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.
Tag: engineering
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.
Video: How to Design a Dutch-Style Protected Intersection
You may understand the benefits of a protected intersection, but how do you actually design one?
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
Side Street Crossings: Where the Sidewalk Ends (But Doesn’t Have To)
Continuous sidewalks centre the pedestrian experience in street design. No longer are pedestrians interrupted at every block to look both ways; instead the onus is shifted onto the motorists who become guests in pedestrian space.
How to Change Design Speeds, Save Lives, and Improve Our Cities
Speed is not the enemy, but it can be deadly and detrimental to our cities when applied improperly; it’s time we fixed that.
Beyond the Automobile 