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More Than Just Handmade Bikes at HBSA 2021
10 Tips for New Micromobility Cities
As micromobility becomes mainstream in Australia and around the world, cities are starting to see broader value in addition to the transport benefit. Since 2018, Australian smart cities around the country (excluding cities in NSW and Victoria) have been encouraging micromobility operators to provide e-scooter and now, ebike services in their jurisdictions.
Significant New Agreement and Funding for Dungog NSW MTB Park
Dungog, NSW A historic agreement between the NSW Government and Karuah Local Aboriginal Land Council has secured Dungog’s future as a national mountain biking destination. Dungog is a town of just over 2,000 people in a relatively remote part of the Hunter Valley, 76 km north of Newcastle and 215 km north of Sydney. The…
Tenuous Infrastructure – The Sequel
Electric Cars Not So Great – Planning Minister Says
Sydney, NSW NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes has warned Sydney risks being enslaved to cars as he becomes the third senior minister to offer a view on how the state government should deal with the public uptake of electric vehicles. Senior ministers are divided over how best to spur the take-up of electric vehicles while…
Trail Towns TV Set to Launch on SBS
Sydney, NSW A new TV series, highlighting the best cycling destinations around Australia launched on SBS TV on Saturday 5th June at 4pm. Episode one featured Canberra followed by a further five episodes in the initial series. These include destinations stretching from Western Australia’s southern forests through to Victoria’s High Country and many trails in…
Helping Employers and Their Staff to Make the Move
Canberra, ACT On 26th May ACT’s Minister for Emissions Reduction Shane Rattenbury announced funding for a new pilot program called Make the Move. “Now that the ACT has shifted to 100% renewable electricity, transport emissions are by far the ACT’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, at over 60%,” Minister Rattenbury said. “That’s why we…
ACT Scooter Share Schemes Tipped to Expand
Canberra, ACT Although there will not be an official announcement until July, results of a major government survey and comments made by local politicians are pointing towards a likely continuation and expansion of Canberra’s current scooter share schemes. The survey of 1,907 people found that 65% of respondents supported the current scheme, 16% were neutral…
Mobility App Will Show Location of Rideables in Sydney and Canberra
Canberra, ACT Micromobility company Beam has partnered with mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions provider Moovit to show users where Beam’s electric rideables are available nearby. Moovit will show riders in Australian cities where Beam e-bikes and e-scooters are available for more alternative and convenient first- and last-mile micromobility options. Moovit will indicate in real-time where nearby Beam…
Dockless E-bikes to Join Expanding Brisbane Scooter Fleet from July
Brisbane, Qld Eight-hundred dockless bikes will join a growing fleet of electric scooters on Brisbane streets within weeks, as the city council unveiled what it described as a world-first strategy for the sector. On Tuesday 1st June, Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner announced that Beam, which hosts its purple bikes and scooters in several other…