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QuoteMore than 2000 trips are taken on Brisbane's yellow CityCycle bikes each day, with the number of trips increasing by 35 per cent in the past year.

The Brisbane City Council scheme was first introduced in 2010 and while it got off to a slow start, it will have been operating for eight years in October.

The latest CityCycle patronage data revealed during the scheme's first full financial year in 2011-12, on average, about 434 trips were taken each day.

This figure grew to 2047 in 2017-18.

There are 2000 bikes and 150 stations across inner Brisbane as part of the CityCycle scheme.

Why has CityCycle outlived similar schemes in other Australian capital cities?

Bike-hire schemes have come and gone from other capital cities.

Singaporean company Obike pulled the plug on its Melbourne service in June while Australian-owned company ReddyGo left Sydney in July.

University of Queensland professor in human geography Jonathan Corcoran said dockless bike-share schemes, such as ReddyGo and Obike, are prone to vandalism and being strewn around the place, which created the public perception that the bikes littered public space.

"It has demonstrated the world is perhaps not quite ready for dockless stations," he said.

The council's public and active transport chairman Adrian Schrinner said dockless schemes were explored as an option for Brisbane but were not pursued for several reasons, including some business models including selling on user's data.

"[Docked bikes] are certainly a more orderly scheme," Cr Schrinner said.

"People will know where stations are, the bikes are lined up in an orderly fashion, they are not getting vandalised like they were in some cities that had the dockless bikes."

Dockless bike-share scheme Mobike began operating on the Gold Coast in early 2018.

What is the reason for CityCycle's recent growth?

Dr Corcoran said the key to a successful bike share scheme was the bikes being in the right location and having a good system for people to access them.

Cr Schrinner said a change to the memberships as well as the visibility of the bikes contributed to the recent increase in usage.

"It's now a more streamlined process [to hire a bike], you can tap and go at the machine," he said.

"CityCycle is also now more visible around the city as more people use it.

"That in itself drives more people to give it a go."

Will CityCycle ever be economical?

After operating for seven years the bike scheme had cost ratepayers almost $13 million.

From its launch to June 30, 2017, CityCycle cost, in total, about $27.6 million and generated about $14.7 million, leaving the scheme $12.85 million in the red.

Council budgeted net expenses of $472,000 for its CityCycle partnership in the 2018-19 budget.

Cr Schrinner said making a profit was not the fundamental reason for bringing a bike-share scheme to Brisbane.

"It's essentially a public service," he said.

"Obviously the cost of providing it is subsidised in part by the advertising JCDecaux does and that helps keep the cost down.

"Our aim with this is to actually have a more active and healthy Brisbane to help reduce traffic congestion, not to make a profit."

What does the future of CityCycle look like?

Dr Corcoran called for more data to be collected about the existing scheme.

"There is still more untapped potential there," he said.

"It's trying to understand what are those barriers. Is it that we could do a little bit better in terms of protected bikeways ... or is it something to do with the sign-up scheme that could be improved again.

"Answering those sort of questions and also getting some GPS traces, how do people use these bikes? What routes do they use around Brisbane and can we use that information to upgrade some spaces.

Dr Corcoran said suburban trials of the scheme would be useful, including connecting homes to key transport hubs.

"It would be an interesting case to test," he said.

"The critical thing to its expansion would be to ensure it links to the existing core rather than starting up a little satellite."

Cr Schrinner said the council had signed a 20-year contract with JCDecaux, but halfway through the contract the bikes would be progressively replaced and at this time new technology which could allow the bikes to be tracked could be considered.

Introducing e-bikes was also mentioned by Dr Corcoran and supported by Cr Schrinner.

"We are interested in that and having a percentage of the fleet potentially as e-bikes," Cr Schrinner said.

While e-bikes are being explored, the current fleet of 2000 bikes and 150 stations is not expected to increase, but some existing stations are set to be repositioned to improve accessibility.

ozbob · August 06, 2018, 02:10:40 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/1026136625573588994

aldonius · August 06, 2018, 02:36:44 AM

Looks like the big takeoff was late 2016 and it levelled off about a year later.

And sure enough, scrolling back through this thread...

