Board members Dave and Florence went to the Winter Cycling Congress earlier this year, hosted in Edmonton. Excited as we are about riding through the summer, we’re also thinking hard about what they learned.
Come Visit Us for Earth Day
Biking and other forms of active transport are great ways to contribute to a healthy planet and to our own health. Whether it’s air pollution or wildfire smoke, we have thoughts about how to prevent it and how to stay active despite it. We’ll be at two Earth Day events this Saturday: come by and […]
Creating a Memorable Ottawa
Guest post by Maged Kamel Note: Bike Ottawa focuses on safety for cyclists as part of broader efforts to create vibrant and liveable for all public and active transit users. It is in this context that we are sharing Maged’s thoughts as a former architect who now owns a business in Lowertown, close to the […]
What came first: people on bikes or cycling infrastructure?
As we see the City spending ever more money on roads (Earl Grey underpass, Palladium Drive, you name it), one has to wonder what it’ll take for Ottawa to become a true cycling city. Do we wait for infrastructure to be build to see more people on bikes? Or do we ride in greater numbers […]