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<p>The <strong><em>Squeaky Wheel Podcast</em></strong> is here to inform and inspire through engaging conversations with changemakers shaping the future of <strong>active travel and urban mobility</strong>. Your hosts, Phil Latz and Irene McAleese, speak with leaders across <strong>business, government, academia, and advocacy</strong>, sharing insights and ideas that drive real-world impact.</p> <p>Got something to squeak about? Get in touch with The Squeaky Wheel team via our website: <a href="https://squeakywheelpodcast.com/">squeakywheelpodcast.com</a></p> <p>Follow The Squeaky Wheel on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/squeakywheelpodcast/">facebook.com/squeakywheelpodcast</a></p> <p>Follow The Squeaky Wheel on BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/squeaky-wheel.bsky.social">bsky.app/profile/squeaky-wheel.bsky.social</a></p>

National Transport Conference Special Edition Featuring Keynotes Lucy Saunders and Giles Perkins

We recorded this month’s episode at the National Transport Conference, that is run each year by the Transport Professionals Association. Both the conference and association have just been rebranded and relaunched by the organisation formerly known as the AITPM. Both Irene and Phil headed to Adelaide for this year’s conference that ran from 3rd - 5th September. Phil attended as a guest of the TPA to record this podcast episode. We’d like to thank Kirsty Kelly and Erika Childs from the TPA, not just for their invitation but their wonderful hospitality at the conference. In this episode, you’ll hear from the first two of the three keynote speakers that opened the conference each day. We’re also very happy to report that the third keynote presenter, Skye Duncan who is Executive Director of the Global Designing Cities Initiative, is also happy to join us on the Squeaky Wheel, but because this is already an extra-long episode, we thought it would be best to speak with Skye at a later date. Our first guest, Lucy Saunders is a unique combination of public health specialist, urbanist and transport planner. She has created the Healthy Streets Approach, an evidence based- framework for decision making at every level. Lucy works with organisations across the world adapting her approach to each context. Lucy, who is based in the UK, has advised a wide range of major clients including the World Health Organisation and UK Government Departments for Transport and Health. She is a skilled and engaging presenter and teacher who has inspired and trained hundreds of practitioners, advocates and politicians around the world. To find out more about Healthy Streets where you can also download their free tools and other excellent resources, please visit their website. Giles Perkins, leads WSP’s Future Mobility team in the UK and has over 34 years’ experience in the futures, transportation planning, digital and intelligent transport sectors. He has worked in the public and private sectors as a senior client and director level consultant and has led major projects across all modes. Giles is a recognised expert in the field of Future Mobility / Transport and Zero Emission Mobility. He is a strategic thinker with an in-depth appreciation of the challenges facing all modes of transport resulting from disruptors, both within the transportation realm and wider socio-economic changes which influence it. Amongst many senior roles, Giles is a Board member of the National Centre for Accessible Transport in the UK. What’s Up Squeaky Wheel Podcast co-host Irene gave a presentation and took part in a panel discussion in her capacity as co-founder of See.sense. She’s seen here answering a question with fellow panel members from left to right: Marko Bogicevic from BDO (obscured), James Edwards from Arup, John Bennett from Arup, former Squeaky Wheel Podcast guest Kylie Nixon from Arup and Tim Veitch from Veitch Lister Consulting. It was lovely to catch up with Squeaky Wheel Podcast listener and longstanding advocate Peter Lumb in Adelaide. Amongst many activities, Peter was a co-founder and long time co-organiser of the Australian Walking and Cycling Conference. Next month Irene will be heading to Perth, WA for the 2025 Australasian Road Safety Conference. During the same week Phil will be heading to Batemans Bay, NSW for the first annual Sea Otter Australia that will be including a conference and trade expo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-17
01:24:54

