One of the best ways to enjoy Bluesfest is to ride your bicycle and take advantage of the supervised valet bike parking (3:30pm-11:30pm), a service offered since 2006. Organized in partnership with Bike Ottawa, Charles and his crew of volunteers are ready to ensure your bike is safe until you are ready to head home. […]
Cyclist struck on hemlock: letter to the mayor
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 […]
Greater Avalon Kidical Mass 2025
A first kidical mass in Greater Avalon! (and not the last!) By Geneviève MollemaEnvironmental Committee, Greater Avalon Community Association On October 25th, the environmental committee of the Greater Avalon Community Association, a subcommittee of the Greater Avalon Community Association, held its first Kidical Mass bike ride. Starting at the François-Dupuis Community Center, around sixty cyclists rode a 4 km […]
Community groups rally to oppose Bill 60 anti bike lane provision
Doug Ford is exhausting. He throws in an omnibus bill random ideas not remotely based in data and research, local reality and expertise, hopes no one is paying attention and his BS sticks. But people are paying attention and they’re fighting back. Yesterday, Bike Ottawa and our local partner organizations rallied to oppose the provision […]