Quote from: ozbob on August 17, 2016, 02:56:03 AM
Paraphrasing the article Bob posted:

Introduction of $5 month-by-month membership option (ed: in late 2016), along with credit/debit card facilities at the stations (ed: in early 2017).

ozbob · November 21, 2018, 15:59:53 PM

Brisbanetimes --> CityCycle trips double to reach one million rides in a year

QuoteAfter a slow start, Brisbane residents are taking to CityCycle in increasing numbers, clocking up nearly three million trips since the council-run bicycles were launched in 2010.

Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the number of trips had rapidly increased in the past year, allaying any concerns the new Lime scooters might take away from CityCycle.

"It took about five years to get to one million trips, another two years to get to two million trips, and just in 12 months we're up to three million trips," he said.

"People are really jumping on to these yellow bikes and making use of them around Brisbane.

"It adds to our lifestyle, recreational activities, but it's also a way to get people out of their cars and getting active."

Cr Schrinner said one of the advantages of the scheme was not going dockless like schemes in Melbourne and Sydney, which saw bikes strewn around pathways and tossed in rivers before finally shutting down.

"We did the right thing by saying no," he said.

"I think [CityCycle] is the right scheme for Brisbane."

But despite the new Lime scooters taking over Brisbane streets, the deputy mayor said the council wasn't worried they would impact the number of trips taken on CityCycles.

"I think the two can complement each other and it's exciting to see this new mobility device out in the streets, giving people the opportunity to have a go on these scooters," he said.

"There's a lot of interest around the community and it's just one of the many mobility devices that are available these days."

Cr Schrinner said while the electric scooters were still in a trial phase on Brisbane streets, council was sitting down with Lime to work out ongoing arrangements while the state government worked out regulation.

The council was also investigating switching some CityCycle bikes to electric bikes, which had been rolled out to other cities.

"It would definitely help with some of Brisbane's hilly locations and obviously our hot climate," he said.

Bicycle Queensland chief executive Anne Savage said the fact that CityCycle was nearing three million trips showed how many people were taking to the city's bikeways.

She also welcomed the idea of electric bikes being incorporated into the scheme.

"We also support electric scooters, if you make cities easy for people to ride and walk, more people will take it up and it becomes more strongly socialised," she said.

ozbob · November 21, 2018, 16:16:35 PM

https://twitter.com/Team_Quirk/status/1065122845552869376

ozbob · November 21, 2018, 18:45:56 PM

https://twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/1065162902057902080

ozbob · January 22, 2019, 01:37:16 AM

Couriermail --> Lime scooters a 'death warrant' for CityCycle, councillor warns

QuoteBRISBANE'S contentious CityCycle scheme could be killed off by the booming popularity of Lime scooters, a city councillor has warned.

It comes as new figures show CityCycle patronage has been dwarfed by the number of commuters turning to Lime's e-scooters.

The Courier-Mail can reveal there were 134,755 rides on CityCycle bikes in November and December last year – significantly fewer than the more than 300,000 Lime scooter trips in the past two months.

Labor transport spokesman Jared Cassidy said the LNP council administration should be worried about its CityCycle scheme if Lime or other e-scooters proved to be a continuing success.

"(CityCycle) has had dismal ridership over its life already and I think Lime scooter or any casual scooter hire scheme will probably sign the death warrant for CityCycle going forward," he said.

"CityCycle has got a bad name in Brisbane.

"I just think people have voted with their feet, and it's been to not use it."

Cr Cassidy conceded that Lime scooters were not without issues, but said they were more nimble and easier to use than "big gold heavy bikes".

He also raised concerns about the 20-year contract the council had entered into with advertising company JC Decaux to deliver the City Cycle scheme, which is due to expire by 2030.

However, Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner returned fire, saying Cr Cassidy needed to stop being a "professional CityCycle hater".

Pointing to the most recent CityCycle figures, Cr Schrinner said he was confident the scheme would continue to be a popular lifestyle and leisure opportunity.

"CityCycle has skyrocketed in popularity since its launch in 2010, hitting three million trips in December last year," he said. "In December, when Lime had its first full month of operation in Brisbane, CityCycle recorded 63,112 trips – up from 57,141 in 2017."

Cr Schrinner also predicted CityCycle's patronage for January would be greater than the previous year.

"It's great to see so many Brisbane residents opting to use sustainable transport options, including CityCycle and 'e-wheeling'," he said.

Brisbane City Council recently granted Lime a trial permit to operate up to 750 scooters in the city until the end of February.

