Brisbane councillor Andrew Wines says there is no council more committed to active transport than the current Schrinner LNP council, at a hearing where he also hinted the Story Bridge footpaths would reopen imminently.

Speaking at a parliamentary inquiry into e-mobility, Wines – the council’s public transport chair – refused to detail how much cash from Brisbane’s multimillion-dollar Neuron and Lime contracts was funnelled back into bike paths to get e-scooters off city streets.

Labor MP Jonty Bush, a committee member of the inquiry, which was holding public hearings on Thursday, asked how much revenue Brisbane City Council received from its 7100 hire scheme e-scooters.

Bush said other councils had said each device brought in about $2000 in revenue, which could equate to about $14 milli

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