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Without a test ride, without even seeing this bike in person we took a leap. We sold a car and bought this e-cargo bike. And it changed our life. Happy 5th birthday 'Mike the Bike' www.forourkids.ca/family_ebike...

Tonight! Come together to talk about what the election results mean for our city and progress towards a safe cycling city. #ottBike

Hey #ottbike! Did you know that there are workshops running at the Ottawa Public Library on how to extend your biking season/cold weather riding? well there are!

Parents and non-profits are left scrambling to keep important programs running in the core 2/x www.change.org/p/keep-ottaw...

The individual, public, and environmental costs of pushing recreational (and other services) options out of the core and into car dependent burbs also costs money. But those are different balance sheets so... 🤷🏼‍♀️

Upsetting to hear about the pending closure of the OGC. I am quickly reminded of the $1-billion gap for Recreation and Cultural Services identified in the 2025 Asset Management Plan. Which Ottawa recreational facility will be next? This is what austerity looks like. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Election Day is tomorrow (Oct 26). Make a plan to vote. Our friends @bikeottawa.bsky.social asked candidates about safe streets. Check out their answers (or lack thereof) and vote accordingly. Where to vote below 👇🏼 bikeottawa.ca/2026/10/01/2...

The Government™ has made an ad about all these protests happening around the world, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.

32 lives lost on Ottawa’s roads in 2026. The highest fatality numbers in a decade. “We want our city leadership to commit to zero deaths, it’s the only defensible number and anything else is planning for it.” VZO’s Chris Hircock on CBC All In A Day. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

I haven't had a full dehumidifier in more than a day - pull your humidifiers out and give them a clean folks- season two must be starting now!

This interview with former mayor Larry O’Brien is WILD. He admits that being mayor is not a starter job and that promising zero or ultra-low tax increases is basically impossible to achieve. Hindsight and accountability: I like it. Will voters take this to heart? www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...

Outraged by the deaths on our streets? Show up. Demand better. The answer to 'how many loved ones should die on our streets' is zero. Thank you @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social for acting on this.

Is there anything more Ottawa than seeing a (fantastic!) play starring the head of the competition bureau? Rogers v. Rogers opens tomorrow at the GCTC and it's very very good. It's a one-man show and quite the acting feat as he moves between dozens of characters.

urban street projections across the globe in Wellington, NZ including solidarity with Toronto. 🔥🔥 @axleryde.bsky.social

That's it - kids should announce all policies from now on: It's adorable; It means it has to be easy to understand; And it would be appalling to have kids announce something like building a new fossil fuel pipeline that will make their future unlivable.

How's that speed camera ban going in Ontario? - 30 traffic fatalities in Ottawa so far this year, exceeding the 23 total fatalities in 2025 - Toronto on track for a five year traffic fatality high. - Windsor reporting "staggering" number of injury crashes this year www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New study shows link between cars and traffic

6C and a light drizzle and we still had 8 kids riding the bike bus today! I asked my kid if he wanted to leave early to start at the first stop (an extra 2km round trip) and he said "it would be my honour to join you. You are the person who brought the bike bus to our school" 💓

A document meant for a behind-closed-doors group of fossil fuel advocates earlier this year got right to the point: Canada’s policies to fight the climate crisis, protect nature and defend Indigenous Rights are a “problem” and environmental organizations are “opponents” thenarwhal.ca/fossil-fuel-...

We're excited to announce our next book! The Great Driving Right Show: Cars, Crisis and the Rise of Fossil Fascism will be published by @versobooks.bsky.social exactly one month from today. Here it is, in the flesh. If you're interested, please do pre-order now: www.versobooks.com/products/340...

