I took my bike to do four errands today. It took me 58 minutes by bike and it would have been 41 minutes by car. Why was the bike a better option? I didn’t need to look for parking and then walk to my destination. In every case, there was a spot to lock my […]
This is why we do what we do
So our kids and our parents can be safe. So we can have reliable transportation. So we can easily pick up a few groceries on the way home. So we can go to hockey practice (yes, even in winter). Because bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise.
Winter Cycling Congress highlights
Board members Dave and Florence went to the Winter Cycling Congress earlier this year, hosted in Edmonton. Excited as we are about riding through the summer, we’re also thinking hard about what they learned.
Ottawa’s winter bike network: Time to grow up!
Ottawa’s Winter Cycling Network is made up of 50 kilometres of cycling tracks, pathways, and recommended routes that are maintained year-round for people riding bikes. Maintaining safe cycling infrastructure year-round is critical for encouraging a shift to sustainable transportation. A map of the network is shown below. The network has only expanded by 10 kilometres […]