AnonymouslyBad · January 24, 2019, 20:11:15 PM

Quite sad to see supposedly 'progressive' Labor councillors continuing to disparage CityCycle. Seems like opposition for opposition's sake.

"Build it and they will come" was the right approach. It had a slow start but all things considered, I think CityCycle is doing well now. It still costs money, but it benefits the city, and patronage is not poor at all (very high by Australian standards!).

The Lime scooter numbers have to be taken with a grain of salt: it's a new service, and still has novelty value. It's expensive in comparison and usage will level out lower than it is now. And if Lime finds it isn't sustainable - which they might, since the business model's lifted straight from the US - they can just leave without notice.

techblitz · January 24, 2019, 20:36:09 PM

who would of thought...citycycle disrupted....kind of confirms that we are well into the 'age of disruption'.....

ozbob · February 06, 2019, 02:58:45 AM

https://twitter.com/Team_Quirk/status/1092649373077389312

ozbob · March 04, 2019, 13:14:08 PM

https://twitter.com/Schrinner/status/1102406500952072192

verbatim9 · March 04, 2019, 14:14:48 PM

Every two weeks there seems to be a media statement about City Cycle figures. Some real news please! E bikes and new base stations where needed!

brissypete · March 04, 2019, 14:30:29 PM

Quote from: verbatim9 on March 04, 2019, 14:14:48 PM
Every two weeks there seems to be a media statement about City Cycle figures. Some real news please! E bikes and new base stations where needed!

Agreed. I'd love to see city cycle extend out further. The Bikeway to Griffith from city I think would be a good addition, also down to Hamilton. It's too city centric at present

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SurfRail · March 04, 2019, 21:23:49 PM

I think they've shot themselves in the foot with locking themselves into docked bikes. Mobike on the Gold Coast seems to be doing much better in terms of coverage and usage. I can go entire days without seeing one being ridden around the CBD, but they are all over the shop down here.

James · March 05, 2019, 07:23:50 AM

Quote from: SurfRail on March 04, 2019, 21:23:49 PM
I think they've shot themselves in the foot with locking themselves into docked bikes. Mobike on the Gold Coast seems to be doing much better in terms of coverage and usage. I can go entire days without seeing one being ridden around the CBD, but they are all over the shop down here.

On the contrary, I think having docked bikes has prevented the issues which have plagued dockless bike systems in other cities - which has eventually led to their withdrawal (e.g. Melbourne).

However, CityCycle should be expanding. There are a number of PT black holes which if filled by CityCycle membership, would drive CityCycle use.

SurfRail · March 05, 2019, 08:38:09 AM

^ None of those issues seem to be affecting the Gold Coast. The worst seems to be the odd bike which has made its way on top of a bus shelter or is left under a bridge or somewhere else where the GPS tag might not be working. There's no wide-spread dredging the things out of canals or the Nerang River.

I think the rollout has been considerably smarter than it was interstate, or maybe there is inherently more respect for the public realm in QLD - not sure. Either way, docking stations are a recipe for it being inherently limited in what it can do.

AnonymouslyBad · March 10, 2019, 16:35:13 PM

Quote from: James on March 05, 2019, 07:23:50 AM
On the contrary, I think having docked bikes has prevented the issues which have plagued dockless bike systems in other cities - which has eventually led to their withdrawal (e.g. Melbourne).

However, CityCycle should be expanding. There are a number of PT black holes which if filled by CityCycle membership, would drive CityCycle use.

I can't see share bikes ending up in the Brisbane River en masse, so there wouldn't be a repeat of that scenario. But there would be a repeat of the things ending up all over the streets. No matter if you tell people to park appropriately, no matter if they're trying to be considerate, there's still going to be bikes parked on top of tactile paving or similar nonsense. This isn't how public space works - you can't just store things there. In crowded areas, the only solution is designated parking areas, and at that point you've lost the advantage of a dockless system.

