A child on a bike with training wheels rides with his mom on Beechwood Avenue in Ottawa, December 2024. He is learning to have an active lifestyle, helping to protect the environment, and more likely to become a lifelong cyclist because he is safe.
Now You Won’t Be Able To Sue If Killed or Injured After Bike Lanes Removed?
Yesterday we learned that the Ford Government is doubling down on its anti-bike lane legislation, just days after it was universally panned by witnesses at the committee studying the Bill. It has introduced amendments to ensure it doesn’t have to reimburse cities for removing lanes, let alone for the costs incurred to install them in […]
Bike Ottawa Presentation to the Committee Studying Bill 212
My name is Florence Lehmann and I’m the president of Bike Ottawa, an association that advocates for safe cycling and an equitable approach to transportation. Le me start with videos of traffic in Ottawa. Queensway (10 lanes of car traffic) Wednesday July 19, 2023, 6:32pm Vanier Parkway at Beechwood (5 lanes of car traffic) Thursday […]
Who’s privileged?
We hear a lot about “privileged cyclists” on social media, especially from people complaining about cyclists on the roads and (ironically) the existence of separated bike lanes that keep cyclists off the roads.