I never met Darren Markland but I was very touched by his posts and his advocacy during Covid and beyond. Today, I rode along the Ottawa River with my kids to attend @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social - which felt like a fitting tribute. edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/dar...

Great turnout at today’s Kidical Mass ride in Orleans, Ottawa. Shows there’s an appetite for cycling outside the core. #KidicalMassRide #Ottawa #Orleans @cgow.bsky.social

I was the sweeper for this morning's #KidicalMassOttawa bike ride. These two little ones did a super job. So does this ASE Safety Camera. There are 3 elementary schools located on this stretch of 4 lane road. The camera helps keep kids safe NOW & collects funds for more permanent changes. 1/2

Video of the Kidical Mass in Orléans this morning along Jeanne D'Arc Boulevard. Thank you @robattrell.bsky.social for leading the event. Thank you @lauradudas.bsky.social and @jleiper.bsky.social for attending. #bikeottawa youtu.be/LNUS-enIASI

Today worked out such that I started the morning in Convent Glen where the kids bike event rode by Terry Fox and Cairine Wilson (where I attended grades 6-12), and spent the afternoon at Trend-Arlington next to Knoxdale (grades SK-4). Memory lane! Very pleasant rides from Hintonburg…

Protect drivers from the consequences of their poor choices?

This fun family bike ride is also an advocacy event? 🚲 Our article highlights the fun of Kidical Mass on Sept 27th & shows how simple road changes can make our streets safer for everyone. 🚦 Join us to advocate for a more accessible Orleans! #KidicalMass #SafeStreets #BikeOttawa

It's great to see local residents fighting back against this decision. As we've said, accessibility and safety are more important than neighbourhood character. Moreover, deferring sidewalks here would set a bad precedent for a good policy. #OttWalk #OttRoll ottawacitizen.com/news/manor-p...

Doug Ford: "Speed cameras DO NOT slow people down." Speed camera data:

We hope we are helping people make this micro-mobility shift by either having a fun ride that turns into a life "gamechanger" (what happened to us!), exploring how an e-cargo bike will fit in your day-to-day life, or testing a specific model or two before buying. 😊🚲 #Ottawa #ottbike #ECargoBikes

Cities like #ottawa are perpetuating the requirement to own at “least” one car to live and it’s why life is wildly unaffordable

That watermain is from 1972. Ottawa has 843km of watermains older than that. Council just deferred $2 billion in identified water and sewer renewal work for the next decade. You're going to see a lot more of this happening in the future.

Can confirm cargo bike is the ultimate kid-carrying machine. With a bike, the travel is part of the experience, rather than a period of waiting for the experience upon arrival at the destination. My kids choose bikes over driving every time, to the point we sometimes have to tell them we can’t bike.

As always, there's a @tomflood.bsky.social (/ @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social) graphic to explain. A route is only as strong as its weakest (or missing) link. The survey is open until Sept 29. Take a look & share your feedback too: engage.ottawa.ca/gladstone-an...

I absolutely love how this photo highlights the fact that #bicycles are #mobility devices used by those who may have visible or invisible #disabilities.😊🚲🧑‍🦽

Do you like to… Ride your bike 🚲 And have fun 🥳 With your kids 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 On safe neighbourhood streets 🪖 Come to our next kidical mass ride in Orleans. Info 👇 1/2 kidicalmassorleans2025.eventbrite.ca

I like seeing safe streets and related topics covered by channels that don’t focus on urbanism

A Liberal environment caucus is born www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/a... "Since the election we’ve had this big national discussion, and climate change — and more broadly, environmental issues — have not featured as prominently as many of us would like in that discussion,”

Super disappointed in @rawlson.bsky.social decision on sidewalks in manor park. Sets a terrible precedent. If you support the TMP and this policy, why is “comprehensive analysis” needed here? Doesn’t add up. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

✨New Post✨ Ever wonder why good plans for our community seem to disappear into a black hole at City Hall? I took a deep dive into the bureaucratic roadblocks that stall progress and how we can build a more financially resilient and people-focused Orléans. #ottpoli #urbanism

Totally agree. Who do we have empathy for.

This failed sewer pipe was installed in 1963. The city has 633km of sewer pipe older than this one. Council just decided to only fund 2/3rds of the identified water and sewer work needed over the next decade, deferring the other third. Get used to seeing a lot more emergency road closures, Ottawa.

✨New Post✨A small park in Orléans is proving the "Field of Dreams" rule of community building: if you build good places for people, they will come. This is a small taste of the more vibrant future we can create. 🌳 #Orleans #Urbanism

Spoiler alert: Despite slides talking about "building on existing neighborhoods" and "15-minute neighborhoods", this is neither. It's more low density suburban sprawl with no proposed commercial development and with the closest grocery store over an hour walk away.

I get the urge to compare road violence and gun violence. It can help people see the ways road violence has been accepted and unquestioned in useful ways. But a key difference bw road violence & gun violence (in Canada at least) is that it's easy to live everyday life without toting a gun around.

