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Some talk about emobility, particularly Neuron and Beam e-scooters.
They are restricted between midnight and 5:00 am on Friday & Saturday nights in the CBD and the Valley for safety.
Cr Murphy points out that they have incentive for the use of hire scooters for last mile trips (connecting to public transport). Over 50,000 trips to dedicated parking zones at busway stations and 40,000 trips to ferry terminals in Bulimba and Hawthorne. There are now incentivised fares with reduced prices for people doing this, starting 1st August this year.
Over 12,000 trips went to or from Lang Park for the State of Origin game this year, representing 23% of the game’s total attendance.
Cr Cassidy criticises the inability to use e-scooters for last mile trips in the bayside areas. “Almost no one” is using them for that purpose in the two bayside areas, he says “it’s been confirmed”.
He says they’ve worked on improving where they get parked so they don’t get in people’s way, but he hasn’t seen any wider footpaths or dedicated parking areas in his area (Deagon).
Cr Massey speaks in favour of their ability to get people out of cars and also for tourism. She’s frustrated at how poor the connectivity of paths can be and how dangerous it can be when active transport users are on a path and then get to the end of the safe path. There needs to be a greater focus on these missing links. She also emphasises the problem with where they get parked, particularly on the riverwalk around Kangaroo Point.
Cr Griffiths is concerned about their safety. He saw a scooter user on the road without a helmet. Sure whatever. “What concerned me most was the baby that was strapped to his back.”
He mentions concerns about pedestrian safety on footpaths. “We haven’t really thought this out. We aren’t seeing the spend in infrastructure that I think that we as a city need to do.” He’s worried particular about the outer suburbs away from the CBD. In his ward he has 100 footpaths waiting to be built that he doesn’t have the budget for.
