Victoria
OneDock Push from $500,000 iMove Grant
Melbourne, Victoria MicroFleet’s development of the OneDock system gained a major boost this month when the Melbourne-based company received $500,000 in funding from Australia’s national centre for collaborative R&D in transport and mobility, iMove. “microFleet’s OneDock is the embodiment of the future of urban mobility and transportation. It’s sustainable, user-centric, and primed for global adoption.…
AITPM Conference for More Connected Australia
Melbourne, Victoria Sustainability, placemaking and connectivity will be the three key themes for the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management national conference in Melbourne on 13 to 15 September. Within an overall theme of Pathways to a Connected Modern Australia, this year’s annual event will explore solutions for more sustainable and efficient transportation, how…
Subsidised Safe Cycling Training Reveals High Demand
Melbourne, Victoria A new and heavily subsidised Safe Cycling training program for Australian road design practitioners has sold out its first three courses in a matter of days, revealing high demand for cycling infrastructure training. The Amy Gillett Foundation announced the on-line, four-module Safe Cycling program earlier this month, with 100 places allocated to each…
microFleet Seeks Capital Injection to Launch Docking Station
Melbourne, Victoria A Melbourne-based micromobility fleet provider has begun a capital raising venture to help take its groundbreaking universal bike and scooter docking station to market. microFleet, a new parent company for long-standing operations Cargo Craft and Electric Vehicles, is talking to a number of investors to help complete the development of its OneDock charging…
Micromobility and Sustainable Transport in Upcoming ITS Global Summit
Melbourne, Vic ITS Australia (Intelligent Transport Systems) will include sustainable transport as part of its Global Summit in Melbourne from 28th-31st October 2023. The summit will be the largest gathering of international transport technology leaders in Australia since Melbourne hosted the World Congress in 2016. ITS Australia is the peak body for advanced transport technology…
Ride Kola Trials Give Organisations Greater Thirst for Active Transport
Melbourne, Victoria A pilot collaboration between e-bike subscription service Ride Kola and Melbourne’s Merri-bek City Council has achieved a high success rate in convincing council staff to swap their cars for active transport for commuting. Merri-Bek council last week released results from the program, which enabled 20 staff to borrow a Ride Kola e-bike throughout…
Bike Industry Seeks Inclusion in National Tyre Recycling Stewardship
Melbourne, Victoria A national recycling program for tyres from cars, motorcycles and large vehicles will be urged to expand to bike tyres, when Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA) meets with the scheme’s CEO this week. The meeting next Tuesday will look at if and how used bicycle tyres and tubes can be incorporated into the Tyre…
Melbourne Scooter Sales Gaining Momentum
Melbourne, Victoria Well-established Melbourne e-scooter retailers have enjoyed a notable increase in sales since the Victorian Government legalised private electric scooters from early last month, according to a prominent scooter distributor. Other retailers remain optimistic of escalating sales over the remainder of this year. John Dunnachie, the sales and marketing manager for distributor Bikecorp, said…
Extraordinary Jump for Pump Tracks
Yarra Ranges, Victoria The once humble pump track is undergoing a major evolution, as developments such as the Warburton MTB destination get more strategic in how they can incorporate pump track facilities. New pump track developments are getting a lot more sophisticated in how they accommodate different users, foster skills development and become a more…
Restored Partnership a Silver Bullitt for Cargo Conversion
Melbourne, Victoria While bicycle companies around the globe are looking down the barrel of a testing economic climate for the next few months at least, one Melbourne business has turned to a Bullitt as a solution. E-Cargo and commuter e-bike specialist Dutch Cargo last week signed as a distributor for Bullitt, a lightweight, front-loading cargo…