NYC budget includes creating department to regulate e-bikes

June 30, 2025

The 2026 city budget approved last week includes creating the Department of Sustainable Delivery within the Department of Transportation to regulate e-bikes. This comes a few weeks after Mayor Eric Adams said he is implementing a new 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes and e-scooters. If enacted officially through City Council approval, the change is expected to hurt e-bike sales in the city as the most popular e-bikes sold there are Class 1 and 2 models that provide motor assist up to 20 mph.

The $115.9 billion budget will make the city “a safer, more affordable city that is the best place to raise a family,” according to city hall, and includes creating 60 positions and investing $6.1 million for regulation and enforcement for the e-bike department. BRAIN