Authors:
Dr Richard Buning – UQ Business School
Professor Jonathan Corcoran – School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dr Maisie Rahbar – School of Civil Engineering
Professor Bob McKercher – UQ Business School
Associate Professor Dorina Pojani – School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor Thomas Sigler – School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dr Frank Zou – School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor Anne Hardy – University of Tasmania School of Social Studies
Brisbane faces a variety of mobility challenges over the next decade, especially as the city prepares for an influx of tourists for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Despite a divide in public opinion and legislative confusion, some experts are looking to the potential of micromobility – such as e-scooters and e-bikes – to help alleviate the pressure.
Shared e-scooters present an important component of the mobility solution, ferrying commuters and tourists over the first and last miles of their journeys – an important dimension to achieving a climate-positive Games.
With micromobility disrupting urban transport globally, policymakers are looking to Brisbane for learnings on how to implement e-mobility technology, and UQ researchers are leading the discussion.
