Anyone lucky enough to travel in developing countries knows the extraordinary loads that a single bike can carry. Daniels Langeberg has based his business on that technology for some years now. He started EcoCaddy as an electric trishaw fleet in the relatively small Adelaide market and is moving into the Melbourne market too. 

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Australia still grapples with how to encourage more walking and cycling, but many cities overseas have already come up with some answers. Churchill Fellow Jo Cruickshank is a Senior Policy Officer with the NT Government and learnt much from researching European cities that have wholeheartedly embraced cyclists. 

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Walkability is easy to quantify thanks to modern data methods, and its good business too according to transport planners Alicia Holman and Daniel Osborne from ARUP, a multinational engineering company.

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Living where you can get to your work, support services, entertainment and shops without a long car drive is good for the health of individuals, families and the planet. Professor Billie Giles-Corti is a public health researcher gathering the evidence to drive that change.

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For over a century, we've been told that Faster Is Better, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Over reliance on cars steals our time, money and health according to Paul Tranter from UNSW.  Slowing down whole cities can improve public health, drop infrastructure costs and increase our sense of community. 

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The 2017 Australian Walking and Cycling Conference was attended by academic researchers, urban planners, policy makers, artists and community activists. How did all these perspectives come together, around the theme of Low Tech Movement in a High Tech World? Jeremy Miller was MC and organizing committee member and shared this overview at the end of the conference.

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When the Wiradjuri warrior called Windradyne walked from Bathurst to Paramatta in 1824 it was to surrender to the white Governor to avoid further bloodshed. Pedestrian artist Molly L Wagner is retracing that 197km walk on foot. The experience has led to many new insights about art, history and politics.

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50 million share bikes in China is the prediction for 2025. But right now those share bikes often end up dumped on the street when they break down. Dockless bike share in Australia has met some nasty problems here too. Inventor/entrepreneur Al Reid talks about his locally designed smart system which may have some answers and will be trialled in Bendigo.

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What happens when you take the dark arts of advertising and develop “collective impact” programs to encourage and support cycling in the City of Sydney?  Jess Miller has been finding out, in her work as Program Director with Republic of Everyone and especially as part of Clover Moore’s Independent team on the Sydney City Council. Jess was a keynote speaker at the Australian Walking and Cycling Conference.

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When walking and cycling don’t get you far enough fast enough then new technology opens up new possibilities of Active Transport. Pedicabs are not just for Asia, or a novelty for tourists in Australia, they could be a viable urban transport option … according to Adelaide entrepreneur/ mechanic Daniels Langeberg. 

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