MicromobilityReport 🇦🇺

Earlier this year we launched the first annual Micromobility Report Yearbook. Continue reading... #micromobilityreportyearbook loom.ly/VgoKNbE

On Boxing Day, 26th December 2024 a huge earthquake caused a tsunami that swept across Indonesia and neighbouring countries, killing almost a quarter of a million people and leaving millions more homeless. Read more... #worldbicyclerelief loom.ly/WmwRw6Y

Congestion pricing is a relatively simple concept: implement a fee for motor vehicles entering a crowded city centre. Then use this new revenue source to fund better public transport. Read more... #congestionpricing #newyorkcity loom.ly/7Trnm9g

More electric scooters will soon be on Brisbane streets, as the city’s original scooter hire scheme operator prepares its return this year. Learn more... #escooters loom.ly/Tx1euts

California is only a state, not a nation. But it’s important for many reasons. It’s the most populous and wealthy state in the USA. In fact, if it were a nation, its economy would rank fifth in the world. Keep reading here... #activetransport #california loom.ly/Lz7APnM

E-Scooter reported injuries per million trips declined by 44% from 2022 to 2023 according to a recent report. Meanwhile the number of incidents requiring medical treatment or fatal injuries, incidents dropped by 19%. Find out more here... loom.ly/uLNql8g

Logistics giant Amazon has recently opened its latest micromobility hub, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It’s one of 40 such hubs that Amazon has already opened in cities across Europe. Read more... loom.ly/fcm0lHI

Beam has introduced 260 ‘Apollo Lite’ E-Bikes to join their existing Brisbane e-bike share fleet for a total of 38 e-bikes. Learn more... #beam loom.ly/rj156Kc

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On Tuesday 7th June the federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government announced that the following Tuesday’s federal budget would include $100 million in funding to set up a new national Active Transport Fund. loom.ly/vGh2jSQ

Studies have shown that at 30 kph the fatality rate for cyclists and pedestrians when hit by a motor vehicle is only 10%, which quickly climbs to 90% at 60 kph. Read more here... #30kphspeedlimit loom.ly/qSEg2CQ

I’m thrilled to announce that we’re officially launching the Micromobility Podcast today! Listen here... #micromobilityreportpodcast #seesense loom.ly/DY736Tk

A detailed survey of 5,722 cyclists passing by seven precisely defined checkpoints within the City of Sydney has revealed some fascinating insights. Find out more here... #cityofsydney #cyclingsurvey loom.ly/YvpiCPQ

I’m not an expert, but for the past decade I’ve been following developments in autonomous driving quite closely. I also consume a lot of podcasts with tech / transportation / cycling / micromobility themes. Continue reading here... #autonomousdriving loom.ly/Oa6e-lU

Amy Gillett was an Australian elite cyclist who was killed in Germany in July 2005 when a vehicle mowed down the Australian women’s team during a training ride. Continue reading... loom.ly/iwmp4j8

Construction work has begun on the much anticipated and “controversial” Liverpool St / Oxford St protected cycleway that will run from the city centre to the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Keep reading... loom.ly/9ky_YdA

The European Declaration on Cycling was signed on Wednesday 3rd April at the Informal Council meeting of Transport Ministers led by the Belgian European Union (EU) presidency at Egmont Palace in Brussels. Read more here... loom.ly/81KHkHk

This year, Dublin will become the latest European capital to bar through-traffic from its city center, in a bid to clear the roads and clean the air at its core. Read here... loom.ly/5Ojaes0

If you look back through the Opinion section of the Micromobility Report, you’ll see I use my prerogative as publisher to voice an opinion very sparingly. Read here... #tourdownunder loom.ly/9aOT4O8

Way back in 2011, 2013 and 2015, what was then known as the Asia Pacific Cycle Congress was held in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and then back in Brisbane. I remember participating in the Gold Coast edition and it was certainly a major event. #apcc loom.ly/FUra_0Q