Northern Section MUP along Confederation Line open
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Hans blog post: new stretch of pathway opened between Laurier Ave and Ottawa U. Let’s have a look at this interesting connection.
Infrastructure
Cycling with Professor Buehler
Reading Time: 7 minutesRecently Professor Ralph Buehler from Washington visited Ottawa. We took him on a cycling infrastructure tour through the centre of the city. Read what we saw in this blog post.
Cycling the Local Greely Loop in Ottawa
Reading Time: 6 minutesNew Hans Blog: A week and a half ago, I finally got a chance to visit the residential Greely Loop. I wrote about it in 2015, when the plans were being made. Now it is finished we went out and biked the bike loop with an unexpected bonus…
Hog’s Back Falls Temporary Ramps
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn order to keep cyclists and pedestrians moving during the renovation of a swing bridge, the NCC built a ramp over the Hog’s Back Locks. Let’s have a look.
New MUP along downtown Confederation Line LRT
Reading Time: 6 minutesOttawa got a bonus multi use pathway when the LRT was built. Today we take a look at a MUP between Ottawa U station and Hurdman Station. While we are there we continue to the VIA Rail station which is only 1.5 km further.
New Flora Foot Bridge Over Rideau Canal Now Open
Reading Time: 8 minutesNew Blog post: First impressions of the Flora Footbridge in Ottawa, a new ped and bike bridge over the Rideau Canal, including a clip of the entire ride over the bridge.
Report that pothole to 311 with Neappoli
Reading Time: 3 minutesReporting potholes is now a breeze with the new Neappoli app. Send location and photos right from the location with your cell phone.
Copenhagen on the Bike
Reading Time: 7 minutesHans on the bike visited #Copenhagen and cycled around the areas outside of downtown too. Here are some impressions of Copenhagen infrastructure.
Is free transit a Utopian thought?
Reading Time: 6 minutesIs free transit a solution to traffic woes? Luxembourg is going to implement it this year.
Bike Storage Coming to a Train Near You – ViaRail Enters 21 Century
Reading Time: 3 minutesCanada’s passenger VIA trains might be older than your granddad. VIA is stepping into the 21ct Century though and ordered new train cars, to be built by Siemens in California. They will meet a long standing demand to add bike storage to the trains.