Did you know Ottawa’s Health Sciences Gas Plant emit 1.13 tons of PM2.5 and the equivalent of 97 thousand tons of CO2 emissions in 2024? You can see the emission plumes travelling eastward on @climatetrace.org latest database release. climatetrace.org/air-pollutio...

If you're interested in a critical mass and have never been, there's one happening in Orleans this weekend! If you've never been, it's lots of fun seeing all of the people out on their bikes together! www.facebook.com/events/12756... www.eventbrite.ca/e/kidical-ma...

It would be nice if Ottawa’s advanced bike interval signs were at bike level instead of way up with vehicle lights. Seems like they’re designed more for drivers to know why the person on a bike is going before them than for people riding the bikes.

What can you do about it? Show up on Saturday. We are riding bikes and gathering in a park to demand real action on safe streets for kids. The silent majority of people fully support these measures. Stop being silent! Show up - safe enough is enough - we must do better for kids. #OttBike #OttWalk

Ottawa should loan some of their speed cameras to the NCC while this gets sorted out.

BEFORE / AFTER. Here's what the school pick-up was like BEFORE at our children's elementary school. A real rodeo. Lots of near misses. Cars parked in the crosswalks. Distracted drivers pulling up just when hundreds of kids are trying to arrive on foot or by bike. This June we changed things... 🧵

Wow. Great work by @colindmello.bsky.social @isaaccallan.bsky.social here #onpoli : In full: Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate letters globalnews.ca/news/9942332...

If he knew better, he would do better. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Tonight! Be there. Or be some place else. luma.com/pgfibtut

NCC is not messing around when it comes to these new design guidelines, and I’m here for it. Let’s get TramGo on the next list of accelerated infrastructure projects. Would be great if the NCC invented some of their planners back to the city and synced it back up with the NCC work.

"The Premier rejects speed cameras and protected bike lanes, municipal staff are handcuffed by outdated provincial traffic manuals, and families on my street and many others like it are left waiting for the next tragedy"

Anyone missing a trike and trailer?

Regular reminder for new’ish parents in Ottawa that are cargo bike curious for daycare drop-offs and park meets - you can rent a cargo bike from @letsgocargo.bsky.social and then have a fun weekend trying #cargobikelife

I’d love to see a boatload of solar panels installed around line 1 to offset some of the line 1 operating costs. That’s one way we can reduce operating costs without a fare increase.

The next Heatpumps & Pints is Wednesday September 24th. Make sure your next furnace/ac is a heat pump. Come on out and get your questions answered! luma.com/pgfibtut

Canada’s Best New Bike Lanes as Chosen by Local Advocacy Groups. momentummag.com/canadas-best...

Got my early author copies from @islandpress.bsky.social! Excited for this book to help people win on everything from new speed bumps, to protected bike lanes, to expanding transit service (and stopping cuts), and a whole lot more. Pre-order your copy at islandpress.org/books/if-you...

New gas plants jumped 50% in price in 2023 They take 2-5x the time to build compared to clean energy An energy strategy reliant on gas is too risky, too expensive, too dumb

NEW: Our early estimate of Canada’s national emissions is out and shows progress stalled in 2024. The country’s 2030 targets are now out of reach, emphasizing the need for a coordinated policy reset with the federal and provincial governments. ⬇️ climateinstitute.ca/news/2024-em...

I’m hoping these new painted lines on Anna are just to visually narrow the st and warm residents up to eventual grade separated facilities. They would connect to this planned bike lane at Tunis that currently dumps users into traffic. Everyone’s kids deserve to be able to get to school safely.

And American #cleantech innovation carries on, despite having every road block thrown in its face. Also, we're going to batteries everywhere to eliminate short run electricity peak demand.

I’ve mentioned it before but it’s happened again: a very large percentage of our child-related travel is medium-distance trips that don’t line up well with transit (so it’s barely faster than walking) but biking is literally as fast as driving. Bike-friendly cities are family-friendly cities!

