Book Review: Curbing Traffic

Curbing Traffic Book Review

Curbing Traffic is the second book by well-known cycling advocates Chris and Melissa Bruntlett. In large part it’s autobiographical, telling their unique personal story.

Bird Branching out into Bike Sales

Bird Bikes are now available for sale

A global high-flyer in shared electric scooters has bolstered its expansion into e-bikes, with Bird announcing it will make its soon-to-be-released Bird Bike available for sale.

Sustainability Report Lifts the Lid on Bike Industry

Trek 10 areas to reduce our footprint image

Most people reading this article would agree that bicycles are a great solution to many of the world’s environmental challenges. But how environmentally friendly is the process of manufacturing, distributing and selling bicycles?

Trek Announces Big Plastic Packaging Reductions

Trek's new sustainable packaging

Amongst their many positive benefits, bicycles are renowned for their environmental friendliness. So it’s ironic that when you unpack and assemble a new bike, you end up with a huge pile of rubbish, much of it single-use plastic.

Lyft Unveils its Latest Share E-Bike

The new Lyft e-bike

San Francisco, California, USA Lyft may not yet be in Australia, but as it is by far the biggest bike share provider in the USA, and part of a ride share/bike share company with a US$19.3 billion (A$25.7 billion) market capitalisation, the launch of their latest model is still significant. The new model, launched in…

Bird Adds to Mixed Fleet Trend

Lady riding Bird Bike

California, USA Ahead of its stock market debut, e-scooter company Bird is entering the bustling e-bike sharing business with planned launches in cities in the US and Europe. Bird has been a significant player in the rapidly growing e-scooter market over recent years and much like its competitor Lime, it is now expanding into electric…

The Stark Politics of Vehicle Choice Revealed

San Diego, California  In wealthy western countries, apart from avid cyclists and inner city dwellers of major cities, most residents are virtually compelled by their nation’s planning decisions and resultant built environment, to purchase and drive some sort of vehicle, at least for some of their journeys.  We’ve seen interesting studies before about personality characteristics of typical purchasers of certain…