Detroit Bicycle License Updates
Common Ground There is near unanimity among the cyclists we’ve spoken with. No one is opposed to any Michigan city registering bicycles. Cyclists are opposed to (a) a city ordinance applying to...
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Police Chief Clarifies Detroit Bike Licensing
Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings The group Bike Riders United and MTGA attended today’s Detroit Police Commission meeting. Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings clarified the bike license issue. She...
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Public Hearing to End Detroit Bike License Requirement
Detroit, Michigan The Detroit City Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee is holding a public hearing to remove the Detroit bike license requirement. That meeting is scheduled for Monday, July...
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Committee votes to drop bike license fines
Bike registration law rolls toward repeal A Back Alley Bikes/Trips for Kids Detroit ride through Downtown Detroit’s Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee wants to put the brakes on enforcing the...
View ArticleDetroit’s bicycle ordinance repealed
As reported today by the Detroit News: The Detroit City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to repeal a controversial ordinance that allows police to issue tickets to people who don’t register their bicycles....
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Bike Riders United on WDET
In case you missed it yesteday, Ron and Tawanna from Bike Riders United joined Craig Fahle on WDET’s Detroit Today. An MP3 of the show is on-line and the bike segment begins at the midpoint. Recently,...
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Hearing for New Detroit Bicycle Registration
Detroit City Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee is holding a public hearing on Monday, May 11th at 10:30 AM on a new bicycle registration ordinance. This new ordinance is voluntary and...
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A Week of Detroit Biking Events
This past week had a concentration of biking-related news and events in Detroit. And if it weren’t for the dire automotive news and the thrilling Red Wings results, we may have had a bit more media...
View ArticleBirmingham looks to possibly repeal bike registration
The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Birmingham’s City Commission may repeal their onerous bike registration ordinance. City Commissioners are expected tonight to repeal the community’s 1963...
View ArticleAnn Arbor eliminates bike registration
In a unanimous vote, the Ann Arbor City Council eliminated their bike registration ordinance according to the Ann Arbor Chronicle. According to the Chronicle, the current registration ordinance wasn’t...
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