Posts by Phil Latz
Biketober – Getting More People Cycling
Melbourne, Victoria Biketober is a free initiative, funded by City of Melbourne, RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria) and a number of other supporting councils. It’s designed to both promote and inspire people to try riding for the first time and those that do already to ride more. This will be the second year of…
Lebron James – Cycling Advocate
Akron, Ohio, USA Even most non-sporting fans have heard of LeBron James, who in addition to being arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, is also one of the richest sportspeople of all time with a net worth of A$1.9 billion in 2024 according to Forbes magazine. But far fewer people would know that…
Beam Mobility CEO Shares Remarkable Story
Just five years ago, Beam Mobility established operations in Australia. Today it operates bike and scooter share schemes in 38 locations across Australia and New Zealand and employs a team of approximately 400 people. Throughout that time, Tom Cooper has been Australia New Zealand General Manager of Beam. In our second Micromobility Report Podcast, we…
Episode 2: Tom Cooper
Season 1 Episode 2 Tom Cooper is the Australia New Zealand General Manager of Beam, a global micromobility company undergoing impressive growth in the APAC region. With 20,000 vehicles and a team of almost 400 in Australia and New Zealand alone, Tom’s insights into Beam’s success, as well as the challenges along the way, make…
More Women and Children are Riding in Sydney
Sydney NSW A detailed survey of 5,722 cyclists passing by seven precisely defined checkpoints within the City of Sydney has revealed some fascinating insights. Normally I don’t run press releases in full, in fact, perhaps one in a hundred of the releases I’ve been sent over the years. But I’m doing so at the end…
Autonomous Driving is Here and Will Be Good for Micromobility
I’m not an expert, but for the past decade I’ve been following developments in autonomous driving quite closely. I also consume a lot of podcasts with tech / transportation / cycling / micromobility themes. Like anything that’s radically different, there has been a lot of hype and fear in roughly equal parts in relation to…
Welcome to the First Micromobility Report Podcast!
Wollongong, NSW & Brisbane, Qld I’m thrilled to announce that we’re officially launching the Micromobility Podcast today! We’re planning to bring you one interview per month with guests from around Australia and the world. Our first interview, live now, is with Philip and Irene McAleese, co-founders of See.Sense. Established in 2013 by Philip and Irene…
30 KPH Trial Extended and Expanded in Melbourne
Federal Government Announces $100 million Active Transport Fund
Canberra, ACT On Tuesday 7th June the federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King MP announced that the following Tuesday’s federal budget would include $100 million in funding to set up a new national Active Transport Fund. We anticipate that this money will be spent over four years at $25…
New Smaller, Lighter E-bikes Introduced to Australian Bikeshare
Brisbane, Queensland Beam has introduced 260 ‘Apollo Lite’ E-Bikes to join their existing Brisbane e-bike share fleet for a total of 38 e-bikes. The new Apollo Lite design also aims to close the gender gap in micromobility, with Beam’s recent rider survey showing that only 34% of e-bike riders in Brisbane identify as female, with…