Bikes

Breathing easier on Laurier

This summer, the city of Los Angeles passed a law making it illegal to harass or threaten cyclists. I was amazed and pleased when it happened, even if a...

Centretowner’s SXSW bicycle shortcut

View Centretowner’s SXSW Cycle route in a larger map Recently in an Images of Centretown post, the author happened to mention one of his favourite...

Parking meter to bike-stand conversion fails — as predicted

We recently came across the above scene on Elgin Street between Waverley and Frank. All along the sidewalk, it’s  a jumble of bikes locked to...

The Airport Bikeway is already here – the City just doesn’t want you to know it

In the last few weeks, I’ve had reason to head out to Ottawa’s MacDonald-Cartier Airport, not once, not twice, but three times. And back. Being a cheap...

CLICKSHIFT: BIXI surprises

Capital Bixi in the rain: a geek’s first ride

Capital BIXI launched this morning; I’ve been waiting for this all spring, so at lunch time I made my escape and went looking for the nearest...

VIDEO: Bike to work month

May is Bike to Work month and the EnviroCentre at City Hall has organized a campaign to promote it. The above video looks like it could be the first in an...

Rules for cyclists: break, bend, or follow?

Editor’s note: ‘Clickshift’ is a new cycling feature on Spacing Ottawa authored by Kathryn Hunt. Kathryn is a writer and editor who...

Bent rims and soaked pedestrians: is there a better way to drain our streets?

[flickrslideshow acct_name=”spacing” id=”72157625981981811″] __________________ The above images were posted recently by Kathryn...

User ratings coming for Ottawa bike routes

Editor’s note: With the discussion of the proposed segregated Laurier bike lane in the news, the problem of how to get around Ottawa safely by...

Railways to Pathways: new rural/urban connections

Railways to Pathways View more presentations from SpacingOttawa. The City of Ottawa will complete two rural pathways this spring, improving urban...

Video: City removes heads from parking meters; exposes bikes to theft

Editor’s note: this first appeared in author Charles Akben-Marchand’s own Images of Centretown blog. The last couple weeks, the City of Ottawa...