Guest post by Maged Kamel Note: Bike Ottawa focuses on safety for cyclists as part of broader efforts to create vibrant and liveable for all public and active transit users. It is in this context that we are sharing Maged’s thoughts as a former architect who now owns a business in Lowertown, close to the […]
What came first: people on bikes or cycling infrastructure?
As we see the City spending ever more money on roads (Earl Grey underpass, Palladium Drive, you name it), one has to wonder what it’ll take for Ottawa to become a true cycling city. Do we wait for infrastructure to be build to see more people on bikes? Or do we ride in greater numbers […]
Spring is here!
We are excited to see all the folks getting out on their bikes and enjoying the spring weather. And getting out to do their errands in a walkable/bikeable community. In this case, it’s at Metro on Beechwood Avenue. The bike rack stayed busy all winter, but we loved the variety last week: bike with a […]
Earl Grey Underpass: Is it worth $20M?
This project comes to the City’s Finance and Corporate Services Committee on March 5. We strongly encourage you to contact your councillor about it. An old roadway design is seeing new light in Kanata. Despite being delayed for almost 30 years, an underpass under Terry Fox Drive at Earl Grey Drive is proposed to be built this year. The […]