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Category: Personal Stories

More reasons to love cycling for errands

Posted on 2024-09-062024-10-24 by Bike Ottawa in Personal Stories

I took my bike to do four errands today. It took me 58 minutes by bike and it would have been 41 minutes by car. Why was the bike a better option?

Confession time

Posted on 2024-04-152024-06-19 by Diane Harper in Personal Stories

I drove my car for some errands on the weekend. To be clear, it is perfectly okay to drive a car. Sometimes they are the right tool for the job.

Creating a memorable Ottawa

Posted on 2024-04-122024-06-19 by Bike Ottawa in Community, Guest Post, Personal Stories

As the world becomes increasingly urbanized, cities are becoming more and more crucial to our social and economic development, and mental health well-being.

Worried about April’s carbon tax increase?

Posted on 2024-03-222024-08-21 by Bike Ottawa in Microblog, Personal Stories

Ride a bike! For every 5 km ride I take by bike instead of driving a car, I prevent little over 1 kg of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere. I’m not paying the carbon tax because I’m not buying gas.

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