Ultimately, the legality of e-bikes on public lands is likely to be settled in the courts.
A decision is expected soon in a lawsuit seeking to block the NPS e-bike policy filed by the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last year allowed the case to proceed, ruling that NPS had made a “nonsensical” argument in trying to get it dismissed.
In arguing for a dismissal, NPS said PEER should have to challenge each decision made by park units where e-bikes could be used instead of being allowed to proceed with its litigation against the agency.
