Two years ago, I bought an e-bike to help with my longer suburban bike commute. This week I cycled my 5,000th kilometre with it. It’s fair to say the bike has been a good investment.
Tag: biking
Ottawa’s New Bridge is a Bicycle Traffic Generating Machine: Now Let’s Make it Even Better
The Chief William Commanda Bridge is off to a very strong start, but right now it’s like an amusement park with one ride. With strategic investments in safety, placemaking, and events we can activate its full potential.
The Human Transportation System
Bike lanes and wider sidewalks are a good start to improving our cities, but real change won’t happen until we’re able to challenge the fundamentals of the transportation system we’ve created.
Culture Shock: Biking in NYC
Bicycling in New York is chaos; it’s beyond anything I’ve experienced in Toronto, which by comparison seems like a Canadian politeness contest.
How Dutch Biking Changed the Way I Ride
It took just one bike ride after I returned home from a three-week cycling course in the Netherlands to realize … More
Early Learnings from Amsterdam: Day 1
What are the key elements of success for building a city for bikes? Why are Amsterdam and Copenhagen leaders in … More
Beyond the Automobile 