Posts by Phil Latz
Bare Creek Bike Park Opens
Sydney/NSW On Saturday 12th December the Bare Creek Bike Park was officially opened. Located in the heart of Sydney’s northern suburbs, the park offers a wide range of opportunities: A kids track suitable for kids right down to the youngest on kick along bikes. A pump track suitable for beginners. A flow track. A Drop…
BBC Produces Documentary on the Bike Boom
London / UK In December 2020 the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) released an interesting new 23 minute documentary about the global bicycle market and its covid induced boom. The program is one of an eight-part series entitled Made on Earth: Road to Recovery. As you would expect from the BBC, this is a very well-produced…
Summary of Micromobility Share Systems in Australia
Brisbane / Queensland We recently came across this excellent table of share schemes for capital cities in Australia. It was compiled by Madison Bland and Benjamin Kaufman, both PhD candidates and Abraham Leung a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, all based at the Cities Research Institute at Griffith University in Brisbane, Qld. We anticipate that during 2021,…
New Green, Micromobility Friendly Plan Approved for Paris
Paris / France Over recent years Paris has already been making the news for all the right reasons when it comes to micromobility. As we’ve reported here and here, the progressive Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo was re-elected last year for a second six-year term and has ramped up her already ambitious plans to make…
Two of NYC’s Iconic Bridges to Get Dedicated Bike Lanes
New York City / New York / USA Some new protected lane infrastructure announcements are more significant than others because they represent a ‘step change’ whereby an old ‘impossible’ barrier is smashed. New York City was often in the advocacy headlines between 2002 and 2013 during the term of previous Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who oversaw…
Taking Lanes on Key Melbourne Arterial Road
Melbourne / Victoria Many Melbourne residents and some visitors would be familiar with Heidelberg Road which is one of the main arterials that radiates out from the city to the suburbs. Heidelberg road is wider and faster than many of the inner city arterials, with three lanes in each direction on the scenic first stretch…
Wider Bike Paths in Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Upgrade
Canberra / ACT One of Australia’s most famous and photographed bridges is about to get a $137 million upgrade. The Commonwealth Avenue bridge spans Lake Burley Griffin, linking the city centre of Canberra in a direct line towards the flagpole at the centre of the federal parliament house. Pedestrian pathways will be widened and vehicle…
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…