This project's final report and evaluation was completed on 18 July 2019.

Project approach

The LGA Secretariat established a Steering Committee to guide the project, comprising officers from the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, the City of Adelaide, the City of West Torrens, the City of Prospect, Campbelltown City Council, and the City of Norwood, Payneham and St Peters.

Subsequently, a consultant, InfraPlan Pty Ltd, was contracted to: Draft a recommended Local Government framework for regulating bicycle sharing schemes; to cater for public demand, by facilitating take-up, while minimising any risk and inconvenience to the public.

The Steering Committee advised the consultant that its research and the document to be prepared should not be limited to bicycle sharing but should also examine the use of e-scooters and be of potential application to any shared mobility devices.

A draft document was prepared for sector consultation and released in LGA Circular 19.1 on 2 May 2019. The Steering Committee reconvened on 25 June 2019 to consider the feedback received from three councils and amendments to the draft document to address the issues that had been raised.

Project achievements

The result was two documents.

1. A broad Issues Paper which examines local factors and the various regulatory mechanisms in other cities.
2. A separate Model Permit and Conditions.

The two papers were endorsed by the LGA Board of Directors on 18 July 2019 and have been published on this page.

Project outputs and outcomes

The two documents will allow councils to have confidence building on this work and authorising permits under suitable conditions, to providers of shared mobility device services

Performance measures

Acceptance of the documents by the LGA Board of Directors on 18 July 2019.