The conversation around safe cycling infrastructure on Orleans Boulevard is not new, but it has reached a critical point. With the impending opening of the East LRT extension within the next year, the need for safe, accessible connections for cyclists is more urgent than ever. Orleans Boulevard Today As one resident and community association board […]
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Un vélobus dans Manor Park : pédaler vers l’école, ensemble, en sécurité… et en musique !
Cet article est écrit par un papa accompagnateur du vélobus qui relie Manor Park à l’école Trille des Bois. Tous les mardis matins, dans les rues tranquilles de Manor Park, une joyeuse caravane à deux roues attire les regards : c’est le vélobus du quartier, un groupe d’enfants accompagnés d’adultes qui se rendent à l’école […]
No Clickbait Here – Why Bike Ottawa is Over it
Yes, we know. We’ve read that column in the Ottawa Citizen. We hate it too. It’s just an example of the rhetoric we sometimes get online or when out and about on our bikes. See a child biking on a sidewalk? Kids having fun riding on their quiet neighbourhood street? Teach them the rules of […]
Battle of the bands: Avec pas d’casque / Helmet
Surprise, this won’t be about Québécois folk or metal bands, but about bike safety! I recently got interviewed by CTV on this issue and I would have had a lot to say, were it not for the limited time, so TV viewers got spared my logorrhea. Instead of leaving those thoughts unsaid, here they are. […]