Noticed a couple of “Cyclists Keep Right” signs at the top of some of the big downhills in Gatineau Pk today If anything, @ncc-ccn.gc.ca should be banning any passing of cyclists on those descents Allowing any vehicle to thread the needle between cyclists going up and down is a very poor idea

Bike share? Crickets But *car* share? Now *that’s* something to get behind

And this one is how old @sjamieit.bsky.social? #InfrastructureDeficit

I really hate having to pick which side of the street I walk on based on having to keep my eyes on the inattentive drivers who don’t give a shit about the pedestrians they’re splashing #Somerset

This …

I sure hope @ncc-ccn.gc.ca makes this an annual event I think @jagvillani.bsky.social would agree

Hard to square these two things Shouldn’t we be supporting transportation systems that don’t force everyone - of nearly any age - to drive everywhere? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...

Just back from riding north on QED - looks like it’s re-opening to vehicles between Fifth and Pretoria 😢

Hey! Did @ncc-ccn.gc.ca just change the September end date of car-free Gatineau Park to October 3rd? ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/getti...

Geez … they could film this here in Ottawa … as a documentary

So, how long before we start asking visitors from the United States to produce proof of vaccination - not necessarily for COVID, but for polio, mumps, etc.

If the government is providing supports to an industry then the government will also feel compelled to provide opportunities to use the product

🚨 Ice cream truck in the neighbourhood

Great move, if true

Don’t fret - once September comes all will be forgotten and things will get back to “normal” Oh, wait, drivers’ behaviours really haven’t changed much in August anyways

‼️Cyclists alert: be careful at the bottom of Prince of Wales near Dow's Lake. It is very messy and you could have a nasty fall which you may not even survive. #ottbike #Ottawa hansonthebike.com/2025/08/15/d...

Funny, it doesn’t feel like we’re winning But then again, look at the competition www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

My life is devolving into near-endless visits to dentists of all sorts to address a problem resulting from an accident I had coming off my bike about 30 years ago A driver of a pickup made an unsafe left turn (they were charged) in front of me causing me to grab brakes and hit the road leading … /2

This morning - Cooper/Elgin - pointed out the “No Left Turn M-F 07-19” sign to a driver who was well into his (illegal) left turn onto Cooper And he actually cranked his steering wheel to his right and continued south on Elgin! Gloroski!

Well, that’s one way to store a bike

Fireworks 🎇 ??

For the past couple of years, drivers have been using the sidewalk to enter and exit the parking lot at Cooper/Cartier Thanks to the staff in the office of @arieltroster.com for working to address this problem @jagvillani.bsky.social - you can thank me later 😉

Just when you think your life on a bike has been threatened by everything … Just now Me on the east side of Booth at Albert about to cross south and as I’m about to step off, an asshat driving a fork lift rolls the red light making his right turn With the forks extended JFC!

Ready for your closeup @sjamieit.bsky.social?

You’d think that the least the city could do when they re-direct pedestrians across the street is to provide a safe way for them to cross

1/7 @senators.bsky.social and Claridge (Malhotra family) just inked deal for LeBreton Flats. In 2031/2032, puck drops — and Lansdowne retail business model drops with it. Ottawa Council and City Hall have some serious thinking ahead... @neilsara.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social

Yet again, almost hit by a driver turning right (southbound) at Laurier/O’Connor The city only using data on the number of people hit/injured/killed means they are missing the elephant in the room: the number of pedestrians/cyclists who avoid injury/death by luck and/or a very loud shout

Long,long,long overdue

I wonder if OPS is planning on sending some of their bicycle patrol officers to ride up and down Laurier during the middle part of the day If they do, they’re gonna need a couple of fresh ticket pads Oh yeah … they only ride a double paceline up and down Elgin on summer evenings

Bags are still up on these lights - apparently because construction is ongoing (two streets over to the right) The lines have been painted and landscaping is done Good thing the bags are thin enough to see through @arieltroster.com

FWIW - saw someone throw this into the canal East side - directly across from the NAC Couldn’t make out any details of the bike, but a rope with a hook would make short work of fishing it out

Heard the jaunty sound of an ice cream truck in the neighbourhood Went to the window and see him on Cooper with a small line of customers (good) - a nice quiet evening on the street While I was looking saw *another* driver going the wrong way down Cooper That’s two today #Autowa ruins everything

As usual, the comments give insight into what we’re up against when it comes to pedestrian and cyclist safety ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-... City Hall faces new pressure to ban right turns on red after collisions | Ottawa Citizen

RN Police/fire/paramedics treating a child at the corner of Bank/Gladstone People here saying he was hit by a car

Next time you’re out and about downtown, have a look at the faces and behaviours of pedestrians and cyclists as they make their way through intersections Even at locations where they have right-of-way they cast nervous glances over their shoulders, heads on a swivel Drivers have terrorized them

I certainly hope that the current humidity is not leaving only to be replaced by smoke

w00t! w00t!

You were wondering “what’s wrong” with Ottawa? @frpaul1.bsky.social A failed city in ways both big, and small

I get to the point where the MUP crosses a road I activate the beg button *and* position my bike directly on the yellow dots … and I wait … and I wait … and I wait … and then a car comes up to the same intersection, and seconds after it arrives the light changes … or does that only happen to me?

We were waiting soooo long for the light to turn in our favour at the intersection of the Experimental Farm MUP and Woodroffe that I was starting to consider calling 911 and report something that would get the fire trucks out Anything to make that light change a bit sooner

How can Chair of the city’s Transportation Committee continue in that role when they’re not in favour of the city’s TMP? ottawacitizen.com/news/ring-ro...

What’s up with the Sawmill Creek MUP? The main section just north of the Juno Beach bridge is closed with fencing Construction vehicles appear to be using the (closed) MUP as a road

So … I was in the cycle track on Mackenzie, waiting for the light to cross Rideau/Wellington A couple is walking west and as their walk signal is about to expire, the guys says “let’s go” to which his partner said “nah, let’s wait” I looked at them and said “good choice … have you seen … 1/2

Maybe we should ask Cllr Tierney to remove the garbage bags cover the bike-specific signals at the corner of Bronson and Slater

Open the windows - the heat and humidity have broken

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Dear drivers of #Autowa It’s a parkway - designed as a scenic road … what’s with all the honking?

Just ride on #QED through the construction at Patterson Creek Not sure if plans will change, but, for now, apart from the immediate area of the bridge, the roadway is available and the MUP on the east side was open