Infrastructure
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Paris Unveils Even Bolder ‘Plan Velo: Act 2’
Paris, France Paris is to increase the number of protected cycleways in the city as well as boost bicycle parking spaces, according to its new 2021-2026 cycling plan published on 21st October 2021 and billed as ‘Plan Velo: Act 2.’ Plan Velo is the existing, A$233 million cycling plan which has been getting bolder and…
Surge in UK Scrutiny of Scooters
E-Scooters have been under increased scrutiny by UK officials in recent weeks, with a police commissioner reportedly calling for an interim ban on private sales and the UK Government seeking technology to trace scooters used for crime. The Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands, Simon Foster, has written to the Transport Secretary recommending…
850 kms of Cycleways in New Vancouver Transport Plan
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Vancouver, Canada, possibly only rivalled by Montreal, has been the leading large city in North America when it comes to not only cycling infrastructure but delivering an integrated active transportation network. On 12th October 2021 the city’s transportation operator, TransLink released a new 30 year plan which will accelerate decades of…
Four e-Scooter Share Trials Announced
E-scooter share schemes will be trialled in four Victorian local government areas from later this year, in a 12-month pilot coordinated by the State’s Department of Transport.
Three metropolitan councils – the cities of Yarra, Melbourne and Port Phillip – will be joined by the regional City of Ballarat for the trial announced last month.
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Further Expansion for Adelaide e-Scooter Trials
E-scooter share schemes in the heart of Adelaide are poised for further expansion, with the City of Adelaide council resolving to extend a pilot in North Adelaide for another 12 months.
A meeting of the council last month voted to apply to the South Australian Minister for Transport and Infrastructure for an extension of the North Adelaide trial beyond its current deadline of 31 October.
