● It’s time for Trudeau to announce a billion dollar national cycling strategy.
Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Trudeau has been announcing multi-billion dollar programs as if there’s no tomorrow. There is one […]
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● Cycling and inconsistent messaging on COVID-19.
First, the good news. Many public health officials have said that cycling is a good way to get some badly needed exercise as people stay […]
● The coronavirus is here…. time to go cycling.
Spring is here, but so is the coronavirus. What does all this mean for cycling? If what’s happening in New York City is any indication, […]
● The NDP could be the key to getting a National Cycling Strategy.
The election is finally over. While it wasn’t the cliff hanger I thought it would be, it did produce a minority government. The good news […]
● All the parties have a Climate Plan – but do they have a National Cycling Plan?
A federal election is underway, Greta Thunberg lambasted political leaders at the UN for inaction on global warming, youth staged massive climate strikes across Canada […]
●Bad behavior by motorists in bike lanes – intentional and unintentional.
Lots of people don’t feel safe cycling with traffic on busy roads. One solution to this problem is bike lanes, or better still, protected bike […]
● Will bike paths become the first casualty of climate change in the Ottawa-Gatineau area?
Judging from the severe flooding we experienced this spring and in 2017, it appears that a large swath of the region’s pathways could become the […]
● Just in time for Canada Day – a new cycling/pedestrian bridge over the Rideau Canal.
If you’re going to be out cycling this Canada Day weekend, you might want to check out the new “Flora Footbridge” over the Rideau Canal. […]
● I’ll say it again – Ottawa has traffic devices that lure cyclists into death traps.
Here’s something I have written about in the past, but doesn’t seems to generate much attention. The issue is that Ottawa has installed traffic devices […]
● Will the NCC start charging a fee to cycle in the Gatineau Park?
The Gatineau Park is one of the epicentres for cycling in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, especially for people who like to do some training rides. However, […]
● Time to separate cyclists and pedestrians on the pathways – the NCC is thinking about it.
According to a recent report in the Ottawa Citizen the NCC is looking into creating separate pathways for cyclists and pedestrians. Apparently this idea is […]
● Attitudes about bike lanes and conflicts between motorists and cyclists.
CBC recently published a series of very interesting articles about attitudes across Canada about bike lanes and conflicts between motorists and cyclists. The articles are […]
● City backs down on providing safe alternative during closure of pedestrian/cycling bridge.
It’s happened again. There’s an uproar over the loss of some on-street parking spaces, and the City of Ottawa quickly backs down on a commitment […]
● Quebec targets cyclists with outdated regulations and absurd fines.
Last Saturday a Montreal cyclist was hit with $381 in fines, most of which was because he didn’t have the right reflectors on his bicycle. […]
● The trials and tribulations of using Ottawa’s cycling network.
CBC has a good report on many of the gaps, missing links, and pinch points in Ottawa’s cycling network, including some very interesting videos of […]
● Has the condition of the pavement on Ottawa streets really gone downhill in recent years?
One line jumped out at me in the speech Mayor Jim Watson gave last November about Ottawa’s proposed budget for 2018. In it, he said […]
● A key section of the Voyageurs Pathway to be closed this summer.
CBC is reporting that the National Capital Commission (NCC) has decided to keep a key section of the Voyageurs Pathway closed throughout the summer of […]
● Are self-driving cars ready to share the road with cyclists?
It finally happened, the first pedestrian death caused by a self-driving car, or as they are often referred to, an autonomous vehicle. Yesterday, a 49 […]
● Will cyclists be able to bring their bicycles on Ottawa’s new light rail trains?
As it now stands, it seems that people will be able to bring their bikes on light rail trains when Ottawa opens its new LRT […]
● Only two weeks left for public input on the Action Plan 2.0 of Ontario’s Cycling Strategy
The provincial government is consulting the public on its “Action Plan 2.0” for the implementation of Ontario’s Cycling Strategy. People have until March 07, 2018, […]