Posts by Phil Latz
City of Sydney Pushing For Lower Speed Limits
Motorists could be forced to slow down to 40km/h when driving throughout the City of Sydney, as the NSW government works with local councils to reduce speed limits in areas with high numbers of pedestrians and cyclists. Transport for NSW is negotiating with councils across the city to reduce speed limits to 10km/h in pedestrian-motorist…
Mt Stromlo Forest Park Opens More Trails
In a press release on 29th August 2020, Andrew Barr, Chief Minister for the ACT Government announced that four kilometres of Stromlo Forest Park’s newest mountain bike trails are now open. The new trails will add to the already expansive 44km, offering cyclists additional world class novice and experienced riding trails to explore. The trails…
Bicycle Commuting Tipped to Increase 55% – Study Concludes
Bike commuting is tipped to increase by 55 per cent in Melbourne when COVID-19 restrictions ease, with people turning away from public transport. Monash Public Transport Research Group surveyed 2000 people from outer, middle and inner suburbs in Melbourne about how they travelled to work before COVID-19, during the pandemic and what they will do…
Canyon Unveils Velomobile Concept Vehicle
German based manufacturer Canyon is best known for making high end carbon fibre bikes for road racing and mountain biking. But on Tuesday 1st September the company made a pivot to also embrace micromobility. They released two relatively conventional commuter ebikes, the Commuter:ON and the Precede:ON and released concept designs and images for something much…
Sub 7kg Ebike Sets New Guinness World Record
Mechanical engineer Dennis Freiburg from Germany has set the Guinness World Record for the lightest ever e-bike prototype with a design that weighs just 6.8kg. The ride – named the Freicycle – reportedly took Freiburg almost a year to design and build, serving as part of a project for his doctorate. Unsurprisingly, the Freicycle is…
$50 Million Walking and Cycling Bridge Announced for Swan River, Perth
The Causeway across the Swan River is the main entrance to Perth’s CBD from the eastern suburbs. As well as being packed with cars trucks and buses it currently carries an estimated 1,900 pedestrians and 1,400 cyclists each day. On Wednesday 26th August WA State Government Planning Minister Rita Saffioti announced a new $50 million…
Australian Micromobility Company Raises $16 Million for International Expansion
In late August 2020 Sydney based Bolt Bikes completed a Series A capital raise of $16 million to expand its operations in the USA. The startup has also announced a rebrand with a new name, Zoomo, and a new logo. The Australian Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) led the capital raise with a $7 million…
Stage Two of Pop-up Cycleways and More Infrastructure Funding Announced for NSW
Stage Two of Pop-up Cycleways and More Infrastructure Funding Announced for NSW Following the initial six pop up cycleways that were quickly built within the City of Sydney local government area, Transport for NSW has just announced stage two, which will cover 20 kilometres across a range of Sydney councils and a further 15 kilometres…
Canberra to See Two Scooter Share Schemes Launch in Sept 2020
An e-scooter rental scheme will launch in Canberra from September 2020, after two providers were chosen to roll out the service. Beam Mobility and Neuron Mobility have secured permits to provide up to 750 e-scooters each. Transport Minister Chris Steel said he expected the scheme to be popular with Canberrans and visitors to the city.…
Designing Streets for Kids – Major New Guide Published
On 6th August 2020 the National Association of City Transport Officials (NACTO) released a 216 page guide entitled Designing Streets for Kids. NACTO is an association of 86 major North American cities and transit agencies formed to exchange transportation ideas, insights, and practices. NACTO’s mission is to build cities as places for people, with safe,…