closed: Resolved #213844

Parks & Playgrounds:

Other: My family and I were at Olcott Park at 11 am today (9/6/26). While there, 3 young boys on electric bikes rode down the trails quickly, "gunning" their motors loudly (too fast for such a public place). I was concerned about the children playing in the playground and walking through the park. Also, these individuals rode their electric bikes on the soccer fields. Due to the amount of dirt that was disturbed and blowing into the environment, I believe they might have damaged the field with their electric bikes. There was no parental supervision as far as I could tell. I'm wondering if there is a contact number one could call while things like this are happening? Submitting this report seems to be too late as I don't know their identities for follow-up. Thank you.

Assigned to: Tim Street

I have a: Complaint

My comments involve: park

History

9/7/2026 09:07:18 Closed by Tim Street

You're right that eBikes and similar devices have been causing some issues lately, especially because the proliferation of new unregulated devices makes it hard to define appropriate behavior. We are working with City Council right now on a potential new local ordinance regarding eBike behaviors... it would be helpful if you would also pass along your comments to your local city council rep!

Sent notification to Tim Street, Anonymous

https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=213844 Closed by Tim Street You're right that eBikes and similar devices have been causing some issues lately, especially because the proliferation of new unregulated devices makes it hard to define appropriate behavior. We are working with City Council right now on a potential new local ordinance regarding eBike behaviors... it would be helpful if you would also pass along your comments to your local city council rep!

9/6/2026 14:56:01 Anonymous assigned this case to Tim Street

Sent notification to Tim Street, Anonymous

https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=213844 Anonymous assigned this case to Tim Street You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

9/6/2026 14:56:01 Opened by Anonymous