Colonel By – A Missed Opportunity
Last week, I cycled along the renovated canal walls on Colonel By. The path there has been repaved after extensive work, but I was a […]
Infrastructure
Main Street Ottawa opens as (almost) Complete Street
Last Saturday, the renovated Main Street in Ottawa was officially opened. The opening of this brand new complete street was folded into the annual Main […]
Bike Lane at US Embassy Open 2/2: Photos
As you read in the previous post earlier today, the Mackenzie bike lane was opened today. The stretch in front of the embassy was an […]
Bike Lane at US Embassy Open 1/2: Concrete Barriers Removed
Today, the bi-directional bike lane on Mackenzie Ave in front of the US Embassy will officially open. It is probably the safest one in the […]
Provincial Cycling Network: a Bucket of Paint for the Ottawa Region?
Last week at the Ontario Bike Summit, the Ontario Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sport and the Minister of Transportation announced the next step in developing an […]
Dutch Style Intersections at Dynes Road
Dynes Road will get a make over as there is sewer work to be done. Much of the cycling infrastructure is usually put in place when […]
Emotions at Dynes Road Info Session
Last week, Karen and I were at a public information session for the reconstruction of Dynes Road off Prince of Wales Rd just north-west of […]
“Dafne Schippers” Bridge Ramp Built over a School
Mark Wagenbuur wrote about it already a while ago when the bridge was being constructed, but now the new Dafne Schippers bridge in the Netherlands […]
Rain sensors to adjust bike signals before it rains
Although it doesn’t rain that often when I want to bike, I do try to plan around a rain shower if possible when there is […]
The Battle of the Bike Share Behemoths
Bike share might be slow in taking off in in Ottawa, but in other parts of the world it is serious business. There is currently […]