Ottawa cycling updates – October 2025
Reading Time: 8 minutesA pannier full of a bike related stuff, a protest on October 20th, new infrastructure pictures in town and a nerdy but sweet documentary that has nothing to do with cycling.
Infrastructure
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.
Rethinking the Rideau Canal
Reading Time: 7 minutes Over the last two decades, boating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa has dropped considerably. More bike rides are on average counted on a single day than the total number of vessel movements on the canal during the entire season. Is it time to refocus for Parks Canada?
Gravel roads may return to suburban Ottawa
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn its quest to find savings, our city is looking into more gravel roads, even in suburbs. Here is the article I saw today.
How Strong Towns Ottawa got their Bank Street data
Reading Time: 6 minutesIt is not always easy to get data from the City of Ottawa. Strong Towns Ottawa had to go through a city councillor’s office to receive the data they wanted to see. And then they got a 2500+ pages PDF with raw data of a Bank Street on line survey.
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.
Off the Couch: Protest Ride Today
Reading Time: 5 minutesToday, we’ll protest against the new law that forces municipalities to ask permission to build a bike lane if it hinders drivers. And worse, to remove existing bike lanes.
Shocking Truth: “Road safety is simply not cool”
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn June I attended the CARSP road safety conference. Road safety covers many facets, more than you realise sometimes, from impaired driving to road designs and from drivers education to child seats. Here are some more observations from the conference.