The field of active transportation is evolving rapidly at all levels of development, but there’s still more work to be done on the forefront to solve our most pressing challenges.
Tag: cycling
5,000 Kilometres
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.
Three Radical Ideas for Improving Ottawa’s Bank Street
Improving Ottawa’s Bank Street for active modes and transit is a tough nut to crack, but with some big ideas at the network level, it may be possible.
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.
10 Years of Beyond the Automobile: How it Started, How it’s Going
Beyond the Automobile started out as a simple ploy to get a job. From it emerged a passion for writing, and opportunities I couldn’t have imagined.
VIDEO: When you Build a City for Cycling, Everyone Benefits
When you build a city for cycling, everyone benefits. This was the central idea of a talk I shared recently at CreativeMornings Ottawa, to an audience of about 120 people.
Beyond the Automobile 