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.
Infrastructure
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.
Ottawa’s People for Bikes network score inches up again
Reading Time: 5 minutesYesterday, People for Bikes in the USA released its annual city rankings for cycling safety progress. Ottawa is gradually improving its score and so do other Canadian cities. Let’s have a look at some data.
New Rideau River foot bridge is finally open
Reading Time: 6 minutesIt has been a long time coming and part of the time the bridge was just sitting there in place. But since yesterday we can now enjoy a shortcut across the Rideau River at Carleton University, avoiding Billing’s bridge. Read the full story.
The new pathway at the historic Hartwells Locks
Reading Time: 4 minutesLate 2023 a new pathway opened near the Hartwells Locks, but not everyone appears to know about it yet.
Ottawa River Pathway detour near War Museum
Reading Time: 3 minutesA new detour on the Ottawa River Parkway came into effect. I went out and checked it out for you. It is well signed, but I am not sure about those ‘walk your bike’ signs.
More new cycling infrastructure in Ottawa – part 2/2
Reading Time: 7 minutesLast week I showed a number of new bicycle infrastructure improvements in Ottawa. This week we’ll look at several more new bike infrastructure projects in the city.
Cycling infra updates in Ottawa in 2023 – part 1/2
Reading Time: 8 minutesAs 2023 comes to an end, I made an overview of the cycling projects that are (nearly) finished in Ottawa this year. Here is part 1 of 2 posts.
New Raised Bike Tracks on Byron Ave
Reading Time: 5 minutesPart of Byron Ave in Ottawa recently went through an integrated road, sewer and watermain upgrade. The city used that as an opportunity to upgrade the road with separate bike infrastructure. Let’s have a look!
How to Measure Drivers’ Speed Without Tools
Reading Time: 2 minutesDo you find yourself wondering how fast traffic moves through your neighbourhood? Here is a simple method to roughly calculate just that.