Cycling to Kìwekì Point in Ottawa
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe cycled to the recently opened Kìwekì Point, formerly known as Nepean Point. It is very well done and I encourage you to go and check it out. Here is a short description with a dozen photos.
Urban planning
A Bicycle Shed in Your Front Yard
Reading Time: 4 minutesCycling through Dutch towns, I started to notice more and more bike sheds in front yards. Back home, I took a look at the Dutch rules for building them and they are pretty relaxed about them. Let’s see how they look like and what is allowed.
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.
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.
the 2023 Food Map of Merivale Road in Ottawa’s NeMa district
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen Matt and I walked on Merivale Road in Ottawa last year I saw a number of restaurants I had never noticed before. After doing some research I thought I’d create a fun map of the area with a new name that is a nod to SoHo and Tribeca.
Gatineau in 99th percentile of 2022 People for Bikes City Ratings
Reading Time: 4 minutesGatineau, across the river, scores high in the 2022 @PeopleforBikes city ratings. But look what happens if Gatineau and Ottawa are seen as a one National Capital Region, as the locals do: It has a similar rating as Vancouver, based on available data.
City keeps ignoring important desire line at future Algonquin station
Reading Time: 8 minutesIt is very disappointing to see that the City of Ottawa ignores the most important desire line at Algonquin Station, used tens of thousands of times each year by residents avoiding Baseline Rd.
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.
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.