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Graphic reads: Ottawa Votes Oct 24th! Ask your candidates about Bike Ottawa's 2, 4, 10 Plan to become the Next Bike City

Election 2022: Bike Ottawa’s 2 | 4 | 10 Plan & how candidates can make the grade

Posted on 2022-09-122023-02-24 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Community, Elections, Infrastructure, Letters, News

This municipal election Bike Ottawa is doing things a little different, rather than our usual survey, we’re asking candidates if they’ll support the 2 | 4 | 10 Plan, and we’ll be evaluating candidate platforms on commitment to Safe Streets, Sustainability, and Livability in our City.

Screenshot of the route of the winding detour on a strava mapping system.

The continued fight for safe and accessible detours that make sense

Posted on 2022-09-102023-02-24 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Detour, LRT

Bike Ottawa and communities around Ottawa have been fighting battles regarding LRT detours off and on for what feels like years. Earlier this summer we posted this blog about three separate LRT detours where the guidelines had been ignored, and detours had been put in place that were not intuitive, safe, or mindful of users […]

Closeup view of an intersection corner on the Scott Street cycle track. The track continues from left to right, and a crossride painted green connects from across the street. Tactile pavers delineate the sidewalk from the asphalt cycle track.

Don’t give up at the intersection*: Scott street protected intersections

Posted on 2022-09-042023-08-15 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Letters

The City is plunging forward with its reconstruction of Scott St. This is a two-stage process, with the first stage—from Churchill to Caroline—recently completed, and the second stage to start in spring 2023.

LRT construction detours: Issues of accessibility and safety in Ottawa

Posted on 2022-06-132023-02-24 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Construction, Infrastructure, Letters, LRT

At the best of times in Ottawa, detours can receive some great thoughtful treatment – The Trillium path detour, for example, gave us a bi-directional bike lane for a large part of it, and held up well over the years it was in place.

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