Bike SA

Wednesday, April 08

Govt halves primary school bike safety program

The State Government has halved the number of children eligible for its primary school bike and road safety program under a new contract, which the Transport Minister said was put out to tender to increase the number of children in the program.

Council dumps Adelaide Free Bikes, but allows nine-month reprieve

The Adelaide Free Bikes scheme has nine months to find new money to sustain it after the city council confirmed it would stop funding the program at the end of this year.

Cyclists using Adelaide Free Bikes. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily

Free city bike scheme wins contract reprieve

Adelaide Free Bikes has won an extension to its contract with the city council, InDaily can reveal, despite the incursion of commercial dockless bike share operators into the CBD last year.