Opinion Polling: E-scooter Use, laws, and infrastructure
Xanthia Dubler (Zwarf Transport Planning)
Session: 1
Room: Meeting Room 7
Summary: Robust and entertaining interactive workshop. Only a small number of participants owned an e-bike or e-scooter. Through a series of increasingly provocative questions, the majority of the room was generally supportive of enabling e-scooter use. Concerns were raised about the minimum age of users for safety. Opinion was split on increasing regulation and enforcement. Additional conversation explored the business model and operating processes. Discussion of use/r patterns arose when considering geofencing or time-limiting e-scooters. Despite the perception that drunks were late-night users, data reveals late-night shift workers and women seeking a faster trip for safety reasons. Takeaway: E-mobility has a place, has improved awareness of other active transport users and experience, and requires improved regulation/management.
Moreton Bay Ferry Service
Chelsea Van Riet (City of Moreton Bay)
Session: 5
Room: Meeting Room 6
Summary: This session was led by the city of Moreton Bay, presenting their scoping exercise for a potential 'BayCat' service across Moreton Bay, linking seven ferry stops along the coast, from Bribie Island all the way down to the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal. While the project is still at a very early phase, and mostly based on a demand study, the discussion was very lively, focusing on opportunities such as development around ferry stops, but also on potential challenges, such as competition with other modes of transport (i.e. high-speed rail transit) and environmental impacts on the Bay.