The 2015 budget was a case of “you can’t squeeze water from a stone”, with a 2% limit on the tax increase (an election campaign promise made by Mayor Watson).
Funding cycling in Ottawa, Part 2: What Ottawa cyclists can expect in 2015
To continue the story, here is what will be coming down the pipe for cycling funding in Ottawa for the near future…
Funding cycling in Ottawa, Part 1: What is a Strategic Initiative?
As you might remember, the funding for Ottawa’s cycling and pedestrian plans was not in the 2015 budget, where most of us, even members of council, would have expected to find it.
Advocacy update: Cycling to LRT stations, MUP improvements, and infrastructure planning
In April and May, the Citizens for Safe Cycling Advocacy Working Group discussed an array of issues, including plans for cycling and pedestrian links to planned LRT stations; potential improvements for cyclists on NCC multi-use pathways (MUPs); and infrastructure planning for north-south and east-west bikeways in the Ottawa cycling network.