Cycling Advocates Make Seven Point 2024/25 Federal Budget Submission

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Canberra ACT Every year interested groups are invited to make submissions to what they think should be included in the upcoming Federal Budget. Most people would be unaware of the sheer scale of the Federal Budget. For the current financial year of 2023/24 projected expenditure is $668.1 billion. Put another way, that’s just over two…

Beam Wins Long Term Licences for Brisbane and Beyond

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Brisbane, Qld On 21st December 2023 Beam announced that it had won its second consecutive operational license to operate in Brisbane, following a successful tender process for a new permit led by Brisbane City Council (BCC). Beam said that the licence will run from July 2024 to July 2027 and that it will bring shared…

Lime Runs Multifaceted Summer Safety Blitz

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Melbourne, Vic Bike and scooter share operator Lime is running a multi-faceted safety blitz this summer in Melbourne, in addition to ongoing safety enhancements. The program includes a ‘safety ambassador team’ and parking wardens. Rather than handing out fines like council parking wardens, Lime’s wardens hand out “Good Parking Notices” to those doing the right…

Advocacy Briefs: CEO Personnel Changes in Four Key Advocacy Organisations

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Three Australian and one International advocacy organisation have all recently announced changes at the CEO level. Bicycle SA CEO of Bicycle South Australia, Brett Gillett is stepping down from the role due to health reasons. Brett has run the peak cycling advocacy group for South Australia for two years after taking over from long-time previous…

Cyberbikes Chooses a Different Path

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Leichhardt, NSW A Sydney e-bike designer and retailer developing his own two-wheel-drive, full-suspension electric bicycle has just opened a relatively small shop on one of the city’s busiest stretches of road. Cyberbikes founder and mechanical engineer Felipe Rodrigues has launched the brand’s first store on Parramatta Road, in the inner-city suburb of Leichhardt, where he…

Australian Walking & Cycling Conference Shares Pathways to Change

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Unley, SA The Australian Walking and Cycling Conference (AWCC) is an entirely volunteer run national conference based in South Australia. This year’s AWCC was held from 19th to 20th October in the historic Unley Town Hall, about three kilometres south of Adelaide’s city centre. You would think that with its mainly flat terrain, sunny weather…

Record AITPM Conference Embraces Micromobility

Melbourne, Victoria The Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) is the national association for traffic and transport professionals. I first attended its National Conference in Perth, WA in 2018 as part of an invited delegation from We Ride Australia. We Ride was asked to run a one-day cycling forum the day prior and…

Important Micromobility Elements at New Look Expo

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Darling Harbour, NSW The National Roads and Traffic Expo has been a relatively small expo in past years, with a very tight focus on road building and related infrastructure and services. However, its format was expanded and electrified for 2023 when its organiser Terrapinn Events, a large global events company, added eMobility Live to the…

Bike and Scooter Share Schemes are Still Growing

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Latest data from North America and Europe all suggests that bike and scooter share schemes are still growing, with no end in sight. The North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association (NABSA) is a nonprofit created to provide resources, education, and advocacy for the shared micromobility industry. The organisation has 78 members in six countries and…

Australia Hosts Intelligent Transport Systems Global Summit

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Melbourne, Victoria Hundreds of delegates from around the world and throughout Australia visited Melbourne from 28th to 31st August to participate in the ITS Australia Global Summit 2023. Micromobility Report was invited to be a media partner for this event and attended in that capacity. While most of the conference sessions and expo booths were…