I am astounded. It is possible to rid a downtown core of bicycles! The proof can be found in (where else?) Holland – the Netherlands.

I believe in the concept of Critical Mass Rides. In a recent (July 25, 2008) Critical Mass Ride in New York City, A cyclist was assaulted by a New York City Police Officer. The twist is that the cyclist was charged with assault! We’ll see how this all turns out.

Helen & I spent the weekend on Montreal with friends. So Saturday & Sunday had no cycling in store for us. The good part is that the trip served as a reminder to us as to what a great city Montreal is for cycling. The city has done an excellent job of promoting cycling to...

When I run across something that really gets under my skin, I tend to want to write about it. In this particular case David Reevely (an Ottawa-based journalist) came close to getting run over by a bus operated by our local transportation company (OC Transpo). He wrote about the experience...

A friend of mine in the Kanata Nepean Bicycle Club sent me a couple of pictures of what they are doing in Amsterdam with respect to Bike Garages.

…or does he? We have all read news stories telling us that the City of Ottawa is moving forward with their 10 year cycling plan.

As a resident of Ottawa, I am embarassed to say that the Nation’s Capital has done a poor job of building and maintaining an adequate cycling network that addresses the wants and needs of all walks of society.

As a resident of the Nation’s Capital, I am very happy to be blessed with a large amount of cycling trails to ride on. The bulk of the trails are managed by the NCC (National Capital Commission).