ITS Monday: Edition 43, 2021
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, all sorts of e-rideables, universal basic mobility, placemaking in Hawthorn, e-bikes for the last mile, and more.
And just in case you hadn’t caught it yet, we have a new series of interviews with transport professionals – Effects of COVID on the transport sector – what they see now, what they would like to happen post-pandemic, and what they think will happen. If you’d like to be join this conversation, drop us a line!
This week’s articles
Now, scroll down, and see what’s in this week’s edition. Oh, and before you do, be sure check out the quickest way to receive our new content via the subscription box just below …
E-rideables surge as Perth’s transport network lags and traffic swells
Public transport patronage took a hit from COVID, but the big success story in Perth transport over the last 18 months or so has been a big uptake of micromobility. It’s an increase that has resulted in a set of new laws set to come into place on 4 December, applicable to e-scooters, electric unicycles, electric skateboards, electric roller skates, one-wheel electric scooters, and hoverboards (or, you know, what passes for hoverboards in reality rather than the film version!).
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New data reveals London e-scooter trial is struggling to gain traction
Oliver O’Brien takes a look over the data for Londoners enthusiasm for share e-scooters, which the numbers say is not strong. However, all is not doom here, O’Brien puts forward a few reasons on why the take-up has been sluggish. You might remember O’Brien from his glorious data viz work, Tube Heartbeat.
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Like basic income, but for transportation
‘Several U.S. cities are piloting “universal basic mobility” programs that subsidize bus rides, e-bikes and scooters in the hopes of sparking an economic boost.’
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Revitalising Glenferrie: draft Place Plan
The street spaces in and around Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn might be in for a little placemaking. This is another of those council Have Your Says, in which nine initiatives are being proposed, and open for community feedback.
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How did the Dutch get their cycle paths?
This article updates ground covered in a more-than-a-decade-old video. ‘There isn’t a place in the world where people cycle so much on average as in The Netherlands. That is largely because the Dutch have excellent cycling infrastructure. But how did this happen?’
READ THE ARTICLEThe idea behind ITS Monday was in part driven by our ITS Weekly Roundup, an email newsletter we send each Friday (subscribe to that here, plus/or our monthly iMOVE newsletter!). That newsletter contains a substantial number of links, and sometimes I think interesting content could be lost in the mix. I also see quite a lot of interesting content on social media (yes, you can follow us on Linkedin and Twitter). So every week I’ll collect a few things, and put them in ITS Monday.
*Inclusion in ITS Monday does not equal iMOVE endorsement. It’s more aimed at discovery, thought, or discussion … or all of those and more. And while for the most part I expect content to be current, a little age doesn’t mean diminished interest.
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