Two nights ago, I gave a presentation in Kitchener Waterloo about cycling in the Netherlands and Ottawa. Talking about another country is one thing, but feels sometimes somewhat remote. I find it much more useful to add some of the work that we do in Canada. My latest presentations saw therefore some time allocated to … Continue reading »
Last night, the NCC organised its second of two public meetings on the vision of the capital region for 2067 after a similar one was held in Gatineau the night before. The NCC has had its own road show over the last four months and visited a number of Canadian cities to ask Canadians what they’d like their … Continue reading »
On November 2 and 3, the City of Ottawa organised a two day series of speakers and work shop on DOMO, the Downtown Ottawa Mobility Overlay. As DOMO is a bit of non-descriptive acronym, it is now called “Downtown Moves”. And moving it will. With the new Light Rail eventually in place, thousands of people … Continue reading »
Here is a perfect example why buses and bicycles don’t mix. A picture on bike friendly Bank Street, taken last week, shows that if a bus and a bike travel down a road, it is a pain for both. Better to let the bus go for a few blocks first, you think, but eventually you … Continue reading »
It doesn’t happen too often, but earlier in January I took the bus as it was too slushy to take the bike. Usually the bus is packed, but than all of a sudden you win the jackpot. We barreled through downtown in an articulated bus that was virtually empty at 8:48 in the morning. How … Continue reading »
