The township order prohibiting motorized vehicles on its pathway system will stand, and e-bikes will not be allowed on the paths in their motorized capacity, according to a decision at The Woodlands Township board of directors meeting in July.
Chris Nunes, the township director for parks and recreation, said July 22 e-bikes were not permitted on township pathways because they were categorized as motorized vehicles. Bicycles traveling at higher rates of speed are meant to stay on the roads, Nunes said.
Any change to the township policy would require a public hearing, he said.
The township has 200 miles of pathways, which are 8-foot-wide concrete winding paths connecting various amenities of the township. Nunes said they were developed in patterns meant to preserve as many trees as possible.
