Trail Towns TV Set to Launch on SBS

Paul Van Der Ploeg and Deiter Kashnitz

Sydney, NSW A new TV series, highlighting the best cycling destinations around Australia launched on SBS TV on Saturday 5th June at 4pm. Episode one featured Canberra followed by a further five episodes in the initial series. These include destinations stretching from Western Australia’s southern forests through to Victoria’s High Country and many trails in…

London’s Bikeshare Scheme to Expand and Add Ebikes

London Cycle Hire share scheme

London, UK Transport for London (TfL) has reached an agreement with Santander that will see the financial services provider continue its sponsorship of London’s flagship cycle hire scheme, Santander Cycles, for another three years until 2025. It will also see the introduction of e-bikes to the fleet for the first time, with TfL and Santander…

Canberra Ranks as Australia’s Best Cycling City

Bicycle in Canberra

Boulder, Colorado, USA Leading USA based cycling advocacy group PeopleForBikes has just released its fourth annual City Ratings report. City Ratings scores result from combining a city’s Network Score and Community Score. The Network Score, which is worth 80% of the City Ratings score, measures the quality of a city’s bicycle network. The Community Score,…

Helping Employers and Their Staff to Make the Move

Make the Move

Canberra, ACT On 26th May ACT’s Minister for Emissions Reduction Shane Rattenbury announced funding for a new pilot program called Make the Move. “Now that the ACT has shifted to 100% renewable electricity, transport emissions are by far the ACT’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, at over 60%,” Minister Rattenbury said. “That’s why we…

ACT Scooter Share Schemes Tipped to Expand

Escooters in Canberra

Canberra, ACT Although there will not be an official announcement until July, results of a major government survey and comments made by local politicians are pointing towards a likely continuation and expansion of Canberra’s current scooter share schemes. The survey of 1,907 people found that 65% of respondents supported the current scheme, 16% were neutral…

At A Glance – Ebike Sales Boom in Europe

Ebike in Europe

Europe The data below shows the number of ebikes sold in calendar year 2020 and the percentage growth over 2019 sales. Average growth year on year across these countries was 36%. Country Number of Ebikes Sold % increase YOY Germany 1.9 million +43% Netherlands  547,000 +30% France  514,000 +29% Italy  280,000 +44% Spain  212,635 +49%…

Cyclists Demand Access to Auckland Harbour Bridge

Bicycle demonstration

Auckland, New Zealand Not unlike Sydney, Auckland is a city on two sides of a large harbour that is crossed by a single, iconic bridge. Needless to say, that eight lane bridge is extremely busy. But unlike Sydney, Auckland’s Harbour Bridge provides no lanes or access for pedestrians and cyclists whatsoever. On Sunday 30th May…

Mobility App Will Show Location of Rideables in Sydney and Canberra

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Canberra, ACT Micromobility company Beam has partnered with mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions provider Moovit to show users where Beam’s electric rideables are available nearby. Moovit will show riders in Australian cities where Beam e-bikes and e-scooters are available for more alternative and convenient first- and last-mile micromobility options. Moovit will indicate in real-time where nearby Beam…

Dockless E-bikes to Join Expanding Brisbane Scooter Fleet from July

Beam eScooters

Brisbane, Qld Eight-hundred dockless bikes will join a growing fleet of electric scooters on Brisbane streets within weeks, as the city council unveiled what it described as a world-first strategy for the sector. On Tuesday 1st June, Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner announced that Beam, which hosts its purple bikes and scooters in several other…

Should Motor Vehicles Get a Safety Warning Label?

Car bike crash

New York, USA Targeting large pickup trucks and SUVs, a New York bill proposes a safety rating system that would rank vehicles on the dangers they pose to pedestrians and cyclists. A bill in the New York State senate would establish a statewide pedestrian and cyclist vehicle safety rating system — the first of its…