Electric bikes

Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission has updated regulations to allow electric bicycles on natural surface trails the state manages.

A new law, signed last week by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, will implement new speed limits for bikes and e-bikes on Mackinac Island.

Detroit is notorious for being a car-centric city, but there has always been a culture of alternative modes of transportation. We speak to Jason Hall about the vibrant biking scene in Detroit and the best paths.

On today's show, we chatted about the tantalizing possibilities for the Lions in the playoffs, plus other football news. Then, a word with a creative writing professor on the 2022 "words of the year." We also discussed the controversy surrounding concrete crushing facilities in Detroit. Plus, we spoke about a new partnership that'll make Detroit a manufacturing hub for one electric bike company. To end, a review of a memoir that was shaped by Detroit's landscapes.

Today on Stateside, we heard about how congressional and legislative redistricting affected Black voters in metro-Detroit. Then a DNR official gave an update on this season's deer hunt. We heard about the growing use of electric bikes. Plus, a reporter unpacked the controversy over wind turbines in mid-Michigan.

Electric-assisted bicycles will no longer be classified as mopeds that require licensing and insurance. Instead, they will be treated as regular…