July 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Imagine better #OttCity
Have you seen this IRL? The city of Paris completely transformed its City Hall to an urban forrest! Join us at the #WomeninCycling leadership masterclass, where we will be hosted at this amazing location. Expect a small group, immersive sessions, leadership exercises. 23-24 Oct tinyurl.com/wic-paris
September 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Imagine better #OttCity
Yay! #ottcity
Exciting News, #OttCity!
We have been listening to your feedback on how you prefer to hear from us, and we are happy to announce that we are now on Bluesky!
Follow us at @CityOttawa to stay updated with the latest!
For service-related requests: bit.ly/3DlcsS0 or call 311.
We have been listening to your feedback on how you prefer to hear from us, and we are happy to announce that we are now on Bluesky!
Follow us at @CityOttawa to stay updated with the latest!
For service-related requests: bit.ly/3DlcsS0 or call 311.
February 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Yay! #ottcity
Exciting News, #OttCity!
We have been listening to your feedback on how you prefer to hear from us, and we are happy to announce that we are now on Bluesky!
Follow us at @CityOttawa to stay updated with the latest!
For service-related requests: bit.ly/3DlcsS0 or call 311.
We have been listening to your feedback on how you prefer to hear from us, and we are happy to announce that we are now on Bluesky!
Follow us at @CityOttawa to stay updated with the latest!
For service-related requests: bit.ly/3DlcsS0 or call 311.
February 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Exciting News, #OttCity!
We have been listening to your feedback on how you prefer to hear from us, and we are happy to announce that we are now on Bluesky!
Follow us at @CityOttawa to stay updated with the latest!
For service-related requests: bit.ly/3DlcsS0 or call 311.
We have been listening to your feedback on how you prefer to hear from us, and we are happy to announce that we are now on Bluesky!
Follow us at @CityOttawa to stay updated with the latest!
For service-related requests: bit.ly/3DlcsS0 or call 311.
Halifax council votes overwhelmingly to discontinue using X platform
Councillors voted 16-1 in favour of removing X as a social media platform for the municipality and will instead use Bluesky #Halifax #NovaScotia #Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Councillors voted 16-1 in favour of removing X as a social media platform for the municipality and will instead use Bluesky #Halifax #NovaScotia #Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Halifax council votes overwhelmingly to discontinue using X platform | CBC News
The move comes after a staff report highlighted concerns with X politically and following debate on its effectiveness as a communication tool. It only applies to the eight accounts overseen by corpor...
www.cbc.ca
April 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Weeps in #OttCity bus fare increases and cheap parking
Overheard on the bus today:
“It’s too expensive to park the car in town and now the kids have free bus passes, it’s just as easy to take the bus.”
Policy in action.
“It’s too expensive to park the car in town and now the kids have free bus passes, it’s just as easy to take the bus.”
Policy in action.
January 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Weeps in #OttCity bus fare increases and cheap parking
"In 2021, the Region set itself a goal of creating 2,500 affordable homes within 5 years. More than a year ahead of schedule, Regional Chair Karen Redman announced that goal has already been exceeded, with 2,707 affordable homes either being constructed or already occupied."
On affordable housing, Waterloo Region reaches the finish line a year ahead of schedule
The Region of Waterloo has already passed its ambitious target of creating 2,500 affordable homes by 2026. But the work isn’t finished, Luisa D’Amato writes.
buff.ly
December 20, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Weeps in #OttCity, coughs in a #BetterByWard
Montréal recently unveiled their list of pedestrian streets for this summer. Which other cities have you heard adopt pedestrian streets (or open streets) while leaving Toronto in the dust? #WalkTO #BikeTO #TOpoli #OpenStreetsTO #ActiveTO montreal.citynews.ca/2025/05/26/m...
Montreal unveils list of this summer’s pedestrian streets
The Montreal street that was once named the coolest in the entire world is once again embracing what contributed to its fame: it’s going car free. Wellington Street in Verdun will again be open to ped...
montreal.citynews.ca
June 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Weeps in #OttCity, coughs in a #BetterByWard
New transit study: Service frequency and coverage both drive ridership, but frequency matters more.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
November 28, 2024 at 11:25 PM
September 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This. #OttCity: they’re not just lanes for bikes, they’re space for mobility.
“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”— @nondriver.bsky.social
Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”
Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”
Do car-free zones hurt disabled people? We asked experts.
