bicycles
New report models the path to cleaner transport
WeRide media statement, Monday 22 May 2023 The report ‘Shifting gear: the path to cleaner transport’ released today by the Climate Council has commissioned modelling that lays out a pathway to transition our transport system for the future. The report states a tripling in active transport would be needed to achieve both the Albanese Government’s legislated reduction of 43% on 2005 levels by 2030 and more ambitious scenarios to limit global warming to 2 degrees by 2050. WeRide agrees with the Climate Council that solutions to cut emissions and accelerate the use of active and public transport are available…
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Australian bicycle organisations join with WeRide calling for national strategy to include bikes
As part of the Albanese Government’s efforts to accelerate the transition of our transport fleet for a low carbon future, the consultation for a National Electric Vehicle Strategy has assumed significant importance after the initial tax bill for EVs passed the House in the first weeks of the 47th Parliament. Together with national, state and territory bicycle organisations We Ride Australia prepared a submission to the future strategy in which our thesis was pretty clear. With e-bikes, e-cargo bikes and micro-mobility increasingly popular as car-replacements for daily commuting trips, providing accessible and affordable mobility options due to their significantly lower…
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How did we get to this point? National #Ride2Work Day
Today is the one day in the year we celebrate our choice to ride a bike to work. Our bicycle organisations, progressive Councils and governments reinforce the steps they are taking to help us along the way whether that is advocacy, programs or putting the infrastructure on the ground. None of this is a given, it takes commitment, political will and investment. But with significant numbers of Australians making it clear they would consider riding for transport if the conditions were better, these investments pay off. Sydney’s six new COVID-response bikeways have had such a growth in use their financial…
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2022 federal Budget
The 2022-23 Budget announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg* on Tuesday night comes as the economy is showing signs of recovery driven by our resource sector, there is continuing concern for recovery from impacts of both COVID and recent floods, there is a significant focus on defence capabilities, and we have a federal election within weeks. Looking for good news in our area of active transport and the transition to a low carbon future was somewhat of a challenge, however there are a couple of good outcomes to talk about. The first is that the Amy Gillett Foundation’s proposals for national…
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National infrastructure plan sets out 2035 vision for resilience, innovation and … active transport!
Media Statement: Friday, 3rd September 2021 The release today of the Australian Infrastructure Plan 2021 (AIP21) by independent national advisors Infrastructure Australia signals a major shift in approach to our future infrastructure needs and planning. The transport infrastructure section of the plan, to which WeRide provided extensive input during the draft stages, is focused on addressing major changes with better mobility outcomes for all Australians through: integrating transport networks and connecting our regions, better choices for walking and cycling, and obtaining better value from the once-in-a-generation spend on infrastructure that has occurred in response to COVID-19. Enabling local, door-to-door mobility…
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The COVID dividend for cycling in cities
Updated 8/7/21 2020 was a year of enormous changes to work and transport in our cities and towns. The June Parliamentary Friends of Cycling event, hosted by WeRide, investigated the economic and transport benefits of the boom in cycling across the country. The presentations highlighted the substantial economic success of investments in pop-up bikeways and cycle lanes, the job creation as well as the efforts of major business and governments to offer active transport options to commuters who had ‘got back on the bike’ during lockdown – we called this the ‘COVID dividend.’ This is the role of WeRide –…
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Two Wheeled Tourism – transforming Australia’s regions
Members of Parliament front up for cycling in Parliament at the first event for the Parliamentary Friends of Cycling in 2021* Updated 9/4/21 The first event of the Parliamentary Friends of Cycling for 2021 was held in Parliament House, Canberra on Tuesday 16 February. Organised and led by We Ride Australia, the Friends of Cycling event focused on the regional economic benefits of cycle tourism as a key economic recovery opportunity. The Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail was featured in presentations and a new video has just been launched with local business owners talking about the benefits for their community….
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Parliamentary Friends of Cycling holds inaugural event in Canberra
Updated 2 September 2021 The inaugural event to launch the Parliamentary Friends of Cycling took place this morning outside Parliament House. We Ride introduced MPs, Senators and their staff to e-Bikes, e-cargo bikes, folding e-bikes, e-Postie bikes and e-mountain bikes. Co-Chairs Dave Sharma MP, Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP and Dr Helen Haines MP welcomed their colleagues in an engaging, informal experience with a range of e-Bikes on hand to look at and try around Federation Mall. In addition to the bikes on show, WeRide’s Peter Bourke outlined the boom in sales globally and in Australia resulting from the adoption…
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Laura Wilson joins We Ride Australia Board
We Ride Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Wilson to the Board of Directors of We Ride Australia. With international experience in advertising management roles and a decade in marketing, integrated marketplace, digital commerce and women’s business development roles for one of the world’s leading bike brands in Australia, Laura Wilson has a unique perspective. Laura will be bringing her strategic approach to business development and marketing gained across the sports, advertising and food industries here and in the UK. “I look forward to the day when, as a nation, we will be celebrating the opening of…
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Seven in eight trips on public transport need to shift to keep essential workers safe
Report on The World Today, ABC Radio An excellent report by Samantha Donovan went to air nationally on the modelling we released today with the Institute for Sensible Transport. Senior Transport Analyst, Liam Davies, did an excellent job explaining the size of the task to keep commuters on public transport safe, outline the solutions including of course pop-up bike lanes and the size of the problem if everyone decides to drive instead of catch public transport. You can listen to the report here: The World Today – “Analyst warns public transport use needs to drop – a report commissioned by…
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