With the social media landscape evolving and people scattering across platforms, and new sites proliferating, it seems like a good time to return to our website roots and use this blog more often. We hope to post 2-3 times a week and then share the posts more widely on Bike Ottawa’s various social media accounts. […]
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A detour for people by the new Civic Hospital
Another day in Ottawa, another way the City disregards people on bikes and on foot. This time it’s the detour on Preston between Carling and Dow’s Lake around construction for the new Civic Hospital.
The new Civic Hospital: Active Transportation in the Environmental Assessment
As part of our continued interest in the future Ottawa Hospital that will be built near Dow’s Lake, Bike Ottawa was invited to participate in the Environmental Assessment Study. The first Consultation Group meeting took place on 3 October 2023. Present at the meeting were the project managers from the City and the engineering firm, […]
Call to retire “shared responsibility” education campaign
The following is a letter sent by Bike Ottawa and School Streets Ottawa regarding the road safety education campaign recently released by the City of Ottawa. Our concern is the approach to road safety that messaging of this type represents. We call on the City to redirect resources toward proven methods of making our streets […]