Better Streets Board Director Jeremy Lawrence was on ABC News arguing against Yarra Council’s (Victoria) shortsighted decision to remove shared bikes from the streets of Yarra. 

Jeremy argued that the move risks undermining sustainable transport options across Melbourne and says the decision was a "step backwards". He argues that the problem lies not with the operator but with the lack of dedicated parking infrastructure for shared bikes.

Shared e-bikes are already changing how people move around New South Wales. Ridership is growing fast. The journeys people are making — to train stations, to work, across Local Government boundaries — show that this is transport, not recreation.

But the regulatory framework being proposed to govern it doesn't yet quite match that reality.

This week Better Streets made a submission to Transport for NSW's e-micromobility sharing schemes reform consultation, and our message is straight forward.