{"id":4091,"date":"2022-04-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=4091"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:55:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:55:43","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-690-monday-11th-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2022\/04\/11\/yarrabug-radio-show-690-monday-11th-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #690 Monday 11th April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode\/talking-about-e-scooter-trials-melbourne\">Talking about e-scooter trials in Melbourne<\/a>: on this weeks program Chris chats to Helen, a Carlton resident about her experience with e-scooters, product issues, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.melbourne.vic.gov.au\/parking-and-transport\/Pages\/e-scooters.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">one-year trial of Lime and Neuron e-scooters in Melbourne, Yarra, Port Phillip &amp; Ballarat councils<\/a>, freeing up public transport, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vicroads.vic.gov.au\/safety-and-road-rules\/road-safety-programs\/e-scooter-trials-in-victoria\" target=\"_blank\">disparity of e-scooter legalities<\/a> in Victoria compared to elsewhere in Australia, criticism and the addition of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/victoria\/go-on-green-and-orange-too-thousands-jump-on-city-s-e-scooter-trial-20220203-p59tjs.html\" target=\"_blank\">e-scooters to Melbourne transport modes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" data-attachment-id=\"4092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2022\/04\/11\/yarrabug-radio-show-690-monday-11th-april-2022\/theage_e-scooter-trial-4-feb-2022_photographer_penny_stephens\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheAge_E-scooter-trial-4-Feb-2022_Photographer_Penny_Stephens.jpg?fit=600%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,395\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheAge_E-scooter-trial-4-Feb-2022_Photographer_Penny_Stephens\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheAge_E-scooter-trial-4-Feb-2022_Photographer_Penny_Stephens.jpg?fit=600%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheAge_E-scooter-trial-4-Feb-2022_Photographer_Penny_Stephens.jpg?resize=600%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheAge_E-scooter-trial-4-Feb-2022_Photographer_Penny_Stephens.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheAge_E-scooter-trial-4-Feb-2022_Photographer_Penny_Stephens.jpg?resize=250%2C165&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TheAge_E-scooter-trial-4-Feb-2022_Photographer_Penny_Stephens.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><sub>The Age: &#8216;Thousands jump on city\u2019s e-scooter trial&#8217; 4 Feb 2022 Photographer Penny Stephens<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Local news includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenleft.org.au\/content\/community-wins-against-bunnings-developer-brunwick\">Community wins against Bunnings developer in Brunswick<\/a>, extension of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/yoursayyarra.com.au\/movingforward\" target=\"_blank\">Yarra Councils Moving Forward draft Transport Strategy to 25 April<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/yoursayyarra.com.au\/linearparklands\" target=\"_blank\">survey open for Linear Parklands Masterplan to 1 May 2022<\/a>. This weeks musical interlude is &#8216;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/0leDCCHPil9g1HHfop7bQc\" target=\"_blank\">Bicycle Rider<\/a>&#8216; from True Love Always<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8819\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4091-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2022\/04\/11\/0000\/202204110000_yarrabug_64.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2022\/04\/11\/0000\/202204110000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2022\/04\/11\/0000\/202204110000_yarrabug_64.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2022\/04\/11\/0000\/202204110000_yarrabug_64.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"202204110000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 30:21 &#8212; 21.4MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('4091-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_4091-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_4091-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?powerpress_embed=4091-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talking about e-scooter trials in Melbourne: on this weeks program Chris chats to Helen, a Carlton resident about her experience with e-scooters, product issues, the one-year trial of Lime and Neuron e-scooters in Melbourne, Yarra, Port Phillip &amp; Ballarat councils,&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2022\/04\/11\/yarrabug-radio-show-690-monday-11th-april-2022\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","category-show-summary"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ksuk-13Z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4815,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2025\/03\/24\/yarrabug-radio-show-842-monday-24th-march-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":4091,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #842 Monday 24th March 2025","author":"admin","date":"24 March 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Monday morning, corner Smith and Gertrude Street, Fitzroy What's next for e-scooters in Melbourne & Victoria?: on this weeks program Chris talks to Adam Pulford about Lime and Neuron e-scooter rental schemes in Melbourne including them\u00a0no longer available in Melbourne or Yarra, a disconnect between decision makers and end users\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Podcast&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/category\/podcast\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Smith-and-Gertrude-Street-Fitzroy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Smith-and-Gertrude-Street-Fitzroy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Smith-and-Gertrude-Street-Fitzroy.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Smith-and-Gertrude-Street-Fitzroy.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Smith-and-Gertrude-Street-Fitzroy.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2897,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2018\/01\/30\/yarrabug-radio-show-477-monday-29th-january-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":4091,"position":1},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #477 Monday 29th January 2018","author":"admin","date":"30 January 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Getting women + children riding & Active transport challenges: on this weeks program, Chris presents two more segments from\u00a0Radio Adelaide\u00a0Step Away From The Car series recorded at 2017\u00a0Australian Cycling and Walking Conference, which will be hosted in Bendigo later in 2018. 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