When you support bike lanes you're fighting for a more liveable future - against right wing populists that favour fossil fuel capital over people. Great video from @desmondcole.bsky.social and a new book for the reading list: "The Great Driving Right Show" by @zetkincollective.bsky.social

This is great stuff: Interviewing mayoral candidates while they push your child in a stroller about how to make our city better for children and families. Thank you Caroline! (And don't forget advance voting is tomorrow) www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

The brisk air this morning had winter cycling on the mind! We heard a lot of interest at the @bikeottawa.bsky.social coffee chat this morning. People see good infrastructure, good maintenance, and people like them using it - why not give it a try too!

i am not some wild radical, i am the most boring mainstream parent you could possibly meet that spends most of my life driving my kids to hockey practise - we've fucked up our streets so bad and the narrative so bad that wanting BASIC SAFETY FOR CHILDREN is considered fucking radical.

Shoutout to every person who took time to be present and show resistance to Doug Ford. And massive Absolute massive shoutout to community leaders @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social

Data centre projects are flooding into Canada, and the federal government has labeled these facilities as "critical infrastructure", so why are a growing number of communities hitting pause on data centres?

The city isn't replanting when trees are lost and they aren't enforcing when the yard is paved over. They're actually now ENCOURAGING people to rent out parking spaces to commuters, something that was previously illegal, further incentivizing people to do this. Why is nobody taking this seriously?

We are soon going to have to come to grips with the fact that this shit is asbestos for the mind

My Thanksgiving weekend reading material c/o @carterlavin.bsky.social. Pairs perfectly with 16+ hours on the train to visit fake London, a place renowned for creating transportation advocates 😉. 🍂🍁🍎

Four Candidates. One Big Problem. Happy to announce 'WHO'S GOING TO FIX TRANSIT?' a new special where I sit down with Ottawa's Mayoral Candidates on how they plan to fix the transit system. Premiering October 16th on Rogers TV and YouTube 🚏🚍 #ottawa #cndpoli #publictransit

Japan has just made 30km/h (I.e. 20mph) the default in most residential roads due to the evidence-base from EU cities. etsc.eu/japan-makes-...

Is it still a bike bus when it's only two people? I think so, especially if both of those people are bike bus leaders! What a delight to bike around Stanley Park with Maya Goldstein this morning. Maya and I both started bike buses in spring 2023 - her in Vancouver and me in Ottawa.

🚲🚌 **NEW FROM KIDICAL MASS HAMILTON!** 🎉 We’re taking Kidical Mass to school! On **Wednesday, October 14 at 7:45 AM**, Kidical Mass Hamilton is launching our **very first Bike Bus**, rolling from **Honourable Bob Mackenzie Park to AM Cunningham School**.

I had a wonderful time in North Vancouver exploring & talking a lot about cars... The best kind of cars - shared ones! I was here at the Carsharing Association Conference presenting work we did to support EV carsharing in community housing. More homes, & mobility with less parking & emissions.

Permanently re-making public space for people in Vancouver. (Also, Lemonade bakery was great, thanks @kristenwomack.io!)

That's why we're thrilled to have EnviroCentre as the titanium event sponsor for Bike Day on the Hill 2026. Through programs that make cycling more accessible, EnviroCentre is helping more people choose active transportation in their daily lives.

Join us on Tuesday evening for Bike Day on the Hill—a gathering on Parliament Hill to celebrate everyday cycling in Canada. Cycling is a practical climate solution because it helps reduce emissions, improves air quality, and gives people an affordable way to get around.

Don't Miss Bike Day on the Hill a Non-Partisan Cycling Celebration on Oct. 6 at Parliament Hill #cycling #ebikes #cargobikes #smartmobility tinyurl.com/4ejmykr8

Put another way, Ford wants to spend more on removing bike lanes in Toronto ($48M) than he's spent protecting all of Ontario's businesses from an international trade war. Ontario deserves serious leadership, that follows through on promises, and actually puts people before profits.

Revisiting this report today, which concludes that ending Indigenous homelessness demands a transformation of how Indigenous-led housing interventions are understood & funded. Indigenous orgs. are leading the way, yet the report exposes systemic barriers https://ow.ly/UHXs50ZSUsJ