Micromobility Research Cluster

Research lead

  Dr Richard J Buning, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Key researchers  

Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology:

• Associate Professor Dorina Pojani,
• Professor Zuduo Zeng
• Professor Mark Hickman
• Dr Mehmet Yildirimoglu

Faculty of Science:

• Associate Professor Thomas Sigler
• Professor Jonathan Corcoran
• Dr Frank Zou
• Dr Scott Lieske

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

• Dr Thomas Magor

We collaborate with a wide range of industry and government organisations, providing cross-disciplinary expertise in micromobility research. Our partners include:

• Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN)
• Beam Mobility
• Bicycle Queensland
• Brisbane City Council
• BYKKO Mobility
• Lime
• Micromobility Research Partnership (MRP)
• Neuron Mobility
• Queensland Department of Transportation and Main Roads
• Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC)

This is a sample of our research and media publications. Contact us for more.

Research report

So, What do you Think About eScooters and eBikes: Understanding Visitor and Resident Experiences and Perceptions with Micromobility In Brisbane (PDF, 3 MB).
Buning, R. J., Pham, W., & Chen, M. (2023). Prepared for Brisbane City Council. 

This report is the result of the first cross-disciplinary and academic-government-industry partnership of its kind worldwide. We explored differences in visitors’ and residents’ usage of eMicromobility in the city of Brisbane. Our findings provided unique insights into the experiences of visitors and residents as micromobility users and non-users. Practically, the research outcomes will lead to the creation of a tourism micromobility research agenda, as well as direct implications for transport and tourism planning and management of transport infrastructure in Brisbane.

Reports and publications on UQ espace

Browse micromobility publications on UQ espace

Articles in The Conversation and other media

• Five years on, Brisbane’s e-scooters and e-bikes are winning over tourists and residents as they open up the city. The Conversation. 
• Why e-scooters are the 'public mobility glue' for urban transport. UQ Contact Magazine. 
• When 1 in 3 users are tourists, that changes the bike-share equation for cities. The Conversation. 
• Too wet? Too cold? Too hot? This is how weather affects the trips we make The Conversation.
• Here’s what bike-sharing programs need to succeed The Conversation.
• Share bikes don’t get cars off the road, but they have other benefits The Conversation.
• We analysed 100 million bike trips to reveal where in the world cyclists are most likely to brave rain and cold The Conversation.
• Oh no, oBikes are leaving Melbourne! But this doesn’t mean bike sharing schemes are dead The Conversation.