Blue bikes scrapped ... what next?
By David Schout
After the state government’s decision to scrap the blue bikes scheme, there will soon be no casual cycling options in Docklands.
Just over a year since share bike company oBike packed its bags, the joint state government and RACV blue bike initiative will be removed on November 30 after it found the bikes were being used on average just once a day.
Roads minister Jaala Pulford said the bikes had “reached the end of their functional life” but their removal would in fact be a positive within the inner city.
“By phasing out the bike share scheme we will create more space on our footpaths for pedestrians and bike parking, which is what regular cyclists and pedestrians tell us is needed in the CBD,” she said.
But the government refused to...
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Edition - October 2019
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