Sam Johnson Reveals the Amazing Potential of the World Bank

The World Bank might not be the first organisation that active travel advocates think of as an important potential partner. But with billions of dollars at their disposal they’ve already been enabling some amazing projects around the world, in part through the work of the highly motivated expert who was our inspiring guest this month. Sam Johnson is a Sustainable Transport Specialist with the World Bank and Visiting Researcher at the Technical University of Eindhoven, focusing on innovation and urban mobility transitions. He has worked in transport infrastructure advisory for the World Bank with many national governments over the last eight years. Sam co-leads the World Bank’s Active Mobility Community of Practitioners and is a strong advocate for people-centric urban design and reducing car dependency to foster more vibrant, equitable, affordable, healthy, and green cities. On UN Sustainable Transport Day (November 26, 2025), he plans to release an independent, ambitious publication arguing why and how to invest up to 10% of Government road budgets in Livable Streets in all 193 UN member states by the end of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Transport (2026-2035). The work is tentatively titled ”Investing 10% of Road Budgets in Livable Streets for 2035. Of course, understanding there’s no guarantee that your idea would be adopted, if you can think of a punchier title, a free limited edition Squeaky Wheel Podcast cap could be winging its way to you! Simply write your idea in the contact us form here. Sam packed a huge amount of exciting information into his chat with us, often about places and projects that most of us will have been until now completely unaware of. If any of these topics interest you, below are a series of links through which you can find more information. Here is a link to the cyclingMAX tool that the World bank Group developed in conjunction with the ITDP (Institute for Transportation & Development Policy) and the GFDT (Global Facility to Decarbonise Transport) On 3rd June World Bank Group staff members created a “human bicycle” to celebrate World Bicycle Day. Here’s a link to a video and post by Nicolas Peltier, Global Director Transport, World Bank. During our interview with Sam, he spoke about progress being made with cycling and active travel plans in some unexpected cities around the world. Here are links that he kindly supplied to four cities and countries that he mentioned. Abu Dhabi Singapore Addis Ababa Santiago We’ll also include a link to a detailed power point presentation that Sam gave to the Velo-city 2025 conference in Gdansk, Poland. It includes excellent photos, charts and maps about Tianjin’s vision to transform their city into a vibrant, liveable, active travel friendly destination. What’s Up Phil mentions two major projects underway in Sydney, Australia. Here are photos of the opening day of the new Oxford St protected cycle lane and Sydney and the new ramp currently under construction at the Sydney Harbour Bridge, including one showing the five flights of stairs that it will be replacing. Irene mentions ITS Australia's announcement of world-leading research by a multi-party government led team which explored how to better leverage existing data and technology to deliver safer, faster and more efficient road travel, shaping a future of seamless mobility. By incorporating See.Sense data in the project they found that cyclist movement and braking data revealed hidden safety risks and flow inefficiencies, providing actionable insights for intersection and infrastructure design.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-20
39:33

Voices of Velo-city: Wins, Challenges and the Future of Active Mobility

Welcome to a completely different format for this month’s Squeaky Wheel Podcast. At the Velo-city conference 2025 in Gdansk, Poland, held from 10th-13th June 2025, Phil recorded a “vox pops”. He asked the same four questions in the same order to seven different conference presenters, who came from a wide range of locations around the world. Unfortunately, the sound quality of the recording of one of the guests was too poor to use, so you will only see six guests below. Apologies to Murat Suyabatmaz, Co-founder and Director of the Turkish Cyclists Association – hopefully we can chat at a future Velo-city! Our guests in order of appearance are: Aangi ShahSenior Associate, Institute of Transportation and Development Policy, Mumbai, India Amanda NgabiranoChairperson, The National Physical Planning Board, Kampala, Uganda Chris BruntlettInternational Relations Manager – Dutch Cycling Embassy, Utrecht, Netherlands Karen VancluysenSecretary General, Polis (Cities and Regions for Transport Innovation), Brussels, Belgium. Philippe CristSenior Advisor at the International Transport Forum (ITF) and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), but emphasising that he was speaking in a personal capacity. From Paris, France via Nashville Tennessee. Elanor McMahonFormer cabinet minister, CEO & Founder of Share the Road, Ontario, Canada. The four questions asked for their personal perspectives on what the scene was like in their home city- the biggest recent wins, main challenges and their hopes for the future. You’ll hear a lot of vision, passion and a unique global snapshot. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07-16
51:49

Valuable, Not Vulnerable: Reframing Road Safety for Active Travel with Hafez Alavi

