Ride a bike! For every 5 km ride I take by bike instead of driving a car, I prevent little over 1 kg of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere. I’m not paying the carbon tax because I’m not buying gas.
What does Ottawa’s Road Safety Action Plan look like for 2024?
Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. First implemented in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has proved successful across Europe — and now it’s gaining momentum in major American cities.
New “traffic calming” rules could put people outside cars at greater risk
The new screening process to identify residential streets that qualify for permanent traffic calming has gotten worse, again.
E-cargo bikes: The secret tool to building 15-minute neighbourhoods?
In its new Official Plan, the City of Ottawa states its desire to work toward building “15-minute neighbourhoods” as part of its efforts to build a better and more sustainable city.