Canadian Urban Institute 2024 conference wrap up: “Stop planning, start building”
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Canadian Urban Institute held its annual conference in Ottawa late 2024 and discussed the challenges of Canadian cities.
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Achieving Vision Zero in Urban and Rural Environments: conference
Reading Time: 4 minutesNext week, Canadian road safety experts are getting together for their annual national conference with the theme: Safe Mobility: Achieving Vision Zero in Urban and Rural Environments.
Engage with New Bank Street Feasibility Study this Week
Reading Time: 4 minutesEngage on line in the Bank St active transportation and transit priority feasibility study on June 12.
Ottawa electric scooter required to emit a continuous sound
Reading Time: 2 minutesE-scooters are returning to Ottawa, but less than last year. We’ll see some improvement to increase safety for side walk users.
Is the woonerf dead?
Reading Time: 4 minutesI took a bike to the woonerf where my grandmother used to live. Things have evolved but this 1985 woonerf is still going strong.
Densification in Dutch villages: how does that look like?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Netherlands needs to be really smart with its space. Many villages have grown and added many homes around the old core. Here are some examples of urban densification.
The Permanent Closure of Wellington Street should be a no brainer
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 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.
What is the future for Ottawa’s Merivale Road
Reading Time: 12 minutesOttawa bloggers Matt and Hans decided to go for a walk along a Merivale Rd and shared their ideas and concerns. The street won’t win the beauty contest, but the street is changing. Will it be able to handle all the traffic demand though?
Top 10 position for Ottawa – Gatineau in People for Bikes City Ratings
Reading Time: 8 minutesLast week, US based People for Bikes released its annual City Rankings Score for cycling. Ottawa ranks in the 91st percentile, Gatineau in the 98th percentile. The total number of cities ranked is 767. We’ll dive into the details here. The biggest surprise is perhaps that Vancouver ranks tenth, after Ottawa.
‘Cycling for Sustainable Cities’ exciting new book: review
Reading Time: 6 minutesCycling for Sustainable Cities is a must read book for every cycling advocate who wants to build a case for safer cycling in the community.