“Impossible! You can’t end bike theft!”
That’s an antiquated way of thinking.
Montreal Road revitalization moves into construction phase
The City of Ottawa has mostly completed the design for the Montreal Road revitalization from Vanier Parkway to St Laurent Boulevard and will soon begin construction.
Carling Ave cycling safety update: A fistful of sharrows and walk your bike signs
Bike Ottawa’s Advocacy Working Group (AWG) sent a letter to Stantec this week. We are concerned about the lack of safe cycling infrastructure in the design for temporary modifications on Carling Ave, west of Bronson.
Guest post: Making space for positivity
Recently, Bike Ottawa was contacted by one of our members about the importance of a positive attitude. We’d like to invite you to read the comment below, and to think about what communication styles are most effective at getting people to understand your point of view, or to get agreement on a solution.
City of Ottawa plans some important improvements for Montreal Road, but parts of its plan fall short
The city plans to build grade-separated cycle tracks along Montreal Road from St. Laurent Boulevard to Vanier Parkway. Bike Ottawa advocates for cycle tracks all the way to North River Road.
Announcement: Bike Ottawa winter cycling map
Bike Ottawa is pleased to announce that we have developed a new map that shows you what routes are plowed in winter.
Bike Ottawa concerned about Fisher and Baseline area
In November 2018, Bike Ottawa expressed concerns about missing links in the Fisher – Baseline area in a letter to the city. This newly paved stretch north of Baseline ends at Baseline. And then… nothing.
Cycling season is almost over… or is it?
Our Events Co-ordinator, Felicity, explains how she got into winter biking, and offers her advice on how you can join her this season.
It’s getting darker out there: Lights on Bikes is back for 2018
Just after the clocks turn back, we’ll be partnering with Safer Roads Ottawa again this year to raise awareness and encourage cyclists to light themselves up while cycling in the early evening and at night:
7 new city councillors: Here are their thoughts on active transportation
Bike Ottawa surveyed the candidates for City Council. We received about 1400 responses from 66 candidates. To make your life a little easier, we lifted the four open questions out of our survey and only from the 7 new councillors on council.