Queensland
Mackay Expansion for Beam as Survey Shows Size of Shift From Cars
Mackay, Queensland Beam has further expanded its operations in Australia, launching a share service in Queensland city Mackay last week. The company will roll out up to 300 e-scooters for use in Central Mackay, North Mackay, East Mackay, West Mackay, South Mackay and parts of Ooralea, Mt Pleasant and Mackay Harbour. Mackay Regional Council Mayor…
New Tool to Easily Measure Bike Friendly Areas
Brisbane, Queensland Measuring the bikeability of an area or route is about to get a lot easier, thanks to an automated tool being developed by the University of Queensland. The Bikeability Assessment Tool will quantify factors such as availability of cycling lanes, paths and infrastructure, traffic volumes, aesthetics, environmental conditions, and signage to measure how…
Rockhampton Rail Trail Study Open for Public Comment
Rockhampton, QLD Preliminary designs for a Mt Morgan rail trail near Rockhampton have been released for public comment. Rockhampton Regional Council is proposing a 17.5km trail in central Queensland, between Rockhampton, the trail head at Kabra and Mt Morgan. The plans are open for public feedback until this Sunday, as part of a feasibility study…
Trail Recovery Forum
An online Trail Recovery & Reconstruction industry forum will be held by Outdoors Queensland on Tuesday 26 April. The Zoom discussion, being held at 11am in conjunction with AusCycling and Blue Sky Trails, is the first in a new series of Outdoors Queensland Industry Forums. Next week’s forum is aimed at land managers responsible for trail…
Long Recovery from Brisbane Floods
Brisbane, Queensland Queensland peak advocacy organisation and several Brisbane and northern NSW bike stores are bouncing back from this month’s severe flood, with some of them still uncertain when they will be able to return to their premises. Bicycle Queensland (BQ) and bike store NRG Cycles, both located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, are…
Designs Completed for Toowoomba Cycleway Second Stage
Toowoomba, Queensland Queensland’s State Government has announced a series of cycling infrastructure projects in recent weeks, as part of its commitment of $252 million to active transport during the next four years. The latest announcement was the second stage of a $13.55 million Highfields Bikeway in Toowoomba. On 10th February, the Queensland Minister for Transport…
Maximum Speed Halved for Queensland Scooters
Brisbane, Queensland Speed limits will be halved for e-scooters travelling on footpaths in Queensland, under a range of measures announced by the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey, last week to encourage safer use of scooters. The speed reduction, to 12kmh, will be accompanied by mandated safety measures, a safety education campaign and…
Two Significant Projects Progress in Brisbane and Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania and Brisbane, Queensland University of Tasmania’s new Inveresk campus development reached an important milestone on 24th September with the official opening of the North Esk River pedestrian and cycle bridge. The new $5 million North Esk River pedestrian and cycle bridge is a key community asset that provides a vital link between the…
