A 19 km bike ride through Old Nepean
Reading Time: 5 minutes Cycling in the old suburb of Nepean can be surprising. Here is a 19 km loop that is 85% of multi use pathways.
Cycling in Ottawa
A 30 km loop in Orléans (Ontario)
Reading Time: 6 minutes Early September, Karen and I finally made it to Orléans (in Ontario). We cycled a 30 km loop with a short 5 km side tour to Petrie Island, mostly on pathways, and a bit on residential roads. Orléans could use more cycling infrastructure though as there are missing links. Hopefully with the arrival of LRT more cycling infrastructure will be added.
Gatineau in 99th percentile of 2022 People for Bikes City Ratings
Reading Time: 4 minutes Gatineau, across the river, scores high in the 2022 @PeopleforBikes city ratings. But look what happens if Gatineau and Ottawa are seen as a one National Capital Region, as the locals do: It has a similar rating as Vancouver, based on available data.
Ottawa in 95th percentile in People for Bikes 2022 rankings
Reading Time: 5 minutes Ottawa scores high in the 2022 People for Bikes annual bike network ratings. Where can we further improve? The ratings show that, compared with Montreal, we have to invest more in access to neighbourhoods and transit hubs.
The Permanent Closure of Wellington Street should be a no brainer
Reading Time: 5 minutes The closure of Wellington Street is welcome news, but road modifications in Ottawa in favour of Active Transportation is not new for the Nation’s Capital. See more examples here.
Can a LeBreton Flats Pathway become the Shortcut to Downtown?
Reading Time: 6 minutes With the reconstruction of Albert St near the new library and the already opened NCC pathways on LeBreton Flats, a new promising cycling route to downtown may open up.
New Urban Parkette for Ottawa
Reading Time: 5 minutes Chaudière Island in the Ottawa river is now partially being built up, but at the western tip a small new park was recently opened, as well as a new connection from the NCC pathways.
When are the NCC bikedays? Everything in 1 handy cycling planner
Reading Time: < 1 minute The NCC’s info on bike days and parkways open for active transportation is somewhat scattered in different locations. I reorganized the data for an easier overview.
Temporary travel ban: No cycling in Quebec for Ontarians
Reading Time: 5 minutes Just before Ontario closed its border for Quebeckers, we took a last trip to enjoy the Gatineau pathways. We came back with cheese and dessert in our panniers.
Ottawa City budget for Active Transportation challenge to figure out
Reading Time: 7 minutes The convoluted #ottCity budget for Active Transportation hard to figure out. But here is an attempt to find the millions. I took a look at the budget for 2021 and tried to make an educated guess.