Methane is a super-pollutant fueling floods, fires, drought, and heatwaves. Most of it in Canada comes from oil and gas. Cutting methane is the fastest way to protect our kids’ health and climate. Take action here with @forourkidscanada.bsky.social .

In yet another story of cars ruining cities, Carling Avenue was widened to support peak hour mall car traffic and streetcar tracks on Holland were ripped up to support car/bus traffic Great story on the history of Westgate Mall kitchissippi.com/goodbye-to-w...

Taste of Wellington does next weekend. Come check it out!

Does CityFolk have bike valet this year? #ottbike

"Newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe–they raise the income of the stores they are in front of." Win-win! www.fastcompany.com/90182112/wan...

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/...

Ottawa would never

Rideau Canal Solar cover when?

#ottbike I have officially released a new version of my Ottawa cycle map website Obike.ca You are now able to click on projects for more information, it will highlight the project scope, along with displaying a preview image. Can then also view a project page with images and designs of the project

Banning right turn on red led to a 97% drop in vehicle conflicts in pilot. 97%! Ottawa can do pilots too. 💪 @arieltroster.com

Communities push back against sidewalks in existing communities. Then use the lack of sidewalks to argue that it’s not safe for the future building occupants. It’s a full NIMBY bingo card for this development’s opposition. ottawacitizen.com/news/new-hig...

Get yourself a mayor who posts like this

Generlink meter-side transfer switches paired with roving delivery robots carrying Ecoflow delta pro ultras? Instacart for backup power. Pay by the minute. Lets go 🚀 #energysky

“Just one more austerity budget, bro. Next year we’ll have cash in the bank, I promise”

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.

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...

Having to bike as part of your road test is a great idea for those that can bike.

For 1/1000 of the cost of someone standing around pointing a radar at cars, we can give Doug exactly what he wants.

That drivers are the only serious customers is a common misconception. In Toronto (and elsewhere) studies have found that drivers don't spend more money compared to other modes. The winner in this study of two shopping streets in Toronto was the humble pedestrian! www.tcat.ca/wp-content/u...

Yet another fugitive methane source- coal exploration boreholes, of which just Queensland, Australia is estimated to have 130,000 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

As always, @samhersh01.bsky.social is blunt. This city could be so much better, especially on issues like transit. @otttransitriders.bsky.social ottawacitizen.com/opinion/hers...

Canada needs affordable homes—fast 🏘️⚡. Carney's "Build Canada Homes" program can cut bills & pollution by requiring heat pumps. That means no new gas pipes 🚫, winter heat ❄️, summer cooling ☀️, & jobs 👷‍♀️. Learn more in our latest bulletin, here: shorturl.at/7Ii3i #cdnpoli #onpoli #renewableenergy

What the city of Ottawa sorely needs is a mayor and aligned council with ambition. You can’t tackle a climate emergency without ambition. You can’t tackle affordable housing without ambition. You can’t tackle a transit death spiral without ambition.

There are tens of thousands of old gas wells across Ontario. Despite disasters like the Wheatley explosion, the province still doesn’t have the funds to safely remediate them, and isn’t asking companies for enough money should it have to plug new ones. thenarwhal.ca/old-gas-well...

The Gladstone/Percy cycling study originally proposed contra-flow bike lanes on Percy and bike lanes on Gladstone. Now, instead of a simple left turn onto Gladstone, the proposal would have a north-westbound biker go from Percy to Flora, Bay, Gilmore, Bronson, Christie, Arthur, THEN Gladstone.

The kids have grown out of this workhorse of a cargo bike. Up for sale now on Kijiji with lots of accessories.

"The intent of this project is to create a continuous east-west cycling corridor through Centretown" By "continuous" we mean for people in cars. Bikes on the other hand will need to make several turns, wait at multiple lights and use 5 different streets to go east or west.

Rule 101: Dream Big Cities like NYC & Chicago didn’t just fix problems—they dreamed big. Charleston’s mayor, Joseph Riley’s message was "No one recalls a balanced budget—build a park instead.” His parks now host 5M+ visitors yearly. Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...