Updates on our ongoing bike advocacy in Ottawa
Bike Ottawa surveyed the candidates for City Council. We received about 1400 responses from 66 candidates. To make your life a little easier, we lifted the four open questions out of our survey and only from the 7 new councillors on council.
Read more7 new city councillors: Here are their thoughts on active transportation
October 22 is election day for city council in Ottawa. We asked all the candidates running for councillor or mayor to answer a short survey to understand where they stand on cycling and road safety to help you make an informed decision.
Recently the City of Ottawa succumbed to the pressure of just over 100 local residents to refrain from installing temporary bike lanes on Holland Ave.
The Healthy Transportation Coalition is going to make history on July 22, 2018 by installing the first-ever pop-up bike lane in Bells Corners, in partnership with the office of councillor Rick Chiarelli.
Read moreTactical suburbanism: Pop-up bike lane in Bells Corners
Attention Ottawa: we have a problem. We’ve reached the point where we actually have lots of bike lanes (and cycle tracks, and paths). We have many people cycling. That’s all great news. But, we also have a lot of people who drive, and they use highways.
Oh wow, there is a lot going on. And Bike Ottawa needs you to get involved. If you ride a bicycle on paths in Ottawa or Gatineau, then you’ll want to read this blog post.
Members of our Advocacy Working Group are seeking volunteers from communities throughout Ottawa to help identify safe and inviting cycling routes to Ottawa’s transit stations, including Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations. Interested in helping out?
Read moreHelp us connect neighbourhoods to transit stations!
The budget is a great place to find out what’s in the pipeline, since the planning studies and design stages are funded long before shovels go in the ground. We keep a close eye on those early stages so that we can influence outcomes.
Read moreCity Budget 2018: the $25 million bicycling highlights
Bike Ottawa believes that anyone can bike. We also believe that anyone who cares about cycling can be a bike advocate. Advocates (yes, that’s you!) share their ideas for change with those who have the power to make change.
Bike Ottawa is proud to announce the launch of the Monthly Mission. This is a small but important task that everyone is invited to participate in. Ready?