Yesterday was the deadline to give feedback to the City on Phase 5 of the Transportation Master Plan. Below is Bike Ottawa’s feedback. 11 May 2025 Dear Mrs Armstrong, I’m writing to you regarding the phase 5 of the City’s Transportation Master Plan update. After having reviewed the available documents, our board has multiple comments […]
Open letter to Ottawa City Council re: Bill 212
25 November 2024 Dear Mayor, Dear councillors, We are writing to you regarding Bill 212, the planned legislation that the provincial government is rushing through and that will negatively affect all of your constituents. The City so far hasn’t voiced any opinion on the matter, and we think it past time for the Ottawa City […]
Call to retire “shared responsibility” education campaign
The following is a letter sent by Bike Ottawa and School Streets Ottawa regarding the road safety education campaign recently released by the City of Ottawa. Our concern is the approach to road safety that messaging of this type represents. We call on the City to redirect resources toward proven methods of making our streets […]
A deep dive into the City of Ottawa 30km/h Design Toolbox
The case for lowering speed limit is one that can’t be argued against, and rightfully so — speed is a factor in the severity of injuries and death on our streets. Cities around the world, and the World Health Organization, supports 30km/hr streets.