We encourage our members to give it a try! You might be surprised at how many trips you might be taking that could easily be done without a vehicle with just a bit of perspective! Or try some new trips out this week that you've been meaning to do! If you have some tips, feel free to share!

What if, for one week, you experienced your daily life without relying on a car? How might it change your perspective on the way our community moves? Join the challenge Sept 29-Oct 5. Experience life without driving. Share your stories.👇 #WeekWithoutDriving #OttCity bikeottawa.ca/2025/09/04/j...

Once again, the suburban and rural wards hold the city hostage. Kudos to the 8 reasonable councilors below for voting against another austerity budget

“It’s a good thing folks like this have no reasonable way to get elected here.” *whispers* “They did what?!”

✨New Post✨ Transit-Oriented Development is a good first step, but it's not a silver bullet. To truly transform our suburbs, we need to move beyond just building near transit and focus on creating financially resilient, walkable, and complete neighbourhoods.

It was wonderful to be part of the Convent Glen - Orléans Wood Community Association’s community barbecue. I truly enjoyed having so many great conversations with folks. A huge thank you to all the volunteers who made today possible. Events like these are what make our community great. 🍔🍔🍔

Rule 100: Don't Give Up on Sprawl Instead of trying to end sprawl, focus on improving it for the people there by reviving town centers, reusing empty malls, & building mixed-use neighborhoods. This is called “Retrofitting Suburbia." Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked footage of radical anti-car cyclists at a training camp.

I love bike bus because it gives our children time and space that they don't otherwise have. But it is not necessarily a fun or stress-free experience for us parents. My husband wouldn't come last year because it stresses him out too much before a day of work. 1/2

Hot off the press! 🔥 Our September newsletter is packed with community news! Join us for the annual BBQ on Sept 7th, plus a Kidical Mass bike ride and Repair Cafe on Sept 27th. Plus, read up on local issues and find out how you can get involved. Read the full newsletter here:

Want to enjoy the beautiful weather but still have errands to run? Ride your bike to the grocery store!

✨New Post✨ How do we pay for the Orléans we love? We face a choice: drastically higher taxes, declining services, or welcoming more neighbours. In my new article, I break down the uncomfortable math of our suburban lifestyle and our three possible futures. #Orléans #StrongTowns

We delegated at #OttCity Council's Finance and Corporate Services Committee on the 2026 Budget Directions. We called for - rethinking transit investment - improved emissions transparency - more accessible high-level information Read (or watch) our delegation: www.ecologyottawa.ca/budget_direc...

Multiple members and board members of ours, as well as other citizens, delegated at City Hall today with worries about our budget direction for the City of Ottawa in 2026. If you're interested in listening to the delegations they're available here : www.youtube.com/live/ERXJ0_Q...

Good representation from the Vision Zero coalition in the replies here. We should be doing more than thoughts and prayers for the kids on our streets.

Today, I voted at committee against Council’s budget directions. If these pass, we’d be telling residents that when it comes to city services they should expect less. We can do better.

Pretty ironic to be in a meeting about the city’s budget directions (which I believe ignore the reality of our city’s aging infrastructure) on a day when my kid’s first day of school was cancelled due to a water main break. Ignoring this stuff has real-life consequences.

Your choice is the shortest route (lots of red) via Innes vs the safer route (lots of green). The safer one is twice as long. This is why people bike on sidewalks in places sometimes. Your weekly commute would be five hours more. #ottbike

#ICYMI It’s Sept 1st but also your friendly reminder that winter starts TODAY! Please pack away your bicycles, e-bikes, tricycles, cargo bikes & such. 1. Sep 2. Oct 3. Nov 4. Dec 5. Jan 6. Feb 7. Mar 8. Apr Expected snowfall across Canada will be overwhelming. If you’re able, work from home!

✨New Post✨ Our kids should be able to safely walk or bike around their own neighbourhoods. Car-centric design has taken away their independent mobility, but we can get it back by retrofitting our streets. Our suburban kids deserve better. #SafeStreets #Urbanism

We're organizing a Kidical Mass family bike ride in Orléans on Sept 27! It's more than just a fun ride; it's a joyful, positive demonstration for safer streets for our kids and a more connected community. Hope you can join us! 🚲

MOST transit costs are fixed (at least in the short term). When transit service declines, fewer people ride it. Less revenue. Hence the so-called "death spiral". The solution is to support transit so it becomes a choice again. ottawacitizen.com/news/ridersh...

✨New Post✨ Community events are more than just a nice way to spend an afternoon. They are the invisible social infrastructure that combats suburban isolation and builds the trust we need to create a better, more resilient Orléans. #Orleans #Community #Urbanism

The city does not have a budget problem. It has a priorities problem. And it targets the wrong people to fix it. A must read by @dbellerive.ca.

“Efficiencies” don’t balance the books: they erode services and trust in our governments, institutions and organizations. My first (!!!) op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen: Why respect for taxpayers must mean real investment in transit, housing, and climate resilience. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/taxp...