Boston City Council Signals It Will Not Act on Moped Delivery Ban Yet

BOSTON — April 7, 2026 — Boston City Council hears moped delivery ban proposal but leaves it in committee as new oversight law nears enforcement. Councillor Edward M. Flynn's proposed amendment to ban mopeds and e-bikes from third-party food delivery work, citing a fatal 2024 Copley Square crash and a roughly 300 percent rise in e-bike injuries reported by Mass General Hospital physicians, drew pushback from most colleagues at the April 7 hearing. Mia Capone, Director of Parking and Curbside Management, testified that the city's Road Safety and Accountability for Delivery Providers Ordinance — set for full enforcement April 11 — already requires permits and insurance from Grubhub, Uber Eats, and DoorDash, and will generate quarterly delivery data starting this summer. A Boston Police Department letter read into the record by Chair Gabriela Coletta Zapata warned the ban would create "inconsistent enforcement" and undermine community trust. Councillor Sharon Durkan said she would re-introduce a 15-cent-per-order fee, projected to raise between $2 million and $5 million, if the ordinance is reopened. Docket 0325 remains in committee.