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Which is Best? Canberra’s Three Share Alternatives Ridden & Rated
Canberra, ACT Canberra is widely considered to be the best cycling city in Australia. It’s also one of the first places to legalise the riding of e-scooters. As we have previously written about, Canberra’s two competing scooter-share schemes are booming. On a chilly mid-winter’s afternoon, I took the opportunity to test ride all three of…
Updated! Summary of Australian Micromobility Share Systems
Brisbane, Queensland We published an earlier version of this table only five months ago in February 2021. But because things are moving quite quickly in Australia, we thought it warranted posting this newly updated table. Thanks to Dr Abraham Leung and Madison Bland of Griffith University in Brisbane for providing this information. We anticipate that…
Why Now is the Right Time for an E-bike Subsidy in Australia
By Dr Elliot Fishman* In May 2021 the Victorian government, in response to heavy criticism of their electric vehicle road user charge, announced a $3,000 subsidy for the purchase of an electric vehicle priced under $68,740. This week, NSW has followed up with its own $3,000 rebate and a stamp duty exemption. The ACT government…
New Cycling and Walking Trails Announced
Sydney, NSW The New South Wales government will spend $80m creating the state’s first “multi-day walks” including a five-day, 59km hike from Botany Bay to the Illawarra. NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean said a new mountain biking network will also be created across the Escarpment and become a major drawcard for visitors to the area.…
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Grandfather, Grandson to Ride Across Australia for Compassion
Perth, WA Mike Jeffs, a keen amateur cyclist and businessman from Queensland, is set to take on the adventure of his life, cycling all the way across Australia to see children released from poverty. The journey will be even more special because his grandson, Elijah, will be riding beside him. “This is an amazing adventure…
Data Shows Pop-up Cycleways Success
Sydney, NSW Sydney’s pop-up inner-city cycleways installed to help commuters return to work during the pandemic have become so popular that they occasionally overtake the city’s busiest bike paths, furthering calls to make them a permanent fixture. The Pitt Street cycleway has seen an average of 4430 weekly trips since its installation in July, making…
Tasmania To Host Two Rounds 2022 Enduro World Series
Maydena and Derby, Tasmania Tasmania’s two premiere mountain bike parks, Maydena and Derby have joined forces to win the rights to host the first two rounds of the 2022 Enduro World Series. Maydena will start the series on 26th – 27th March with Derby hosting round two on the following weekend 2nd – 3rd April.…
A Tale of Two Cities
I’ve never actually lived in Melbourne. But over the past 31 years since starting Bicycling Australia, our first cycling media business, I’ve usually visited Melbourne, which is the centre of Australia’s bicycle industry, at least six times per year… once every eight weeks or so. That totals around 200 visits, so it’s a familiar city to me.
How Do You Get Beginners Riding $7,000 e-Cargo Bikes?
Most readers of the Micromobility Report would probably agree that getting more people riding bikes more often is a good idea. By extension, they’d say that getting more families on bikes, more young kids travelling to school via bike, more shopping done by bike and a host of other everyday applications, would be even better.