All Other Infrastructure
This category includes any other products and services that do not neatly fit within the five defined infrastructure categories.
Infrastructure Briefs – December 2024
Benzina Zero Partners with Global Company’s Disaster Relief Stations In October Benzina Zero announced a partnership with Beam Global (a USA based company that has no connection with the shared mobility operator Beam Mobility). Benzina will supply their Duo light electric vehicles for Beam Global’s new BeamWell stations. The BeamWell product is a self-sufficient, self-contained…
Bicycles Have a Huge Positive Impact in Developing Countries
Lusaka, Zambia A landmark detailed study recently released World Bicycle Relief and IDinsight has provided critical evidence on the power of bicycles to boost livelihoods and empower rural communities. In late October 2024 World Bicycle Relief (WBR), a non-profit social enterprise that supports rural and remote communities by helping adults and children overcome transportation barriers,…
Paris Shines Before and During the Olympics
Infrastructure Briefs – From Sydney to Frankfurt and More
Missing Link Construction is Almost Complete As we’ve previously reported several times including here and here, the City of Sydney has been gradually overcoming all obstacles to build a major new protected cycleway along Oxford and Liverpool streets. This is a key missing link between the eastern suburbs of Sydney and the CBD and will…
Infrastructure Briefs: E-Scooter Accidents Rapidly Declining, Study Claims
E-Scooter reported injuries per million trips declined by 44% from 2022 to 2023 according to a recent report. Meanwhile the number of incidents requiring medical treatment or fatal injuries, incidents dropped by 19%. Micro-Mobility for Europe (MMfE) is an industry collaboration of major bike and scooter share operators. They base their claims on date from…
Infrastructure Briefs: UK Bans Toyota Advertisement on Environmental Grounds
UK Bans Toyota Hilux Advertisement Toyota was running an advertising campaign in the UK that was like so many that we’ve all seen before. An ‘army’ of Toyota Hilux pickup trucks (or utes as we might call them here) were shown careening through the wilderness while a voiceover describes the scene as “one of nature’s…
Infrastructure Briefs: Share Scheme Operators Close While Others Expand
Two Share Scheme Companies Close Down Australian Operations It appears that two share scheme businesses have closed in Australia, although we have only received direct confirmation from one of these – Airbike Airbike was a small, Sydney-based bicycle share scheme business, that was active in Canberra for at least the past three years and more…
Benzina Mopeds Powering Council’s 100% Renewables Ambitions
Norfolk Island Electric mopeds from Brisbane-based company Benzina Zero have played a key role in a local government’s ground-breaking efforts to go 100% renewable. Twenty Benzina Zero Duo mopeds are helping transform the transport options on the tiny and isolated Australian territory of Norfolk Island, where the local council is well on its way toward…
Infrastructure News: Pedestrian Crossing Study, Oldest Canberra Cycleway Turns 50 & Bribey Island Traffic Study
A citizen-driven study is putting Sydney’s pedestrian crossing signals under the microscope and residents are being invited to share their automated crossing experiences. Software engineer and active transport advocate Jake Coppinger has developed a website mapping and detailing the city’s crossing signal network, including the length of time each automated signal remains green, red and…
Queensland Steams Ahead with Active Transport Infrastructure
Queensland Forty new active transport projects in Queensland will benefits from grants announced by the State Government late last month. The Government has awarded a total of more than $10.5 million in local government grants, in addition to the $9.3 million previously committed to projects underway with Queensland councils. The latest round of recipients includes…