Category: Cycling

June 2020 Transportation Updates

Councillor Sudds shared many transportation updates at the June committee meeting. These updates can be seen in the attached presentation. The topics include: Trailhead Signs March Road Repaving/Cycling Improvements Herzberg Sewer Project Sidewalk Projects Temporary Traffic Calming Measures Campeau Road Huntmar Environmental Study OC Transpo Service Changes

New Bike Route Planner

BikeOttawa has introduced a new bike route planner: https://maps.bikeottawa.ca/planner. You can plan and explore your route based on OpenStreetMap crowd-sourced pathways map. Use the “fine tune” feature to find a route acceptable to you.

New Signage for the Sandhill Trail Crossing at Burke and Carling

The intersection of Carling Ave and Burke Rd has been and continues to be an area of concern for pedestrian and cyclists due to the high speed of vehicular traffic on Carling Ave and the lack of any appropriate infrastructure to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians. As a starting point, the City has recently installed a …

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Cycling Saftey and Long Term Cycling Plans for Kanata North

At tonight’s meeting, the committee heard from Alex Culley, Mobility Coordinator in the Traffic Services Branch at the City of Ottawa. Alex presented oncycling measures and plans for the city and Kanata North specifically. His presentation is attached here.

Cycling infrastructure now open at Herzberg/March intersection

Back in the fall of 2017 new cycling infrastructure was installed at the corner of Herzberg Road and March Road.  However, the cyling crossings were not painted and the dedicated cycling lights were covered over. Well that’s changed… as of Tuesday night the work is finally finished.  Enjoy!