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Tag: Guest Post

Education is no substitute for bike infrastructure

Posted on 2023-09-052023-09-13 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Guest Post

On July 11, the Ottawa Citizen published an op-ed by Monna-leigh McElveny, a CANBIKE 4 instructor with the Kanata Nepean Bike Club, Safety and Education, following a collision between a cyclist and truck in Centretown West. In the op-ed, McElveny argued for an education-based approach to keeping people biking safe (McElveny wrote a strikingly similar […]

Beyond traffic reports: Road violence and the long road of recovery

Posted on 2021-09-082023-02-22 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Guest Post, Infrastructure

If you follow social media or listen to the radio you know the local news in the morning and the evening is filled with traffic reports – often telling drivers where a crash has occurred and to “expect delays” or “find alternate routes” if streets are closed. Most of the time, we hear nothing more […]

Giacomo Panico’s Bike Love story: The “immersibility” of riding a bike

Posted on 2021-02-282023-02-22 by Bike Ottawa in #BikeLove, Community, Features, Guest Post, Personal Stories

The final Bike Love story comes from Giacomo Panico – reporter, as well as interim producer and host of CBC Radio’s “In Town and Out.” It’s highly likely that you’ve seen him around Ottawa on his bike reporting the news! Thanks Giacomo for sharing your love of biking with us.

Bike Love: Maria Rasouli’s Bike Love! Pedal joy!

Posted on 2021-02-252023-02-22 by Bike Ottawa in #BikeLove, Community, Features, Guest Post, Personal Stories

Bike Love story number five is written by Maria Rasouli, Founder and Operator of Escape Bicycle Tours and Rentals on Sparks St here in Ottawa. Thank you, Maria for sharing your story of Bike Love!

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