In this episode we’re talking with leading safety expert, Dr Havez Alavi. Hafez has a passion for making our lives safer when we travel. Havez was born and raised in Iran. We start by asking him about key events during the first half of his life that helped to inspire his passion for road safety. Having already completed a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering in Iran, followed by a masters in transport engineering and planning, Hafez then migrated to Australia and did a PhD in road safety and injury prevention at Monash University. Based in Melbourne, Monash’s Accident Research Centre is the largest and most respected of its type in Australia. After a distinguished career spanning state, federal and international government funded authorities, Hafez created his own consulting firm in 2020 which he continues to run today. You might think that road safety research is a dry and dull topic for conversation, but as you’ll soon hear, Hafez has an irrepressible enthusiasm for life and his passion about this topic is contagious! Here are some links to a range of presentations Hafez has previously posted on LinkedIn: 10 Common Myths About Speed & Speeding. Hafez collaborated with colleagues to produce this humorous 10 point article and an excellent four minute video explaining the dangers of speeding. How a Local Council in the US Eradicated Road deaths? Hoboken, New Jersey Seven strategy tips after Hafez, who is a prolific traveller, visited Hoboken. How to Provide a Safe System for Valuable Road Users, i.e. Pedestrians, Cyclist and Micrombility Users: A LinkedIn post and video produced by Hafez based upon the Kinetic Energy Management Model developed at Monash University Accident Research Centre. How to Organise Our Roads and Streets with Safety of Everyone in Mind A graphic explainer from Hafez about how street hierarchy should be organised and designed. Community’s Reaction to 30km/h Zones in Melbourne, Australia Spelling out the proven benefits of 30 kph zones for all local streets. How to Provide a Safe System for E-Scooter Riders A five point plan, written by Hafez, for achieving safer e-scooter riding. How to Look at Different Infrastructure from a Safe System Perspective. This time a Dutch-style Roundabout A two minute video produced by Hafez that explains the key design features needed to make a roundabout safer, not just for people driving, but also cycling and walking. Hafez also briefly refers to CASA, this is the Centre for Automotive Safety Research, which is based in the University of Adelaide, South Australia. What’s Up Both Irene and Phil refer to the 2025 Velo-city conference in Gdansk, Poland which will have finished just before this podcast goes live, at which See.sense will be presenting and Phil will be attending and recording Vox Pop’s for next month’s podcast. Irene also gave a sneak preview of a new project they’ll be doing with Tier Dott in Helsinki Finland. You can see ongoing See.sense news announcements here. Irene will also be speaking at the AITPM Conference in September in Adelaide. Phil mentioned that in addition to Velo-city he’ll be attending Micromobility Europe in Brussels and Eurobike in Frankfurt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

06-18
44:16

Wheels of Progress: Jill Warren Reflects on 5 Years as CEO of the European Cycling Federation

Just over five years ago, Jill Warren left a very senior global corporate career and took a serious pay cut to follow her passion and become the CEO of one of the world's largest and most influential cycling advocacy organisations, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) She’s overseen some historic wins and helped to significantly grow the ECF, but now Jill has decided that it’s time to move on, having announced her intention to leave in July 2025. In this interview we ask Jill to detail some of the ECF’s biggest wins, ongoing challenges and she encourages us all to “follow your why” when you’re looking to persuade others. As you’ll soon discover if you listen to this interview, Jill is a highly articulate and insightful communicator. She’s also a true internationalist. An American who has lived many years in Europe and who could have given this interview just as well in Dutch, German or French. Luckily for us she was happy with English this time! Relevant Links Here is the ECF’s main website. Here is a link to their most recent annual reports and other major reports. If you fancy a European cycling holiday, this is their EuroVelo international cycling routes page. Here is the European Declaration on Cycling made in 2024, that should unlock many policy and funding changes over future years.   In terms of funding for cycling infrastructure, Jill summarised: 🚲 €3.2 billon over seven years from the European Commission for direct funding of infrastructure to their 27 member countries. 🚲 €1.2 billion of co-funding with member countries. 🚲 €1.7 billion of one-off funding stemming from the Covid pandemic 🚲 Giving a sub total of €6.1 billion. This converts to US$7.2 billion, GB£5.12 billion and A$10.5 billion. In addition to this is internal country, regional and city funding throughout Europe.   What’s Up? Irene refers to this report, co-authored by Dr Merdith Glaser and Barbara Oliviera Soares about barriers to cycling in Amsterdam. Irene also talks about a new UK travel survey showing very mixed and overall disappointing results for cycling activity trends there. Phil refers to the City of Adelaide’s Integrated Transport Strategy, for which public comment closes on 25th May 2025. Phil also talks about autonomous vehicles and in particular a report on Waypoint, the official blog of autonomous vehicle company Waymo, that reports up to 92% lower crash rates. Finally, here’s an illustration of Gartner’s Hype Cycle that Phil refers to.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05-21
38:57

