Reading Time: 7 minutesThe City recently added two stretches of pathways in the east end of Ottawa in Beacon Hill, inside the Greenbelt, with a total length of 4.5 km. We biked from Nepean to check it out. Read our impressions and check out the photos.
Reading Time: 8 minutes A 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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Canadian Urban Institute held its annual conference in Ottawa late 2024 and discussed the challenges of Canadian cities.
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.
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