CityCycle definitely should be expanding, but not if it means a big loss in density. I think the first step is to make its footprint a bit more 'symmetrical' - fill in the gaps of inner city areas it currently skips over. This could be supported mostly by relocations, which BCC has proven surprisingly willing to do. Moving further out into the suburbs, though, won't (at least shouldn't) be possible unless there's hundreds of new stations. Not holding my breath on that one!

verbatim9 · March 10, 2019, 17:18:01 PM

Adrian Schrinner has mentioned E bikes by the same company that runs the shared bike scheme in Brisbane. E bikes are proven to be very popular, as less effort is needed up and down hills and against the wind. City to Toowong can be done in a "Breeze" as well as locations like Buranda and Stones Corner via the Veloway.

ozbob · June 07, 2019, 00:54:21 AM

Brisbanetimes --> Yellow's out, blue's in: CityCycle gets a rebrand

Brisbane's CityCycle bikes will ditch the yellow and take on a new blue look.

QuoteThe ubiquitous yellow CityCycle bikes peppered around Brisbane streets are about to turn blue, after Brisbane City Council and NRMA Insurance announced a new partnership.

In the council's budget, to be handed down next week, lord mayor Adrian Schrinner will also pledge a further $27 million to the city's bikeways.

Cr Schrinner said the new CityCycle partnership was expected to double the revenue from the council's bike sharing scheme over the coming year.

The scheme had struggled to balance the books in its first years of operation, but turned a corner last year with a 35 per cent increase in trips taken last year compared to the year before.

CityCycle bikes have been yellow, with the Lipton-sponsored mudguard, since the scheme was first introduced to the city in 2010 by then-lord mayor Campbell Newman.

"Brisbane's iconic yellow CityCycles are about to undergo a major makeover, and will soon don blue mudguards following a successful bid by NRMA Insurance to partner with council to deliver the bicycle share scheme," Cr Schrinner said.

"After close to 3.5 million trips, 2000 blue CityCycles will soon be rolling around Brisbane, continuing our commitment to provide residents and visitors with an affordable and healthy way to travel around our lifestyle city."

Cr Schrinner said the new partnership with NRMA would also mean more money in ratepayers' pockets with revenue expected to more than double over the coming year.

NRMA Insurance marketing director Sally Kiernan said the company was excited to "support the Brisbane community".

"We know that people choose different ways to move about the city, so we're helping the people of Brisbane do this safely as they use the CityCycles to get from A to B each day," she said.

Cr Schrinner said the new $27 million of funding in next week's budget would go toward the Indooroopilly Riverwalk, City Botanic Gardens Riverwalk, the Wakerley Bikeway, and cycling links to the North Brisbane Bikeway and Wishart Community Park.

Cr Schrinner said $2 million of the budget will be put to reconstructing existing bikeways.

"Every dollar invested into cycling infrastructure makes Brisbane an even better city to live, work and relax and we are investing $100 million over four years to deliver four major bikeway corridors and more than 35 suburban bikeways by the end of 2020," he said.

On Wednesday, deputy mayor Krista Adams announced the start of construction on the City Botanic Gardens Riverwalk, linking the Eagle Street Pier section of the riverwalk with gardens' Bunya walk.

Cr Schrinner said the council would invest $100 million over four years on the four major bikeway corridors, with 35 suburban bikeways to be completed by the end of 2020.

verbatim9 · June 07, 2019, 01:39:35 AM

^^Good to see that the Indooroopilly cycle way gets a mention for funding as well as other cycle infrastructure. I have never ridden one of those City Cycle bikes as I have my own. The infrastructure surrounding cycling separate from general traffic and prioritisation at signalled intersections is more important than the actual scheme.

brissypete · June 07, 2019, 09:32:23 AM

Would be good to see some expansion of city cycle further out. Install some stations along some of the major bikeways could help encourage more users.

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ozbob · September 13, 2019, 00:53:00 AM

Couriermail --> E-bikes could be rolled out in Brisbane to match e-scooter success

QuoteBRISBANE City Council is considering rolling out e-bikes to compete with e-scooters after the declining usage of their CityCyle program.

The Courier-Mail has confirmed the council is actively monitoring electric bike use with a view to helping ease congestion in Brisbane.

Public and Active Transport Chair Krista Adams said the Council "would be interested in potentially having e-bikes as part of Brisbane's JCDecaux fleet".

"Providing more active travel options is all part of our vision to cut congestion and keep Brisbane a clean and green city," she said.

It comes after a reported decline in CityCycle usage on average between November 2019 and June this year, after Lime Scooter first came on the market.

In November 71,663 trips were taken, while 48,633 were taken in June this year, a 32 per cent drop in trips.

