on an e-bike when carrying out official duties, such as checking meters and patrolling the downtown. Everyone else is expected to ride in the street.
The measure becomes part of the Borough’s traffic rules. For the full set of regulations on bicycles, parking, and vehicle operation in Tyrone, see the Police Department page, which handles local traffic enforcement.
Read the law: this measure is part of Chapter 190, Vehicles & Traffic of the Tyrone Borough Code, online at ecode360.com/TY1357.
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