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Bank Street Renewal: Truly Ottawa’s Best (For Now)

The latest designs for Ottawa’s Bank Street promise big improvements to the corridor for people walking and cycling.

design, engineering, featured, ottawa, transportation, urban planning

This Intersection Design Will Save Lives

I made my first in-camera YouTube appearance this week in the latest video from Oh The Urbanity!, discussing Protected Intersections.

cycling, featured, interview, Safety, video, youtube

How to Build a Bike-Friendly Hospital

Hospitals are major destinations with unique travel demands. In our auto-centric world, the default assumption is that most people will drive there and that cycling is just not possible. But evidence locally and abroad shows that hospitals can be major cycling destinations – we just need to include the right ingredients.

featured, health, hospital, transportation, urban planning

Comparing BRT Designs in Three Cities

Street design is not neutral: every subtle design detail reflects a community’s values, and comparing designs across communities reveals how those values differ.

featured, Ontario, public transit, roadway design, traffic engineering, Transit, transportation planning, urban planning

Reimagining Places: South Keys Centre

Ottawa’s South Keys Centre is an unremarkable place, with a golden opportunity to become remarkable, setting an example for sustainable suburbs across the continent.

Cities, featured, ottawa, transportation, urban planning

The Word We Really Need To Stop Using in Roadway Design

As language in general evolves to become more respectful, there is a lingering term in the roadway engineering profession that … More

engineering, featured, road safety, roadway design, Safety, transportation

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