Posts by Phil Latz
Episode 5: Kylie Nixon
Season 1 Episode 5 Kylie Nixon is one of Australia’s most experienced active transport professionals, but also a mum who encourages her kids to walk and ride and of course, worries about their safety. She graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering, followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in…
Beam Fallout Continues After Whistleblower’s Revelations
On the weekend of Saturday 24th August, a story about micromobility was splashed across the front page of the Weekend Australian newspaper under the headline, “‘Running Hot Project’: e-scooter firm Beam accused of audacious scam” The first section of this article will republish a large section of that original article published by the Weekend Australian,…
Paris Shines Before and During the Olympics
Lee Waters Completes Successful Speaking Tour of Australia
One of cycling advocacy’s global leaders recently spoke to large, enthusiastic crowds across Australia. Over recent years Lee Waters has been one of the most courageous and consequential politicians in the world when it comes to advocating for safer, more sustainable travel modes and questioning the usually unchallenged primacy of private automobiles. As Minister for…
Infrastructure Briefs – Some Important Australian Projects Progressing Well
If you’re an advocate for better cycling and micromobility infrastructure in Australia, you may sometimes despair at the slow rate of progress. So sometimes its good to stop and take stock of what is actually getting built. The items summarised within this article total more than half a billion dollars of new infrastructure that is…
Queensland E-Mobility Incentive Scheme Doubled
Brisbane, Queensland On Monday 30th September the Queensland government announced that they were doubling the previously launched $1 million e-Mobility Rebate Scheme due to exceptional demand. Surpassing all expectations, an extra million dollars was added, with the Government stating it received over 860 applications for e-bike and e-scooter incentives in just the first three days…
What Next for E-Scooter Share in the City of Melbourne?
Melbourne, Victoria As was widely reported at the time, on Tuesday 13th August, the Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne moved to ban e-scooters from the City of Melbourne. The motion to end the council’s contracts with operators Lime and Neuron as part of the two-year trial, narrowly passed, six votes to four. What…
Transport Minister “Sick and Tired” of Funding Cycleways
Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand changed government in November 2023 with the right wing National Party forming a coalition with two smaller popularist parties. In September 2024 New Zealand’s Transport Minister, Simeon Brown announced released a National Land Transport Program that included NZ$32.9 billion (A$30.1 billion) for transport over the next three years. But the…
World News Briefs
UK Moving Towards Banning E-bikes & E-scooters From All Government Property. The Government Property Agency (GPA) has banned e-scooters and modified e-bikes from all government buildings and land. A position statement on the matter also says that other e-bikes will have to be parked in external car parks or open-air areas and that battery charging…
I’ve Got a Golden Ticket! … err, Golden Helmet.
Melbourne Victoria E-scooter operator, Neuron Mobility, ran its fourth annual Helmet Safety Awareness Week from 21st to 29th September, in partnership with road safety charity the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF). This year’s campaign, which is referred to as ‘Golden Helmet Week’, will build on their continued commitment to highlight the importance of wearing a…