Infrastructure
This category includes any product or service that enables micromobility.
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…
Tasmania Leads Australia in E-bike Purchasing Incentives
Hobart, Tasmania The Tasmania Government has begun piecing together the details of its announced $1.2 million incentives to increase the uptake of electric vehicles, e-bikes and e-scooters, promised during the unveiling of its Climate Change Action Plan 2023-25 last month. The Government’s Climate Change Office confirmed this week it `has begun consultation with relevant community…
Cycleway News: Sydney & Adelaide
Sydney, NSW & Adelaide, SA Prospects for improved bike access over Sydney Harbour Bridge took a major step forward last month, when the NSW Heritage Council approved designs for a project more than two decades in the making. The Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway project is set to bypass the 55 steps riders currently have to…
First Seated E-Scooters for Australian Share Services
Brisbane, Queensland Seated e-scooters are available as part of a share service in Australia for the first time, with Beam introducing 200 of them to its Brisbane service last weekend. Beam says the seated scooters “offer a practical choice to those who find standing e-scooters and pedal assist e-bikes challenging for use, or those travelling…
PhD Scholarship to Research Cycling-Led Emission Reductions
Perth, WA Curtin University is offering a scholarship to complete a PhD on urban cycling’s role to reduce transport emissions. The Curtin School of Design and Built Environment has introduced the scholarship for up to three and a half years, to achieve greater understanding of cycling’s potential to contribute to the decarbonisation of transport systems…
Fundraising Campaign to Save Ride2School
Melbourne, Victoria Cycling advocacy group Bicycle Network has launched a fundraising campaign to help save its Ride2School program. The program has been promoting physical activity among Australian school children for 17 years but its funding from the Victorian government ended in June, leaving the Ride2School under threat. Bicycle Network initially set out to raise at…
Applications Open for Taipei Cycle Exhibitors
Taipei, Taiwan Booth applications opened this month for 2024 Taipei Cycle, which will focus on four themes: Green Action, Micromobility, Innovation & Startups and Culture & Lifestyle. Next year’s event will be held from 6th to 9th March and will introduce digital advancements such as a Cycling e-Sports Pavilion and an immersive E-bike Demo Test…
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…
Australia’s First Accredited Training for E-Scooter and E-Bike Mechanics
Brisbane, Queensland Australia’s first vocational pathway tailored to e-scooters and e-bikes is being developed by a pilot partnership between TAFE Queensland and share service provider Beam. The six-month pilot will begin next month to explore accredited training to create a nationally recognised qualification for e-bike and e-scooter mechanics, Beam announced this month. It says the…
Share Scooter Leaders Co-Create 10 Rules for Best Industry Regulation
Denver, US Four leading share e-scooter and e-bike providers in the US have put their heads together to devise 10 recommendations for the best regulation of their industry. Superpedestrian, Bird, Lime and Spin unveiled their recommendations at last month’s Designing Cities 2023 – an annual conference for the National Association of City Transportation Officials –…