City planners and advocates are seeing "accessibility used as a political football."
www.motherjones.com
March 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
This. #OttCity: they’re not just lanes for bikes, they’re space for mobility.
Weeps in #BetterByWard tears, sobs in Downtown #OttCity renewal….
I refuse to shut up about this: NYC started charging $9 to bring a car into our most transit-rich zone, the haters & trolls predicted doom, but traffic evaporated instantly and here’s Times Square tonite (even after the holiday tourists have left). For a better future, build transit & price driving!
January 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Weeps in #BetterByWard tears, sobs in Downtown #OttCity renewal….
There was a time not too long ago, that I knew both cargo bike owners in #Ottawa.
#cycling #ottbike #ottcity
#cycling #ottbike #ottcity
I had the best time at the Kidical Mass ride to the Climate March rally this morning. Safe cycling facilities give kids independence, reduce emissions, prevent accidents and improve health outcomes.
September 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM
TfL’s Cycle Sundays continue this week, with unlimited free 60-minute rides on Santander Cycles.
With routes for new and experienced cyclists, it’s a great opportunity to explore the best of our city by bike. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With routes for new and experienced cyclists, it’s a great opportunity to explore the best of our city by bike. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Free rides offered on Santander Cycles on Sundays in August
Londoners are being offered free unlimited 60-minute rides on Santander Cycles on Sundays that month.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Weeps in balanced #OttCity tears
So exciting to see bikeshare systems expand to more suburban areas across the continent!
Toronto is in the midst of their suburban expansion program, and NYC DOT just announced beginning fall 2025, Citi Bike will expand further into outer boroughs with 250 new stations and 2,900 new bikes.
Toronto is in the midst of their suburban expansion program, and NYC DOT just announced beginning fall 2025, Citi Bike will expand further into outer boroughs with 250 new stations and 2,900 new bikes.
December 14, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Weeps in balanced #OttCity tears
In #OttCity these stairs would be closed from Nov to April. Here in Quebec City, they are shovelled clear and ice free. Be a winter city.
February 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In #OttCity these stairs would be closed from Nov to April. Here in Quebec City, they are shovelled clear and ice free. Be a winter city.
Weeps in #OttCity tears
Do fewer people bike in the winter in Montreal? Yes.
But in the parts of the city with the most bike infrastructure, it’s a transition from very large crowds to… still many cyclists.
It’s hard to live here or visit and think biking in the winter is impossible or just “not a thing you do”.
But in the parts of the city with the most bike infrastructure, it’s a transition from very large crowds to… still many cyclists.
It’s hard to live here or visit and think biking in the winter is impossible or just “not a thing you do”.
December 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Weeps in #OttCity tears
March 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Recently on tv Rogers Ottawa, I shared these thoughts on our stormwater infrastructure in #collegeward
September 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
December 12, 2024 at 1:40 AM
If designed inclusively, cycling infrastructure offers independent mobility to those with physical impairments who are left behind by car dependence.
For many people housebound or reliant on others for transport, two—or three—wheeled travel isn’t just a form of movement, it’s a form of empowerment.
For many people housebound or reliant on others for transport, two—or three—wheeled travel isn’t just a form of movement, it’s a form of empowerment.
July 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Prague just opened the new Dvorecký Bridge. It's exclusively for trams, buses, bikes, and pedestrians. Private cars are completely banned.
April 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Support a stronger #OttCity and Canada by shopping local and buying Canadian.
Let’s put our money where our heart is.
bit.ly/3FjyScC
Let’s put our money where our heart is.
bit.ly/3FjyScC
March 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Support a stronger #OttCity and Canada by shopping local and buying Canadian.
Let’s put our money where our heart is.
bit.ly/3FjyScC
Let’s put our money where our heart is.
bit.ly/3FjyScC
Weeps in #OttCity Downtown action plan tears.
20 minute neighbourhoods need city-wide bus priority measures.
Aberdeen introduced city centre bus priority measures that reduced journey times (-25%) & increased bus company revenue (+8%), then it supported local business & people with free night bus travel.
Bus gates = winning.
Aberdeen introduced city centre bus priority measures that reduced journey times (-25%) & increased bus company revenue (+8%), then it supported local business & people with free night bus travel.
Bus gates = winning.
December 23, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Weeps in #OttCity Downtown action plan tears.