Good morning, Gilbert. It's a quieter week on the town calendar, and the warm-up to a Phoenix summer is officially on.
- 🚲 The town is looking at new e-bike rules. Traffic and pedestrian safety on Gilbert roads and paths is driving the conversation.
- 🤝 The Gilbert Advocacy Center wants help. The nonprofit that supports people in crisis is asking the community to pitch in.
- 🏛️ Town council meets Tuesday. Regular session at 6:30 PM, June 9.
- 📚 Summer programming has the libraries busy. Storytimes, book clubs, and crafts at Perry and Southeast Regional all week.
- 🎓 The GPS board meets Tuesday. Plus a GCA office closure Thursday.
- 🎟️ Around the Valley. Rod Stewart, Phoenix Rising, and a touring Dear Evan Hansen.
New e-bike rules on the town's radar
The Town of Gilbert is weighing new limits on e-bikes and electric motorcycles, a response to mounting traffic and pedestrian-safety concerns on town streets and shared-use paths.
Key facts:
- What: possible new restrictions on e-bikes and electric motorcycles in Gilbert.
- Why: traffic safety and pedestrian safety, especially where fast electric bikes share paths with walkers.
- Backdrop: Arizona law already sorts e-bikes into classes by speed and motor type, and how those rules apply locally is part of the question.
- Read it: Gilbert Sun News has the report.
Electric bikes have spread fast across Gilbert's neighborhoods and trail network, and a lot of towns are revisiting where they can go and how fast. Gilbert hasn't spelled out a specific set of rules yet, so what any new limits would actually look like is still open.
What to watch: any proposal would head to the town council before it became law. Watch upcoming council agendas and the Sun News for specifics.
The week
🏛️ Town council, Tuesday at 6:30 PM. The council holds its regular June 9 meeting. Agenda is posted.
🦟 Mosquito fogging early Tuesday. Maricopa County plans to fog parts of Gilbert, Chandler, and Mesa between midnight and 5 AM on June 9, weather permitting. Details.
📚 Summer reading is in full swing at the libraries. Perry and Southeast Regional are stacked with free programming this week. Toddler Storytime runs Tuesday at 10:15 AM at Perry, with Family Storytime at 11:15 AM right after. Older kids get LEGO Hour Wednesday at Perry, and teens have a book club Wednesday at 5:30 PM at Southeast Regional. Most kids' programs fill up, so get there early.
🏀 Section 7 basketball at AZ Grounds. The high-school tournament's qualifier rounds run this week at the Arizona Athletic Grounds fieldhouse, with the boys event tipping off Friday, June 12. Tickets and schedule.
Around Gilbert
🤝 The Gilbert Advocacy Center is asking for community help. The center, which works alongside Gilbert PD to support people in the first hours after a crisis, is running a community-assistance push for its victim-advocate programs. The ask covers volunteers, donations, and awareness. Here's how to pitch in.
From the schools
🎓 The GPS board meets Tuesday. Gilbert Public Schools (GPS, the district covering most of Gilbert) holds a Governing Board executive session at 5 PM on June 9 at the district office on Gilbert Road. Executive sessions are closed to the public, so there's no open agenda to follow. Board page.
🏫 GCA office closed Thursday. Gilbert Classical Academy's office is closed June 11. Calendar.
Around the Valley
A few picks worth leaving Gilbert for this week.
⚽ Phoenix Rising FC vs. Louisville City. Wednesday, June 10, 7:30 PM at Phoenix Rising Stadium. A short hop up the 202 for a midweek match under the lights. Tickets.
🎤 Rod Stewart. Tonight, June 8, 7:30 PM at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. Five decades of hits in an arena room. Tickets.
🎭 Dear Evan Hansen. Wednesday, June 10, 7:30 PM at the Hormel Theatre at Phoenix Theatre. The Tony-winning musical in an intimate house, not a cavernous touring stop. Tickets.
🎸 Between the Buried and Me. Tonight, June 8, 7 PM at Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix. Progressive metal in a small downtown room. Tickets.