Bikes

“Young men in spandex”: cycling stereotype dies hard

Editor’s note: The following piece originally appeared in the author’s own blog,”The Incidental Cyclist“ Somehow, even though I...

The best of the West: cycling infrastructure

Editor’s note: this post originally appeared in Spacing Atlantic. The author makes several comparisons to cycling infrastructure in Halifax, but her...

The bridge that isn’t

Mapping Ottawa’s cycling hazards – an interview with Alex deVries

This past week the City launched a “Cycling Safety Evaluation Project”.  A major component of the project is an online survey that asks...

Making the grade for bikes: how much separation is enough?

The other day I came across this odd length of one-way street in Hintonburg.  It’s a short block joining Armstrong to Wellington Street West but it...

World Wide Wednesday: The US edition (plus parking)

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

Machismo – the vital accessory for vehicular cycling?

Editor’s note: As the video above will show, cycling the winter streets in Ottawa is clearly not for everyone. It helps to be young, male, and a...

Abandoned bikes: where do they go?

On my way from the bus to the Rideau Centre doors one morning last month, just after the first real snowfall of the year, I passed a bike that had been...

Is Corktown a bridge too far?

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Counting down for safer crossings

Perhaps you have noticed that you now have to beat the clock when crossing at some intersections around Ottawa. These are countdown timers, and they are...

Art form, bike function: Bank Street bike racks

I stood near the corner of Bank and Somerset one day, puzzled, as I watched a woman struggle to lock her bike to a fence that protected one of the newly...