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Bicycle Streets Beyond Europe: Ottawa’s Echo Drive

Ottawa’s Echo Drive is an unlikely candidate for “bicycle street” status. But despite its absence from official cycling routes, this street has much more in common with the “fietstraat” than you would expect.

bicycle street, Cities, featured, fietsstraat, ottawa, urban design, urban planning

The Three Types of Cycling Advocates

I’ve come to appreciate that there are three distinct personas that come together to make cycling advocacy work. Like a chair with two legs, an organized advocacy effort without all three is bound to be unstable.

advocacy, Cities, cycling, featured, strategy

After Seven Years, I’ve Bought a Car

After living car-free in downtown Toronto and Ottawa, I thought I could continue my car-free journey in the suburbs. For nine months, it worked fine, but eventually my wife and I caved.

Cities, featured, suburbs, transportation, 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

Bicycle Streets Beyond Europe: Vancouver’s Local Street Bikeways

Are Vancouver’s AAA Local Street Bikeways bicycle streets? Let’s compare against the Dutch fietsstraat and find out.

bicycle street, Cities, cycling, fietsstraat, mobility, transportation, urban planning

Bicycle Streets Beyond Europe: Portland’s Neighborhood Greenways

Are Portland’s Neighborhood Greenways bicycle streets? Let’s compare against the Dutch fietsstraat and find out.

bicycle street, Cities, cycling, design, fietsstraat, portland, transportation, urban planning

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