But Cr Adams said CityCycle had "skyrocketed" since its 2010 launch, and the amount of trips taken in June was a 412 per cent increase to the scheme's first month in June 2011.

Opposition Public and Active Transport spokesman Jared Cassidy said the bikes were not appealing in Brisbane's warmer months and CityCycle needed to not remain stuck in the dark ages".

"They are clunky, old-fashioned bikes that are being left in the wake of emerging technology, such as e-bikes and scooters," he said.

"The Council should convert the entire fleet to e-bikes so they remain relevant to the needs of today's consumers, it could be the spark that finally gets the scheme moving in the right direction."

The Brisbane City Council tendered a contract with Lime Scooters but reduced its fleet from 750 to 400 in July to allow for 600 Neuron scooters to be rolled out.

Lime public affairs manager Nelson Savanh said the demand in Brisbane was higher than in most other cities around the world.

"Riders are telling us that they want more scooters in places like Hamiltion, New Farm, Newstead, Bulimba and Toowong," he said.

"With only 400 scooters on the ground, we're limited to servicing the CBD and riders are missing out on being able to swap their cars for a scooter.

Lime Scooters says it has replaced 725,000 car trips with 1.5 million rides over 2.7 million kilometres since launch.

Since its August 5 launch Singapore-based Neuron Mobility has had more than 25,000 unique users sign up to use their scooters, Head of Operations Kelvin Hoo said.

"Neuron's success originates from its strong focus on safety and user experience."

Advocacy group Urbanism Next Australia's Co-founder Chris Isles said micro mobility was not just a tourist gimmick but consumers really gravitated towards their direct, cooler and faster mode of transport.

verbatim9 · September 13, 2019, 10:17:46 AM

I reckon the E bike share scheme will take off in Brisbane.

ozbob · November 28, 2019, 00:45:32 AM

Brisbanetimes --> Electric scooters force CityCycles off the road

QuoteThe arrival of e-scooters to the streets of Brisbane has seen CityCycle usage cut by almost a third, prompting the council to consider ways to refresh the public bike-share scheme.

Figures released by Brisbane City Council this week show that over the last financial year, daily trips have dropped by thousands.

In July 2018, daily CityCycle trips by Brisbane commuters and tourists were up to 68,472, or just over 2200 trips a day.

That figure remained about the same until February this year, two months after Lime's electric scooters rolled into Brisbane streets.

Since the new year, daily trips averaged about 56,000 a month until June, when they dropped down to 48,633 trips, or 1621 a day - the lowest in more than 12 months.

Only a year ago, the council were touting the program's improvement with a 35 per cent increase in patronage.

Lime's emergence was followed in August this year by Neuron electric scooters, both under contract with the council to provide hundreds of e-scooters for residents who have eagerly taken up the new technology.

CityCycle Trips

68,472 trips taken in July 2018

59,943 trips taken in October 2018

67,482 trips taken in January 2019

56,724 trips taken in April 2019

48,633 trips taken in June 2019

Daily memberships for CityCycle, allowing users to rent bikes for 24 hours without having to sign up to a full monthly membership, also saw a sharp drop. They fell from 11,545 in July 2018 to just 4677 in June this year.

Commuters were also choosing not to purchase monthly memberships, with 1010 sold in July last year and just 467 sold in June this year.

The nine-year-old public cycling scheme is operated by JC Decaux in partnership with the council, providing the docked bikes across the inner city.

The council recently signed a new sponsorship deal with NRMA Insurance to advertise on the 2000 CityCycle bikes, removing the old yellow Lipton mudguards in favour of blue.

The sponsorship deal was expected to double revenue, following difficulties with the scheme balancing its books.

This years' council budget predicted expenses of $4 million with $11 million in revenue to create an expected net balance of $7 million.

Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner told Brisbane Times he still supported the scheme, but wanted some changes.

Cr Schrinner said the popularity of e-scooters was understandable with the rapid pace of technological change, and the council was still investigating introducing electric bikes.

"Getting around a city in the middle of summer is pretty hot and sweaty, and some people appreciate the opportunity to have electronic assistance," he said.

Cr Schrinner said JC Decaux had wanted to test electric bikes in other cities before bringing it to Brisbane to ensure the technology would work as needed.

"It's not happening as quickly as I would have liked, we've been talking about this with JC Decaux for a while," he said.

