Bike Ottawa

May 03 2026 | Newsletter

Posted on 2026-05-03 by Daniel Domen in Advocacy, Events, Infrastructure, Newsletter

Hemlock Road near Manor Park Public School. Picture is taken from the painted bike lane and shows a car in the opposite direction and the school further up to the right.

Cyclist struck on hemlock: letter to the mayor

Posted on 2026-05-01 by Bike Ottawa in Community, Detour, Guest Post, Letters, Personal Stories

Earlier this week, a person biking on Hemlock was hit by a driver near the Manor Park Public School. Flex posts weren’t up yet. Adding insult to injury, bike lanes were blocked by a police car on one side and a vehicle on the other side well after motorized traffic started moving again, forcing people […]

April 26 2026 | Newsletter

Posted on 2026-04-262026-04-26 by Daniel Domen in Advocacy, Events, News, Newsletter, Volunteer

Four people riding their bike share rental together over a green city background

Why we need public bike share now

Posted on 2026-04-21 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Petition

What do bike share and car parking have in common? “If they could find me a way to get to the O-Train, I would [take public transit]”, says a Blackburn Hamlet resident in a recent CBC podcast on downtown parking. Car parking downtown is a gong show, and it’s expensive ($300-400/month for downtown parking, according […]