AITPM's CEO Kirsty Kelly on decarbonising our transport systems

Kirsty Kelly is quietly spoken, but in this interview she shares great insights with authority. Since 2019, Kirsty has been CEO of the AITPM (Australian Institute of Traffic Planning in Management) which is Australia’s national association for transport professionals. Under Kirsty’s leadership, the AITPM recently published a groundbreaking Policy Issues Paper: The Path to Net Zero: Decarbonising Australia’s Transport System. You can download the full paper here. In this interview we discuss six highlights of the paper’s 22 recommendations. AITPM is a professional membership association, not a lobby group, but many of these recommendations are in alignment with the things that lobby groups are calling for. Kirsty has taken a keen interest in sustainable urban development for many years. Prior to joining the AITPM she was CEO of the Planning Institute of Australia – the peak professional body for Australia’s urban and regional planning professionals. Kirsty is a qualified urban planner who has practiced her profession both within local and state governments and in private practice. She’s also been a member of range of boards and advisory groups. In the What’s Up? section that follows our interview with Kirsty, we mention two organisations: Yarra Bug Podcast is an excellent long-running podcast that is also broadcast on 3CR community radio in Melbourne. Camcycle is an advocacy organisation based in the small university city of Cambridge UK. Its dynamic CEO Roxanne De Beaux recently completed a speaking tour of Australia that we attended and we hope to have Roxy as a future guest on the Squeaky Wheel Podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

04-23
42:43

Matt Burke wants us to reckon with autobesity

Matt is a great communicator who not only gives many insightful comments, but does so with a smile on his face and a glint in his eye. In our interview he covers a wide range of topics from the “D-Day Invasion” of cars that lands in every schoolground twice a day, through to “autobesity”, the need for better urban planning and more. Matt is a leading transport researcher and renowned expert on urban planning who has spoken widely via local state and national media, plus given keynotes at many conferences Until recently Matt was Deputy Director at Griffith University’s Cities Research Institute. He has secured five national research grants and led major transport collaborations with Brisbane City Council and Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads. Matt grew up in Melbourne and graduated with a Bachelor of Planning and Design (hons) for the University of Melbourne. He then moved to Brisbane in the late 1990’s where he did his PhD in Urban Planning at the University of Queensland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

03-19
53:17

Sara Stace wants to boost active transport in Australia for the cost of two coffees per person

Sara Stace is a city shaper, urban transport innovator, and bold advocate for better streets. With a career spanning 30 years across federal, state, and local governments, as well as the private sector, she has played a key role in shaping cities, land use, and transport policies. She's also recently started her on consultancy, Vivendi Cities. In this episode, Sara discusses Better Streets Australia's campaign leading up to the 2025 Australian federal election. The campaign presents five key policy ‘asks’ and has already built a coalition of 100+ companies and non-profits. Sara refers to Infrastructure Australia mid-way through our conversation and mentions that she was not sure of the minimum project value threshold before projects must be assessed by them. It is $250 million. 🔗 More about the World Cycling Alliance: here. 🔗 More on Better Streets: here. 🔗 Follow Sara’s insights on LinkedIn: here:  📢 Subscribe to the Squeaky Wheel Podcast for more conversations with changemakers in the world of active transport. Got something to squeak about? Get in touch with The Squeaky Wheel team via our website: squeakywheelpodcast.com Follow The Squeaky Wheel on Facebook: facebook.com/squeakywheelpodcast Follow The Squeaky Wheel on BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/squeaky-wheel.bsky.socialSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

02-19
36:48

Kevin Mayne

For more than a quarter of a century, Kevin has been one of the world’s most senior and successful leaders of cycling advocacy organisations.At the time we spoke to Kevin he was just about to retire after building Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) from small foundations into a large, successful, industry-funded peak advocacy group. Originally from the UK but having lived in Brussels for many years because it’s the headquarters of the European Union, Kevin and his team have just seen the European Declaration of Cycling. This is a landmark – highest level statement from which billions of Euros of funding and other benefits should flow. Kevin chose to take a huge pay cut and to end an international corporate career in major food and beverage companies in order to join Cycling UK, then years later the European Cyclists Federation, then his most recent role at CIE.In this podcast Kevin shares many pearls of wisdom from his life’s experience both in the corporate and advocacy worlds, including tips for how to increase the effectiveness of  advocacy organisations of all sizes.In the podcast, starting from the 10 minute 35 second point, Kevin mentions several financial amounts. All of these amounts he refers to are in Euros.When the podcast was recorded the exchange rate was $1.62 Australian = €1 Euro. Therefore the amounts he refers to converted to Australian dollars are:·      First European budget when Kevin joined: €600 million = A$972 million·      Current budget spending €4.7 billion = A$7.56 billion.·      Additional €2 billion from covid funding = A$3.24 billion. Links:The European Declaration on CyclingHere is a link to the full declarationCycle Industries Europe 10 Point Manifesto.Here is a link to Stephen Yarwood, former Lord Mayor of Adelaide, urban planner and “city futurist”, referred to by Kevin from when he visited Velo-city Adelaide.In 2022 we also did an in person video interview of Kevin at Eurobike in Frankfurt, German. That interview has some overlap, but a lot of other material not covered in our podcast. You can watch that interview here.CIE new CEO. At the time of writing these show notes the new CEO to become Kevin’s successor had not been announced, but here is a link to the CIE news page where the announcement will appear.Finally there’s are recording of Kevin’s speech to a crowded room at the Cycle Industry Leaders Breakfast that was presented on 4th July 2024. This was recorded on a phone from a seat in the audience so the sound quality is not great, but the speech itself is worth listening Visit our Micromobility Report Podcast page to read the transcript of this episode and view more content.Our Micromobility Report website contains hundreds of micromobility articles that we’ve published since launching in 2020. Subscribe to our free bi-monthly newsletter!The Micromobility Report Podcast will entertain and inform you through conversations with change makers working in all aspects of micromobility across business, government, academia and advocacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12-01
52:29

