We Must Persevere – Even When Events are Discouraging

Sydney, NSW If you’re someone like me who would like to see the world become less dependent upon cars of all types, particularly those with internal combustion engines, to be replaced by more micromobility, public transport and other solutions, then it has been a pretty depressing week. But not only cannot we afford to lose…

Concrete Changes, Not Changes to Concrete, The Secret to Road Safety for All

Cracked concrete with bicycle sign

Adelaide, SA This column by Bicycle SA CEO Brett Gillett appeared recently on the advocacy group’s website. We thought it was worth reproducing in the Micromobility Report, with Brett’s permission. If you drink and drive, you’re ‘a bloody idiot!’. If you throw a wild swing at someone, you’re not delivering a ‘king hit’, you’re inflicting…

What Does Australia’s Bike Industry Future Look Like?

Bike shop interior

This article originally run in our sister publication, The Latz Report, late last month. While the report is focused on the Australian bicycle industry, the level of response from members of the broader micromobility sector persuaded us to reproduce the article in the Micromobility Report. As we all know, Australia’s bike industry went through an…

Cycling Groups Prominent at Teal’s Climate Summit

People representing Cycling Without Age, Bike East and BetterStreets volunteered their time at a cycling event

Bondi Beach, NSW Allegra Spender is one of the ‘Teal Independents’ that swept into office at the most recent federal election. She is the Federal Member for Wentworth, a seat previously held by two keen cyclists, Dave Sharma and former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Wentworth, arguably Australia’s wealthiest electorate, covers Sydney’s eastern harbourside and beachside…

Letter From America: Infrastructure Over Subsidies for Cycling Boost

LA Bus

Santa Fe, US Letter From America is a monthly feature in our other publication, The Latz Report. It focuses on the issues within the US bike industry this month covered a topic very close to the heart of micromobility, and likely to inspire debate, so we thought we would include this instalment in the Micromobility…

Thanks to Your Support, We Made It!

Wollongong, NSW Nine months before my 60th birthday was due to arrive on 17th March 2022, I decided to do something significant to mark the occasion. That was, to try to ride from Melbourne to Sydney and hopefully raise over $20,000 for two cycling-related charities I’ve long supported. Well, my 60 or Bust! charity ride…

Why I’m Asking For Your Help

Ready to roll 1,106km from Melbourne to Sydney via Thredbo

Just over a week ago I turned 60. Fortunately, I’m not asking you for donations towards a mobility scooter or a deposit on a room in aged care accommodation. But being a bit of a planner, early last year I started thinking about what I might do to mark this significant life milestone. Whatever I…

Tenuous Infrastructure – The Sequel

Wollongong Cycling Billboard

Last month I wrote an extensive article about some new ‘temporary’ infrastructure being trialled in my home town of Wollongong NSW.

I began by saying that I didn’t want to make a habit of writing about back-yard stories. I intend for the Micromobility…