Infrastructure | Bike Ottawa

Google map image showing an intersection that is supposed to get a slip lane

Bank Street widening and reconstruction

Posted on 2024-02-292024-06-19 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Community

Did somebody say “improvements”?

Image of children and parents biking or walking on a temporary school street

2.5-minute Campaign

Posted on 2023-09-072023-09-08 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Community, Infrastructure

This summer, Mayor Sutcliffe recorded a video of himself on the portion of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway devoted to the National Capital Commission’s Active Use Program. The video ran for 2.5 minutes, and the mayor used the absence of people using the road during that time as a call to end the program. (For a […]

Google streetview of Cambridge North in Ottawa. We can see concrete planter boxes used to narrow the street and add greenery. There are two "do not enter" signs to divert car traffic from entering from the main street and car traffic volumes lower.

A deep dive into the City of Ottawa 30km/h Design Toolbox

Posted on 2022-12-132023-02-24 by Barbara Greenberg in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Releases

The case for lowering speed limit is one that can’t be argued against, and rightfully so — speed is a factor in the severity of injuries and death on our streets. Cities around the world, and the World Health Organization, supports 30km/hr streets.

Ottawa’s winter bike network: Time to grow up!

Posted on 2022-11-152024-06-12 by Bike Ottawa in Advocacy, Community, Winter Cycling

Ottawa’s Winter Cycling Network is made up of 50 kilometres of cycling tracks, pathways, and recommended routes that are maintained year-round for people riding bikes. Maintaining safe cycling infrastructure year-round is critical for encouraging a shift to sustainable transportation. A map of the network is shown below. The network has only expanded by 10 kilometres […]