Posts by Phil Latz
Autonomous Vehicles – Will Active Transportation Rights Prevail?
Washington DC / USA Many people think that autonomous vehicles are still decades away, but with major trials already running, critical policy debates are being held right now that will determine the rights of other forms of transport in an autonomous world. Ever since Cities across the USA started to implement measures to make them…
New Bill Could Mean Massive Growth in Bike and Scooter Share
Washington DC / USA With the change of government in the USA all micromobility advocate eyes have been upon the new administration including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. But the first major step of what advocates hope will be many positive steps towards growing all forms of active transportation and micromobility has come from a much…
What is Micromobility?
Learn more about this rapidly growing industry & why every Australian needs to know about it. The term ‘micromobility’ is barely four years old, first officially used by USA business analyst Horace Dediu in 2017. Being so new, its definition is still evolving, but it’s broadly agreed at a minimum to include bicycles, e-bikes, electric…
Murray to Mountains Rail Trail Extension Underway
One of Australia’s longest and most heavily used rail trails is being extended by a further 30 kilometres. The first new stretch will link tourist towns Beechworth and Yackandandah at a cost of $5.2 million. It will be open by Autumn 2021 and stretch 25 kilometres. A further five kilometres from Yackandandah to Osborne’s Flat…
Australia’s Oldest Bike Share Scheme to be Axed… Then Upgraded
CityCycle in Brisbane is Australia’s largest and oldest bike share scheme. The scheme was founded 10 years ago when the Campbell Newman lead Brisbane City Council signed a deal with French multinational advertising signage company JCDecaux. Under the deal, JCDecaux took over the lucrative exclusive rights for advertising signage throughout Brisbane’s street furniture and buses…
More Pop-Up Cycleways Announced for NSW
Further to the first six pop-up cycleways already constructed that we wrote about here, on 23rd November 2020 Transport for NSW announce plans for a further 14 projects across Sydney and regional NSW. These include the local government areas of North Sydney, Randwick, Inner West, Parramatta, Woollahra, Newcastle, Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, Goulburn and Wollongong. You can…
USA Public Volunteers US$1 Billion for Cycling
In the USA, just like Australia, motor vehicle transportation receives the lion’s share of government transportation funding each year, with public and active transportation left to share the crumbs. However, unlike Australia, in the USA they have systems within their lower levels of government (state, city and county) in which propositions which exceed certain support…
Where Does Your City Rank in Cycling Friendliness?
In an Australian first, cycling advocacy group We Ride Australia has applied a new tool to score every Australian capital on the ability to travel by bicycle between key local destinations. The Bicycle Transport Analysis (BTA) project was developed by We Ride’s partners in the USA and uses open source, publicly available data. More than…
Media Personality Osher Gunsberg Joins New Look We Ride Australia Board
“We could not be happier that someone with Osher’s profile has committed to help us realise the vision of the Foundation to make Australia a better place to ride a bike.” Neelesh Mehta – Chair of We Ride Osher Gunsberg is well known as the host of national TV series including Australian Idol, The Bachelor…
Netherlands Reduces Default Speed Limit Nation-wide… 30 is the New 50
On Tuesday, 27 October 2020, a majority in the House of Representatives approved a plan to introduce a standard limit of 30 kph in built-up areas, replacing the previous 50 kph. Their objective is to reduce road casualties, specifically in areas with schools and strong concentration of children. Esther van Gardere, CEO of Fietsersbond, the…