A Week Without Driving
Reading Time: 7 minutesI wanted to participate in the week without driving (#WeekwithoutDriving) because I was impressed with a talk I attended last year by Anna Zivarts, author of ‘When driving is not an option’.
Cycling in Ottawa
NCC Bike Night in Ottawa
Reading Time: 4 minutesResidents turned out in droves to participate in the NCC BikeNight in Ottawa on September 13, 2025. Read how many took to their bikes and where they went.
Cycling updates September 2025
Reading Time: 7 minutesHere are a several updates I encountered over the last month, including a trailer for BIXI bikes in Montreal, the new underpass at Churchill and a suggestion in Quebec to use crosswalks as cross rides.
Don’t get impaled at Prince of Wales
Reading Time: 3 minutesCyclists alert: be careful at the bottom of Prince of Wales near Dow’s Lake. It is very messy and you could have a nasty fall which you may not even survive.
Cycling updates for Ottawa – August 8
Reading Time: 6 minutesSeveral cycling updates this time, some new infrastructure images, rye along the pathway, a visit from New York, traffic camera data, a closer look at the bottom end of Saw Mill Creek and a fundraiser for Ghost, a resident who was hit end of July.
Cycling updates for Ottawa – July 17
Reading Time: 5 minutesHere are several cycling updates in Ottawa. Renewal of the Patterson Creek bridge with a wider mup, a bit of new paving near the McDonald-Cartier bridge, drawings for the Elgin-Laurier intersection (before and after slider) and a strange story about McCarthy Road in Hunt Club.
Cycling updates for Ottawa – July 7
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis week, I am writing about bike rack initiatives that I had not heard of as well as how to watch the Tour de France for free and improve your Dutch on the fly. Plus two more updates.
Cycling on Canada Day 2025 and an Award
Reading Time: 7 minutesToday is Canada Day. Here is an overview with several maps where you can bike around LeBreton flats. There are no less than three different maps circulating. And I received the Bruce Timmermans award for cycling advocacy last week. Again.
Ottawa increases score once again in ratings by People for Bikes
Reading Time: 4 minutesYesterday afternoon People for Bikes, an American organisation for cycling advocacy, released the city ratings for 2025. Did Ottawa – Gatineau improve once again?
Cycling to the new Westboro Beach
Reading Time: 7 minutesA few weeks ago, the Westboro Beach project was (almost) finished and the public got to enjoy the new public spaces. And wow, what a change. Beach volleyball courts, a new patio, A real Beach club, an new restaurant (not finished yet), all ankered by the three Strutt structures overlooking the Kichi Zībī river. More here with lots of photos.