Sydney should make share e-bikes work this time around |
Sydney should make share e-bikes work this time around
May 19, 2026 — 7:30pm
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Paris and Amsterdam are both renowned for transforming themselves into bike-friendly cities through massive investments in cycling infrastructure and sustainable urban planning.
Sydney is the leading Australian city to have embraced the idea of being bike-friendly too. But it is facing growing problems with the rapid expansion of hire e-bikes, which is challenging governments and communities to adjust to the runaway success of dockless bike-sharing schemes.
Dockless bike sharing got off to a bumpy start in Australia nine years ago with push-bikes. Companies flooded in only to face public and council pushbacks over street clutter, stolen helmets and vandalism. Most........