Phil Jones

Phil Jones is a quietly spoken achiever who has played a significant role behind the scenes in some of the UK’s most important advancements in active travel. Phil lives near Birmingham, UK where he has worked as a Charted Civil Engineer for over 40 years.In 2003 Phil founded PJA (Phil Jones associates) which has grown to over 130 staff today and is widely recognised as the leading expert consultancy regarding cycling and active transportation, particularly in relation to transport planning, engineering and placemaking. PJA is also actively involved in the Australian market, with some team members based here.Phil was a key player in providing technical expertise for Wales’ groundbreaking national implementation of 20 mph (30 kph) speed limits.He also serves on the board of Active Travel England and helped write the UK Department of Transport’s Manual for Streets.Phil also serves on a number of other boards and advisory panels, including a significant amount of pro-bono work for advocacy groups.Links:PJA websitehttps://pja.co.uk/ UK’s  Manual for Streetshttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/manual-for-streets-2Active Travel England websitehttps://www.activetravelengland.gov.uk/#Active Travel Capability Ratings Systemhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-active-travel-capability-ratings20 mph speed limit Wales, half million signature petition.https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/half-a-million-signed-petition-to-reverse-20mph-limits-where-cymru-is-at-seven-months-into-going-slow-680223Agilisys report re positive impact of lower speed limits in Wales.https://agilysis.co.uk/2023/09/25/wales20/AITPM policy paper on decarbonising transport.https://www.aitpm.com.au/policy/decarbonising-transportStreets Ahead Podcast link to the Louise Hague M.P. interviewhttps://shows.acast.com/streets-ahead/episodes/louise-haigh-mp-secretary-of-state-for-transportVisit our Micromobility Report Podcast page to read the transcript of this episode and view more content.Our Micromobility Report website contains hundreds of micromobility articles that we’ve published since launching in 2020. Subscribe to our free bi-monthly newsletter!The Micromobility Report Podcast will entertain and inform you through conversations with change makers working in all aspects of micromobility across business, government, academia and advocacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-18
46:31

Kylie Nixon

Kylie Nixon is one of Australia’s most experienced active transport professionals, but also a mum who encourages her kids to walk and ride and of course, worries about their safety.She graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering, followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Regional Planning.Kylie is an Associate Principal for the global consultancy Arup, where she’s worked for 28 years. Her career with Arup has taking her around the world including living in London for about six years and working as part of the team planning infrastructure for the 2021 London Olympic Games.She then returned to her hometown of Brisbane. With Brisbane having been awarded the 2032 Olympics, Kylie is hoping to apply some of the experience and lessons she learned from London to help make the most of Brisbane’s unique Olympic opportunity.Visit our Micromobility Report Podcast page to read the transcript of this episode and view more content.Our Micromobility Report website contains hundreds of micromobility articles that we’ve published since launching in 2020. Subscribe to our free bi-monthly newsletter!The Micromobility Report Podcast will entertain and inform you through conversations with change makers working in all aspects of micromobility across business, government, academia and advocacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10-23
42:36

