If anyone is wondering why our MUPs are in bad shape, I don't think they were designed for water tankers. I am not sure if they were servicing a private pool or trees. Either way, big trucks should not be destroying MUPs and blocking them when kids are going to school.

Sometimes, a ride to get lunch prompts an article on the community association website. cgow.ca/hidden-route...

Nice to see some higher density housing near St-Joseph. They fit nicely in the neighbourhood. They just need better active transportation. Now you choose between desire lines and stroads to get anywhere.

Public pool would be replaced by private pools that are much more expensive and don't create community. The same can be said of parks, recreational facilities, sports facilities, etc. Bad roads lead to car repairs. Lack of complete streets force households to buy cars. Municipal taxes have great ROI

The CGOW team is on the board for Let's Bike. It was nice to be cheered by Florence and her team from @bikeottawa.bsky.social at the Adawe Crossing. #Ottawa

If you are interested in advancing urbanism in a way that is more enjoyable and more satisfying in the short term, here is my suggestion. Politics and urban design is not for everyone. open.substack.com/pub/orleansf...

How do you cross the street? It's not as simple as it sounds! Awesome video as always from our friend @nicthedoor.bsky.social - and a great preview of some of the solutions coming our way if the new Vision Zero plan is approved by council! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuMc...

Next month we're trying something new... 1 suburb, 4 rides. Orléans June 13: Fallingbrook, Greater Avalon, Convent Glen & Chatelaine Village @theneworleans.bsky.social @bikeottawa.bsky.social @forourkidsog.bsky.social

Yes we should regulate batteries and don't. However, it feels like this comes up a lot more often than the scale of the problem suggests, which is great for the propaganda prone O&G and automotive industries. Cars are also prone to catching fire. Tin foil hat? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I already thought Trainyards was bad dropping off my bike at Scooteretti this morning made me realize that it's even worse. Less than 600m from the Tremblay station and I had to walk to Hurdman on this path. @octranspo.com, if you want people to use transit, it needs to be reachable. #Ottawa

I have been riding on Somerset as part of my commute. It always feels like cars are in the way. It is the perfect place to understand why cars should have a much more limited place as a transportation tool. #bikeottawa

Return-to-office policies at this time make no sense. We don’t have the transit capacity, we don’t have the office space, we don’t have the parking. Losing this greenspace – meant for recreation and physical health – to parking because of RTO is sad.

Ottawa a versé 10 milliards à l’industrie des combustibles fossiles…: ✱ C’est pas juste une industrie polluante, c’est une industrie que l’on finance. MES TAXES!1!

All The Questions People Ask About Living Car-Free

Could it be because cars are so inefficient that they need expensive infrastructure to be usable as transportation? Could it be that we are vulnerable because we chronically underinvest in other modes that would make our system resilient?

The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after Doug Ford banned speed cameras and the effect is so obvious it's not even necessary put a line marking when that happened. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit.

Have you seen this? STILL one of the hardest truths for some to accept, but one of the most IMPORTANT — car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtowns & urban areas! Watch this excellent video by #NotJustBikes with #Urban3 & @strongtowns.bsky.social. PLEASE SHARE it as much as possible.

come on kids, get off screens and go outside! get off the road it's for cars don't ride your bike on the sidewalk you'll hurt someone take your headphones off it's dangerous stop being so loud you're disturbing people don't just loiter around go to the park but calm down there's little ones

If you want a good example of the city failing to implement TMP policies, watch this video. They did not design this for all ages and ability, seek to minimize conflict points or give priority to active transportation. The slip lane is outrageous. It's not even great for drivers. #Ottawa

The City of Ottawa released a report regarding compensation for transit users. One of the main ways they identified to make the service better in the short term was transit priority measures, one of the cheapest ones identified was continuous bus lanes! This is cheap and easy, do it now!

Weedman are endangering people on Hemlock to avoid using their customer's laneway. Did the city start issuing park anywhere licences to contactors?

This post hit home, since just over a year ago, I came to in an ambulance after getting left hooked on Beechwood.

Earlier this week, a person biking on Hemlock was hit by a driver near the Manor Park Public School. - Painted bike lanes were blocked after the collision - No safe detour was provided for people on bikes Read a parent’s letter to the mayor about this. bikeottawa.ca/2026/05/01/c...

The FB page has a lot of people complaining about cyclists. Everyone wants separate bike infrastructure to reduce conflicts but Sutcliffe has campaigned against them. Hopefully those frustrated motorists will make better choices this year.

The problem with phasing out cars is often about the impact on the car industry instead of the impact on household finances. Even expensive bikes are cheap compared to cheap cars.

