● First annual CycloFest celebration coming to Preston Street on May 8.
There’s a new bicycle festival in Ottawa. It’s called CycloFest and it will be taking place in the heart of Little Italy on Preston Street […]
News & Musings
● NY’s Urban Revolution Comes to Ottawa on April 27.
In recent years New York City has added nearly four hundred miles of bike lanes and become one of the more bicycle friendly cities in […]
● Existing infrastructure needs to keep up with 44% growth in cycling.
It’s a case of good-new, bad-news, when it comes to the growth in the number of people cycling in Ottawa. The good news is that […]
● Ottawa to get $325,000 from the Ontario Cycling Infrastructure Program.
The Ottawa Citizen is reporting that the City of Ottawa will be getting $325,000 from the Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Program. It appears that most […]
● Ottawa councillors ask for federal money to be spent on cycling .
Four Ottawa councillors representing the downtown area have asked that the city increase its spending on cycling and pedestrian infrastructure by using some of the […]
● Public consultations and online survey on plans for Ottawa River linear park.
The NCC is currently consulting the public on options that could radically alter the park that runs along the Ottawa River between the Canadian War […]
● Advisory bike lanes coming to Ottawa?
The CBC is reporting that Ottawa is considering installing ‘advisory’ bike lanes on Byron Avenue between Island Park Drive and Sherbourne Avenue. So what the […]
● Average daily use of 9 cycling/pedestrian crossings in Ottawa.
Metro News has an interesting report about the average daily use of nine cycling/pedestrian crossings in Ottawa. By far and away, the most popular is […]
● City releases plans for construction of the O’Connor bike lane this summer.
The City of Ottawa has released design details and plans for the construction of the first phase of the O’Connor bike lane. Work on this […]
● Norway to spend $1.25 billion on bicycle highways to fight emissions.
CityLab is reporting that Norway will spend 8 billion Kroner ($1.25 billion Canadian) on bike highways to help fight emissions in its transportation sector. The […]
● Where does everyone cycle?
Here’s something neat. It’s a map that shows routes ridden by cyclists all over the world based on frequency of use. The brighter the route, […]
● Extended routes and longer hours being considered for the NCC’s Sunday Bikedays.
It seems that the NCC is thinking about expanding its popular Sunday Bikedays program as part of a 10-year strategic plan. According to an article […]
● 5th Annual Family Winter Bike Parade: January 23, 2016.
Ottawa’s 5th annual winter bike parade will be taking place Saturday, January 23, 2016, starting at 10:30 am. The 4 to 5 kilometre ride starts […]
● The Federal Government’s Pre-Budget Consultations and Cycling Issues.
The Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, has launched public consultations on what will go into the Liberal Government’s first budget. To this end, the Department […]
● Is cycling the litmus test on how serious we are about reducing greenhouse gases?
Now that the Paris Accord on climate change is a done deal, there’s a lot of talk about “now the real work begins”, and how […]
● City delays bike path for Prince of Wales Bridge.
The Ottawa Sun reports that the City of Ottawa has postponed its plans to convert the old Prince of Wales railway bridge into a bicycle […]
● New pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Rideau River now open.
A new pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Rideau River which connects Donald Street and Somerset Street East officially opened on December 4, 2015, six […]
● Scientific proof that cycling keeps you smarter.
Yes, it’s true. A recent study by researchers at King’s College London found that leg muscle fitness is “strongly associated” with healthy cognitive aging. In […]
● Ottawa area cyclist Michael Woods joins the Pro Peloton in Europe.
Today’s Ottawa Citizen has an article about Michael Woods, an Ottawa area cyclist who will be racing in the European pro peloton this coming year. […]
● The city’s e-newsletter about cycling on Ottawa – Nov 2015 edition
The City has released the November 2015 edition of its e-newsletter about cycling around Ottawa. It has updates and information about: ● Winter Cycling Network. […]