My name is Florence Lehmann and I’m the president of Bike Ottawa, an association that advocates for safe cycling and an equitable approach to transportation. Le me start with videos of traffic in Ottawa. Queensway (10 lanes of car traffic) Wednesday July 19, 2023, 6:32pm Vanier Parkway at Beechwood (5 lanes of car traffic) Thursday […]
Bill 212 (The Bill to Remove Bike Lanes, Promote Government Overreach Into Municipal Affairs, Waste Money, and Make Our Streets Less Safe)
From the government’s draft legislation and framework, Bill 212 would enable provincial approval for new bike lanes on municipal roads requiring removal of a traffic lane and for existing ones, where a traffic lane was removed; it also provides for the removal of the bike lanes on Bloor St., Yonge St., and University Ave. in […]
Sharing Bike Ottawa’s concerns about proposed provincial bike lane legislation
Bike Ottawa has been speaking out about the legislation that we anticipate will be tabled next week. Here are links to some of the interviews we have done.
How does cycling contribute to healthy/liveable cities?
It’s not just about bikes. Bike Ottawa is looking forward to a great discussion at our AGM on Saturday.