Infrastructure
This category includes any product or service that enables micromobility.
Cycling Advocates Make Seven Point 2024/25 Federal Budget Submission
Canberra ACT Every year interested groups are invited to make submissions to what they think should be included in the upcoming Federal Budget. Most people would be unaware of the sheer scale of the Federal Budget. For the current financial year of 2023/24 projected expenditure is $668.1 billion. Put another way, that’s just over two…
Beam Wins Long Term Licences for Brisbane and Beyond
Brisbane, Qld On 21st December 2023 Beam announced that it had won its second consecutive operational license to operate in Brisbane, following a successful tender process for a new permit led by Brisbane City Council (BCC). Beam said that the licence will run from July 2024 to July 2027 and that it will bring shared…
Lime Runs Multifaceted Summer Safety Blitz
Melbourne, Vic Bike and scooter share operator Lime is running a multi-faceted safety blitz this summer in Melbourne, in addition to ongoing safety enhancements. The program includes a ‘safety ambassador team’ and parking wardens. Rather than handing out fines like council parking wardens, Lime’s wardens hand out “Good Parking Notices” to those doing the right…
Tasmania Becomes First Australian State to Subsidise E-Bike Purchases
Hobart The Tasmanian Government has launched a rebate program for e-mobility devices. The program is a national first and aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport, particularly from daily commuting. The program is an initiative of Tasmania’s Climate Change Action Plan 2023-25. Rebates of 12 percent of the purchase price are available for e-bikes,…
Mayor Cancels Micromobility Centre He Describes as ‘Stupid Stuff’
Auckland, NZ Auckland Council’s Governing Body voted recently to cancel a proposed multi-modal/micro-mobility centre that had been planned as part of the redevelopment of the Downtown Carpark site. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is happy with the decision. “This centre was going to cost us $28 million and had no business case at all. I was…
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…
Paris Ranks Number One of 148 European Bike Share Systems
Paris, France Cycle Industries Europe recently released a comprehensive summary of European bike share systems. In summary, it reported that there are now systems in 148 cities across Europe with only 10 cities of 100,000 or greater population that do not yet have bike sharing at all. Not only did Paris rank number one, but…
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…
Beam Supersedes Neuron for Pioneering Northern Market
Darwin, NT Beam has won a two-year license to operate in Darwin, ending the northern city’s two-year partnership with another share service provider, Neuron Mobility. Beam general manager Tom Cooper said the company would bring big changes to the NT capital’s shared micromobility program over the next two years, in partnership with the City of…
Last-Mile Delivery News: Zoomo Partnerships & Perth Study
Sydney-based electric fleet provider Zoomo is doubling down on its four-wheeled e-cargo bike options in Europe by partnering with vehicle suppliers Vok and Fernhay. Both Vok, based in Estonia, and Fernhay, which has its headquarters in London, specialise in automotive-grade electric cargo bikes targetting last-mile deliveries. The new partnerships come soon after Zoomo announced it…