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Category: Guest Post

Posts by guest authors / non-board members

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Supporting active transportation just makes economic sense

Posted on 2023-08-21 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Guest Post

In the midst of the hottest summer on record, with unprecedented forest fires clouding summer skies over Ottawa and dire climate news piling up on our already overwhelmed consciousness, not to mention the crises of the LRT shutdown and the affordable housing shortage, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe took time to publicly oppose closing Queen Elizabeth Driveway […]

Picture of a yellow walking bicycle outside on the grass covered with scattered yellow leaves

Building the Most Empowered Version of Myself

Posted on 2023-08-142023-08-14 by Bike Ottawa in Community, Guest Post, Inclusion, Personal Stories

In this guest post, friend of Bike Ottawa AnaLori Smith recounts the many ways which her adaptive bike and the NCC’s Active Use program have benefited her.

View along a street of a group of people with a dog standing in the roadway talking with cyclists passing in both directions. On the opposite side of the street, people are sitting at a picnic table next to a pond with trees. The photo is taken near sunset and there are thin clouds in the sky.

In Defense of the NCC Active Use Program

Posted on 2023-07-182023-09-04 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Guest Post

During an interview with CFRA on July 11, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe challenged the National Capital Commission’s support of people walking, biking, and rolling, and specifically urged returning the Queen Elizabeth Driveway (QED) to cars. This outdated and regressive attitude is something we’re unfortunately used to in “Autowa.”

Doug Massey: A lifetime of Bike love

Posted on 2022-04-182023-07-17 by Bike Ottawa in #BikeLove, Community, Features, Guest Post, Personal Stories

Doug Massey is currently Bike Ottawa’s Events Coordinator, and we’re happy to introduce him to everyone through his Bike Love story!

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