For a minute there, we were pleased. Nothing major, mind you, but hey, we take what we can get.
What’s next for Bike Ottawa
Now that our little party to celebrate 40 years of advocating for safe cycling is over, what’s next?
A very informal cycling audit (tldr: It’s bad out there!)
A couple of days ago, I had to do a few errands that required me to ride through parts of Vanier, New Edinburgh, Sandy Hill and to City Hall. The total distance was under 13 km. Here’s what I encountered:
Accessible bike infrastructure
Bike Ottawa has done quite a lot of work on the need to make bike parking accessible for all kinds of bikes. Bike theft is one of the main reasons people don’t bike, so good racks that can accommodate cargo bikes, bikes with front baskets, bikes with wide tires, trikes, etc. are essential.