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Voi App Displays Carbon Impact
Stockholm, Sweden Swedish scooter and bike share operator Voi has launched an ‘environmental impact dashboard’ to show riders the carbon emissions and air quality impacts of their journeys. Voi launched the dashboard as part of its app, to coincide with the first day of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The dashboard shows Voi riders…
Bike Bosses Sign Up to International Climate Alliance
Amsterdam, Netherlands Some of the world’s biggest bicycle companies have signed up to an international alliance acknowledging the sector’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and taking responsibility to help address climate change. The CEOs of thirteen bike industry companies have joined the Climate Commitment – setting goals to document and reduce bike industry emissions –…
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…
NZ Announces Massive Active Transport Infrastructure Plan
Wellington, New Zealand The NZ Government is almost doubling its funding for cycling infrastructure, focusing on active transport to reduce the country’s carbon emissions. The Government last month announced the 2021–24 National Land Transport Program (NLTP) would allocate $910 million (A$877 million) to cycling infrastructure over the next three years, compared to $518 million (A$499…
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…