The lord mayor pointed out about 50,000 people were still using the scheme each month, and said the membership structure of the scheme was another area on which the council had been "pushing" JC Decaux.

Daily CityCycle memberships

11,545 daily memberships sold in July 2018

7,768 daily memberships sold in October 2018

10,789 daily memberships sold in January 2019

6,569 daily memberships sold in April 2019

4,677 daily memberships sold in June 2019

"The contract was signed in 2009, so it's a decade old, and it started rolling out in 2010. So some of the technology is a decade old," Cr Schrinner said.

"There's always an opportunity to work with JC Decaux to refresh that and make it easier to sign up, and rather than having to go to a station or do it on a website, we'd like to see it easier to do it on our phone and make it quicker and easier to sign up."

Labor lord mayoral candidate Pat Condren said Cr Schrinner was responsible for the development and cost of the CityCycle scheme from inception and it had become a "multimillion debacle".

verbatim9 · November 28, 2019, 09:32:27 AM

Brisbane should of been the test city for JC Decaux electric assisted bikes.

The electric assisted models can't come soon enough.

ozbob · November 28, 2019, 16:40:00 PM

Brisbanetimes --> Council considers cost of bringing electric bikes to Brisbane

QuoteAdding electronic bikes to Brisbane's struggling public bike-share scheme CityCycle would likely hike up capital costs.

Deputy mayor Krista Adams said the Brisbane City Council was looking at its contract with bike-share operator JC Decaux, which runs until 2031, to see what options were available as fewer people rode the bicycles.

The contract was signed in 2009 for a 20-year agreement that JC Decaux would operate the scheme with docked bikes across the inner city.

However, patronage figures slumped from more than 68,000 in July last year. Since the new year, daily trips averaged about 56,000 a month until June, when they dropped to 48,633 trips, or 1621 a day - the lowest in more than 12 months.

The council signed a sponsorship contract with NRMA Insurance in June this year in a bid to double advertising revenue on the bikes with new blue mudguards.

Cr Adams, also the public and active transport committee chairwoman, said the council's discussions with JC Decaux to upgrade its existing CityCycle fleet were still too early to determine the potential numbers of e-bikes in the scheme.

JC Decaux has been including electronic bikes on a trial basis in other public bike-share schemes around the world.

"I'm presuming the e-bike scheme in the capital outlay would definitely be more, that's what [JC Decaux] are looking at at the moment and how it would work best in Brisbane," Cr Adams said.

"They obviously have a commercial business, it needs to be sustainable. I'm sure they would love to switch ... to e-bikes."

Brisbane City Council had been approached in the past by other bike-share companies including oBike, which ran dockless bikes in Melbourne until its closure mid-2018.

Cr Adams said the council rejected that approach owing to its exclusive contract with JC Decaux to provide bicycles: however the council was now investigating e-bikes more closely.

Bringing electronic bikes to Brisbane could change the docked bike system, she said, but that was also up to JC Decaux.

The rapid fall in CityCycle memberships, daily and monthly, was in line with declining monthly trip figures since e-scooters arrived in Brisbane a year ago.

"I'm seeing more and more people just using their own scooters rather than Lime and Neuron, so people are thinking differently around how that last kilometre of travel looks," Cr Adams said.

She said it was up to JC Decaux to investigate the patronage figures and popularity of CityCycle and determine in "their commercial interest" what their next steps would be.

Labor's lord mayoral candidate Pat Condren pledged to replace the entire CityCycle scheme with e-bikes if elected.

Gazza · November 29, 2019, 09:10:07 AM

Quote from: ozbob on November 28, 2019, 16:40:00 PM
Brisbanetimes --> Council considers cost of bringing electric bikes to Brisbane

Quote

"I'm seeing more and more people just using their own scooters rather than Lime and Neuron, so people are thinking differently around how that last kilometre of travel looks," Cr Adams said.

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This is exactly what I expected to happen.
For all the pearl clutching about the ills of scooters, it's quite clearly having a positive impact on people choosing non car modes of transport.
People have had a go at them, realised they are easier than cycling and more compact when folded than a folding bike, and are now buying their own, because they're cheap (Under $1000)

ozbob · July 02, 2020, 13:18:49 PM

https://twitter.com/brisbanetimes/status/1278523791795089409

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