Ring-and-Post to appear at Ottawa Bus Stops
It is still fairly new for Ottawa, but I see gradual changes coming: cycling to a bus stop or a transport hub. I have been […]
Advocacy
The downside of el cheapo free bike lights
Bike Ottawa, Safer Roads Ottawa and others have been handing out free bike lights for many years now. As I often volunteer, somehow I always […]
Children’s Book “The Yellow Bicycle” Looking for Crowdfunding
Last November I went to the ACT Conference in Mississauga, Ontario. At one of the break-out sessions, I listened to a Pecha Kucha series (I […]
Ottawa’s inner greenbelt bike commute approaches 5%
Ottawa is a large place. We have a photo of my wife’s father standing in front of a row of brand new houses. The trees […]
Ottawa Commute Census Data Show Growth in Cycling Commute
Recently, Statistics Canada released commuter data for 2016. Over the last 20 years, commuter trips grew considerably. That is not a surprise as the population […]
Heron Road Bike Infrastructure at Transitway
This week, I was at an open house for new bike infrastructure on Heron, between Bank and Data Centre Road. At that stretch, Heron is […]
When MUP’s Run Along Parking Lots
It’s one of those design flaws that you don’t see coming. But once you know it, we should incorporate it in the manual for proper […]
Bike Ottawa ‘Lights on Bikes 2017’ at Cork Town Bridge Ottawa
Since 2012 BikeOttawa organises once a year a quick campaign to draw attention to bike lights. We usually do that in the first week after […]
Raised Bike Tracks on Ottawa’s Richmond Road
Last week I went to Lee Valley to buy a new shovel. The wooden stem was broken and even though the shovel itself is made […]
Halloween: 13 Spooky Scenarios for Cyclists
Today is Halloween so I wrote up 13 scary cycling scenarios for you. Some of them are infrastructure related, others are law related and yet […]