We found out about this ride yesterday – it’s another great opportunity to meet new people and ride an a casual group for safety. We have added it to the community calendar on our webpage, where you can find more fun community rides to join. If you are organizing one, please let us know at […]
Our AGM is coming up soon. Details to follow…
Bike Ottawa has been speaking out about the legislation that we anticipate will be tabled next week. Here are links to some of the interviews we have done. https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-leaders-uncertain-over-ontario-government-s-plan-to-restrict-bike-lanes-1.7074559 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/councillor-warns-of-culture-war-over-province-s-plan-to-limit-bike-lanes-1.7352969 https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video/c3012029-ontario-moving-to-restrict-bike-lanes https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/1-10199392/cyclistes-ottawa-denoncent-projet-loi-que-veut-deposer-gouvernement-ford? https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/Les-matins-d-ici/segments/rattrapage/1859219/ontario-songe-a-bannir-certaines-pistes-cyclables Lots of others have been speaking out as well. We will share a round-up of the key messages soon. Several councillors are […]
Bike Ottawa is looking forward to a great discussion at our AGM on Saturday. Meet our four panelists: Melanie Bechard is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at CHEO: “I wish that politicians could see the broken bodies that I treat in the emergency department because maybe then they’d finally realize how much they’re hurting people […]
According to the CBC, The Ontario government says it will introduce legislation that would require municipalities to get provincial approval before building any new bike lanes that reduce lanes of vehicle traffic. Municipalities would need to demonstrate any proposed bike lanes will not have a “negative impact on vehicle traffic,” according to the province. From […]
And push for serious action to protect vulnerable road users. Since our last update, another person on a bike and one on a scooter have been seriously injured. One of the people critically injured last week has died; thankfully the teen who suffered life-threatening injuries at a crosswalk appears to be recovering, though the extent […]