Lee Waters

Over recent years Lee Waters has been one of the most courageous and consequential politicians in the world when it comes to advocating for safer, more sustainable travel modes and questioning the usually unchallenged primacy of private automobiles.As Minister for Transport in the Welsh Government he led bold reforms in sustainable transport policies that generated international interest - including a new approach to road building, a default 20mph speed limit in built-up areas, and a set of institutional reforms to embed integrated transport based on 'one network, one timetable, one ticket'.Prior to becoming an elected politician, Lee had a high level career spanning media and lobbying organisations. Links: Global Cycling Network Motonormativity Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4GZnGl55cLee Waters Blog: https://amanwy.blogspot.com/Lee Waters LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leewaters/Visit our Micromobility Report Podcast page to read the transcript of this episode and view more content.Our Micromobility Report website contains hundreds of micromobility articles that we’ve published since launching in 2020. Subscribe to our free bi-monthly newsletter!The Micromobility Report Podcast will entertain and inform you through conversations with change makers working in all aspects of micromobility across business, government, academia and advocacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-27
01:01:56

Melinda Hanson

Melinda has dedicated her career to sustainable transportation. Her impressive qualifications and career record are only matched by her high energy levels and huge capacity to make a difference. She is recognised as an international change-maker in urban mobility (winning a ‘Remarkable Women in Transport Award from GIZ/Transforming Urban Mobility Initiative in 2020. She holds a Masters in Urban Planning, International Development from New York University and a Bachelor in Environmental Studies and Bachelor in English Literature from University of California.Melinda’s career has spanned government, the private sector and community organisations.She has previously been Head of Sustainability at Bird, and Deputy Director at NACTO’s (National Association of City Transport Officials) Global Designing Cities Initiative She also has experience working in Manilla in the Philippines and other developing nation cities and has worked at the ClimateWorks Foundation.Currently she divides her time between two organisations that she respectively founded and co-founded.Brightside is her consultancy based in Brooklyn that offers expertise across communications, grant applications, research, policy advocacy, strategic initiatives and sustainability.Meanwhile the Equitable Commute Project is a charity providing subsidies for e-bike purchasers, particularly for low income delivery workers.As you will hear in this podcast, Melinda is great communicator and someone who is more interested in getting good things done than seeking personal recognition for her many achievements.You see more about Melinda and connect via her LinkedIn page here.Visit our Micromobility Report Podcast page to read the transcript of this episode and view more content.Our Micromobility Report website contains hundreds of micromobility articles that we’ve published since launching in 2020. Subscribe to our free bi-monthly newsletter!The Micromobility Report Podcast will entertain and inform you through conversations with change makers working in all aspects of micromobility across business, government, academia and advocacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-28
49:46

Tom Cooper

Tom Cooper is the Australia New Zealand General Manager of Beam, a global micromobility company undergoing impressive growth in the APAC region. With 20,000 vehicles and a team of almost 400 in Australia and New Zealand alone, Tom's insights into Beam's success, as well as the challenges along the way, make for interesting listening.Tom shares in detail about Beam’s journey to date and plans for the future. He speaks frankly about the challenges in growing micromobility in Australia and elsewhere. Tom also goes into detail about some of the new technologies they’ve developed to help overcome these challenges.Our conversation also covers everything from negotiating with governments through to behaviour change and even the Brisbane Olympics.Visit our Micromobility Report Podcast page to read the transcript of this episode and view more content.Our Micromobility Report website contains hundreds of micromobility articles that we’ve published since launching in 2020. Subscribe to our free bi-monthly newsletter!The Micromobility Report Podcast will entertain and inform you through conversations with change makers working in all aspects of micromobility across business, government, academia and advocacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

07-17
44:11

See.Sense

Philip and Irene McAleese are the co-founders of See.Sense. Established in 2013 by Philip and Irene McAleese, See.Sense leverages advanced sensor and AI technology to make cycling and micromobility safer and smarter.Philip and Irene have won a string of prestigious international awards for their ground-breaking technology that they’ve been rolling out in countries around the world.Having founded See.Sense in Northern Ireland, at the start of 2024 Philip and Irene moved to the opposite side of the globe to re-settle in Brisbane, Australia.Despite the big move, they still have a team working back in Northern Ireland and projects running in Europe, as well as new projects in Australia and elsewhere.In this episode, you’ll learn more about their remarkable journey so far, plus hear an announcement about some exciting new technology they’re launching to expand the services that they can offer.LinksVisit our Micromobility Report Podcast page to read the transcript of this episode and view more content.Our Micromobility Report website contains hundreds of micromobility articles that we’ve published since launching in 2020. Subscribe to our free bi-monthly newsletter!The Micromobility Report Podcast will entertain and inform you through conversations with change makers working in all aspects of micromobility across business, government, academia and advocacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05-30
36:23

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