What we need is accountability. If engineers and every level of government were held liable when a piece infrastructure kills or hurts someone when they allowed a dangerous design, change would happen quickly. At least victims could get a better payout.

CBC had a great episode about parking in downtown! We need to give people good alternatives to driving so that we can get people to where they need to go. Parking is some of the worst land usage we can have in the downtown core of the city. www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

Mark Carney's decision to suspend the federal gas tax was dumb. The positions taken by Pierre Poilievre and Avi Lewis, on the other hand, were downright ludicrous. We can do better than this, folks. We have to. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/15/o...

This was entirely predictable and to be expected. Despite that, there are things we can still do as a city to ensure the safety of not just our children, but all of our road users. We need to build our roads so that safe speeds are what people naturally drive at. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Carney suspending federal gas tax to provide relief to drivers. Problem: There is physically less oil available now. Cutting taxes doesn’t create more gasoline. Some way or another, people have to use less. The mechanism that makes that happen is higher prices.

Education Not Enforcement. The first session is about to start to connect with App Based Delivery Workers in Toronto. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social

Stuck at St-Laurent due to LRT issues. Passengers going west are asked to wait on the east end of the platform while passengers going east are asked to wait on the west end of the platform. I wish someone would explain the reason why.

This driver was going so fast that they FLIPPED A CAR in a freaking school zone!!! And collectively, our community shrugs. There wasn't any media coverage beyond this CTV post. In what other domain would we accept this level of recklessness and risk?

For those shopping for ebikes in #Ottawa, beware of Orléans Giant. My father bought a $8000 ebike from Orléans Giant and it is defective. The store won't take it back. Buyer beware. If you get a lemon from them, you are stuck with it.

I’ve become convinced that making deputations to council and committee is largely pointless. Doesn’t feel like it makes any difference. trying, putting in the effort, taking time out of my day, just doesn’t feel like it’s worth it. 1/

“Doug Ford’s personal vendetta against a handful of bike lanes in Toronto has now mucked up infrastructure planning across the entire province. There are infrastructure projects in Ottawa, Mississauga, Hamilton, etc., that are collateral damage.” — @mbonsma.bsky.social Weakening cities.

Bookmark this post for the next time someone says "bike infrastructure is ableist." Dutch bike infrastructure, in the form of wide, multiuse paths, is used by countless disabled people every day. They use the same paths as bicyclists, and are safer than on our broken American sidewalks.

A year ago today, I was on my way to the hospital after being left-hooked on Beechwood while riding to work. I was reflecting on the state of active transportation in Ottawa and decided to write it up. open.substack.com/pub/orleansf...

Several months ago, I agreed to wade into the morass that this integrated renewal of residential streets in Manor Park has become. Let your city councillor know today that you support residential sidewalks, especially on school streets.

I made the bet that winter is over. I removed the pogies and studded tires on my bike.

READ: “Ottawa’s relationship with cars — and with convenience — is shaping what we tolerate, what we normalize, and what we quietly accept as the cost of doing business. And I’m angry about it. I hope some of you are, too.” Via @seandevine9.bsky.social Well said. www.seandevine.ca/march_31_202...

I just went for a walk with my kid who was on her balance bike. Sidewalks made a huge difference in my comfort level as a parent. I can't believe PWIC heard from a few malcontents trying to block their construction in Manor Park.

The Universal Law Of Cities — The more car-friendly a place is, the shittier it is to be there. Via #NotJustBikes. Watch his new video below.

The glebe bia dude exemplifies how ideological and emotional supposed businesses are. Apparently Bank st saw 22,000,000 person visits in 2025 and yet the lynch pin for that is on curb parking. People also like curb side parking because parking further away and walking... is a safety issue

Good morning Ottawa!

Good morning Ottawa!

The real sidewalk discussion Ottawa should be having this spring is about preventing them from turning into skating rink. Discussing whether sidewalks are needed is ridiculous.

If transit can't be taken seriously on Bank St, there's very little hope for rest of the city. We know that we can't build the housing we need, make the city affordable, have sound public finances, breath fresh air, and mitigate climate change with a car-centered city. It's time to get serious.

We have sent a letter out with our 4 key asks for the upcoming Bus Lanes on Bank Street report coming to PWIC on March 30th. You can read the asks here : strongtownsottawa.ca/2026/03/24/o... The letter is also attached in the post. Want to delegate? strongtownsottawa.ca/2026/03/23/f...

Road Safety Experts: Helmets and Hi-Viz Are the Best Tools To Ignore Root Cause Of Road Violence HT @lanrickbennett.bsky.social