Just when you think it can’t get worse, it does. Not only does the Ford government want to ban speed cameras in school zones (Bill 56): “Part XIV.1, which authorizes the use of automated speed enforcement systems, is repealed.” Now it wants to ban cities from reconfiguring streets to install bike lanes (Bill 60). “A […]
On Wednesday a five-year-old boy lost his life near Lola and Presland, in Overbrook. He was no match for the dump truck that struck him. A lot of families with young kids live in that neighbourhood. Kids will walk or bike to the local park. Now construction has meant heavy trucks driving in the area. […]
Yes, we know. We’ve read that column in the Ottawa Citizen. We hate it too. It’s just an example of the rhetoric we sometimes get online or when out and about on our bikes. See a child biking on a sidewalk? Kids having fun riding on their quiet neighbourhood street? Teach them the rules of […]
Looking for a routing app that provides comfortable routes when getting around by bike, scooter or another wheeled device? For the past couple of years, Bike Ottawa has partnered with the Cycling Guide Foundation to do just that: build on our popular web-based route planning app to develop a mobile app built for people of […]
