Posts by Phil Latz
Strava Metro Data Now Available Free of Charge
Cities, transportation planners and other interested groups can now apply to access Strava Metro data free of charge. In a press release dated 23rd September 2020 Mark Gainey, co-founder of Strava said, “We always believed there were special ways in which the Strava community could contribute to the world at-large. Strava Metro was one such…
Perth City Deal Totals $105 million For Sustainable Transport
On 20th September 2020 the Perth City Deal was announced, allocating $105 million towards 15 projects that were recently highlighted in the Perth Greater CBD Transport Plan – a shared transport vision between the State Government and City of Perth. This amount includes the previously announced $50 million for the Swan River Causeway Bridge linking…
New York City’s Cycling Numbers Are Up Significantly
Cycling in New York City grew to record levels over the recent northern summer. According to a recent Streetfilms video which quotes #bikenyc numbers, weekday bicycle ridership numbers were up 26% and weekend ridership up 57%. This data in turn appears to be based upon Strava Metro year on year data. Meanwhile Citibike, New York’s…
Why Am I Launching the Micromobility Report?
How Many Electric Scooters Are Being Sold in Australia?
Many bike shops refuse to sell electric scooters and not without valid reasons. In most Australian states they’re still illegal to ride, apart from on private land. But despite this, major retailers such as Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi (pictured) seem to have no such qualms. The day we visited this store in NSW a…
Churchill Fellowship Awarded to Brisbane Based Micromobility Researcher
Michael Roth, Principal Consultant (Mobility Policy) at Veitch Lister Consulting in Brisbane has won Auto Skills Australia Churchill Fellowship to understand how light electric vehicles, including e-scooters, could improve transport systems. In accepting the award, Michael said, “Our health and cities would be much improved if fewer people drove cars and instead walked, cycled or…
What Do Tesla’s Battery Day Announcements Mean for Micromobility?
After months of largely Coronavirus induced logistical delays, on Tuesday 21st September, Tesla finally presented their much hyped and anticipated ‘Battery Day’ as part of their annual shareholder meeting. You can watch the entire three hour plus event here. But to summarise the long and detailed technical presentation into a single graphic, please refer to…
Scotland Makes $875 million Commitment to Active Transport
Scotland has become the latest country to make a radically increased commitment to active transportation. As part of her ‘Program for Government 2020/21’ speech delivered to the Scottish Parliament on 1st September 2020, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced £500 million (A$875 million) of new funding for active transport. “This will help local authorities develop new…
New Study Confirms that Ebike Owners Ride Further
A new study just released entitled, ‘Do people who buy ebikes cycle more?’ has found the answer to be, ‘Yes, much more.’ The people who bought e-bikes increased their bicycle use from 2.1 kilometres to 9.2 kilometres on average per day, a 340% increase. The e-bike’s share of all their transportation increased dramatically too, from…
Funding Announced for Long Awaited Tasmanian Rail Trail Expansion
The North East Recreational Trail has the potential to become a world class recreational cycling route from central Launceston to Scottsdale, a distance of over 60 kilometres. So far 26 kilometres has been opened from Scottsdale to Tulundeena. This happened in two stages respectively opened in 2012 and 2015 largely thanks to volunteer work by…