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Cycling with Professor Buehler

Reading Time: 7 minutes Recently Professor Ralph Buehler from Washington visited Ottawa. We took him on a cycling infrastructure tour through the centre of the city. Read what we saw in this blog post....

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‘Cycling for Sustainable Cities’ exciting new book: review

Reading Time: 6 minutes Cycling for Sustainable Cities is a must read book for every cycling advocate who wants to build a case for safer cycling in the community. The post ‘Cycling for Sustainable...

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Top 10 position for Ottawa – Gatineau in People for Bikes City Ratings

Reading Time: 8 minutes Last week, US based People for Bikes released its annual City Rankings Score for cycling. Ottawa ranks in the 91st percentile, Gatineau in the 98th percentile. The total number...

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What is the future for Ottawa’s Merivale Road

Reading Time: 12 minutes Ottawa bloggers Matt and Hans decided to go for a walk along a Merivale Rd and shared their ideas and concerns. The street won't win the beauty contest, but the street is...

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The Permanent Closure of Wellington Street should be a no brainer

Reading Time: 5 minutes The closure of Wellington Street is welcome news, but road modifications in Ottawa in favour of Active Transportation is not new for the Nation's Capital. See more examples...

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Densification in Dutch villages: how does that look like?

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Netherlands needs to be really smart with its space. Many villages have grown and added many homes around the old core. Here are some examples of urban densification. The...

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Is the woonerf dead?

Reading Time: 4 minutes I took a bike to the woonerf where my grandmother used to live. Things have evolved but this 1985 woonerf is still going strong. The post Is the woonerf dead? appeared first on...

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Ottawa electric scooter required to emit a continuous sound

Reading Time: 2 minutes E-scooters are returning to Ottawa, but less than last year. We'll see some improvement to increase safety for side walk users. The post Ottawa electric scooter required to emit...

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Engage with New Bank Street Feasibility Study this Week

Reading Time: 4 minutes Engage on line in the Bank St active transportation and transit priority feasibility study on June 12. The post Engage with New Bank Street Feasibility Study this Week appeared...

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Achieving Vision Zero in Urban and Rural Environments: conference

Reading Time: 4 minutes Next week, Canadian road safety experts are getting together for their annual national conference with the theme: Safe Mobility: Achieving Vision Zero in Urban and Rural...

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