Rental e-scooters will be banned from the CBD by next May unless the state government steps in to regulate their use amid Adelaide City Council concerns about pedestrian safety and lack of insurance, with the Lord Mayor "vehemently opposed" to their use on footpaths.
Adelaide’s public buses are next on the State Government’s anti-privatisation agenda, but returning the services to public hands will be much more complicated than unpicking the operational management of trains and trams, which will be government-run again in 2025.
A Spanish high-speed train manufacturer proposing a passenger rail trial between the Adelaide Hills and city is also interested in running a service between Adelaide and Melbourne, South Australia’s transport chief says.