Posts Tagged ‘Beam’
ACT Targeting ‘Drink Riding’
Canberra, ACT It’s two years since e-scooters were legalised in the ACT and that territory is looking to introduce new penalties for using them while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. On December 1, the ACT Minister for Transport and City Services, Chris Steel, announced the Road Transport Legislation Amendment Bill No. 2,…
ACT Scooter Scheme Set for Expansion
Canberra, ACT An ongoing e-scooter trial in the ACT could be expanded to all Canberra town centres by the end of 2022, the ACT Minister for Transport and City Services, Chris Steel, announced last month. Positive community feedback and an independent review of the existing share scheme pilots in central Canberra and Belconnen has prompted…
Beam Partners with UK Government for ACT Promotion
Central Canberra & Belconnen, ACT Micromobility advocates and operators have been particularly busy this month, lending their voices to the key messages emerging from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. While many are appealing for micromobility to be considered in the summit’s discussions and decision making for CO2 emission reductions, others are using the massive…
Beam is Focused Upon Our Region
Which is Best? Canberra’s Three Share Alternatives Ridden & Rated
Canberra, ACT Canberra is widely considered to be the best cycling city in Australia. It’s also one of the first places to legalise the riding of e-scooters. As we have previously written about, Canberra’s two competing scooter-share schemes are booming. On a chilly mid-winter’s afternoon, I took the opportunity to test ride all three of…
Mobility App Will Show Location of Rideables in Sydney and Canberra
Canberra, ACT Micromobility company Beam has partnered with mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions provider Moovit to show users where Beam’s electric rideables are available nearby. Moovit will show riders in Australian cities where Beam e-bikes and e-scooters are available for more alternative and convenient first- and last-mile micromobility options. Moovit will indicate in real-time where nearby Beam…
Dockless E-bikes to Join Expanding Brisbane Scooter Fleet from July
Brisbane, Qld Eight-hundred dockless bikes will join a growing fleet of electric scooters on Brisbane streets within weeks, as the city council unveiled what it described as a world-first strategy for the sector. On Tuesday 1st June, Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner announced that Beam, which hosts its purple bikes and scooters in several other…