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No tragedy on Ottawa streets is acceptable. We can get to Zero by demanding our governments designing transportation systems that put safety first. visionzeroottawa.ca

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Seattle Department of Transportation @transportation.seattle.gov · 01/10/2026
Halloween is coming. You don’t have to go to a “trunk-or-treat” event in Seattle! You can close your neighborhood street to through-traffic – for free! Trick-or-Streets permits are free and easy to get. Join here: seattle.gov/transportation/trick-or-streets
The ancient two-panel Drake meme. On the top, he's looking away in disgust and holding his hand up. The text next to it says "Truck-or-treat". On the bottom, he looks pleased and is pointing toward text that says "Close your street".
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This NDTR, we take time to listen, learn, and reflect. Call to Action 19 states the importance of tracking and closing gaps in health outcomes. We recognize the need for equitable access to physical and social infrastructure supports because all communities deserve to thrive.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
School Streets reimagine our neighbourhoods around children. 🚸 The new School Street at École Trille des bois runs every Tuesday and Thursday until Christmas, creating space for kids to walk, wheel, and connect. 🧵 1/2
A refreshing perspective of the School drop off. Children and adults walk and cycle along Alice Street in the moments before school starts. Kids and families connect as a community in these moments.Closed to cars and open for people. A volunteer attending a barricade looks on while families walk along Alice street at the start of school.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This week from VZO: ✅Spokane's "Emergency Streets" shows what happens when city leadership treats traffic violence as preventable 🧡Truth & Reconciliation reflections on infrastructure and health equity. 🗳️Election accountability 📊Close Calls campaign update visionzeroottawa.ca/2026/09/28/v...
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Vision Zero Ottawa Newsletter 28 Sept 26
Spokane's "Emergency Streets" program shows what happens when city leadership treats traffic violence as preventable. Truth & Reconciliation reflections on infrastructure and health equity. Election a...
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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's happening! It's happening! School Streets in Ottawa. It was so great to be able to open this street up for kids and families to get to school safely and actively. As one parent I chatted with this morning said, seeing kids prioritized like this - it gives me hope. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Elementary school in Vanier closes street to cars during morning drop off
Twice a week during morning drop off, a section of Alice Street outside Trille des Bois Public Elementary School will close to cars as part of a pilot program run by a local non-profit. The CBC’s Jodi...
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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congrats to my friends and colleagues at @envirocentre.bsky.social, @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social, and @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social as well as the school community and @stephanieplante.bsky.social for keeping this idea alive. I hope there are many more days like this to come!
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚲🌎The climate crisis is already affecting kids One solution is to help make it safe for our kids to bike Be a part of the solution. Kidical Mass Ottawa is looking for volunteers, prize and snack sponsors for our Sept 19 ride Interested? visionzeroottawa.ca/events/ #FridaysForFuture #KidicalMass
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EVENTS Join our upcoming events and learn how you can make Ottawa streets safer for everyone through advocacy and action Coming EVENTS RIDE THE NIGHT – SEPTEMBER 12TH The NCC Hosts nighttime …
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A deeply unserious proposal from a Mayoral Candidate. All municipal candidates would do well to read this. Tl;dr; Higher congestion and pollution, less safe roads. Free parking is never free. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Shown is Author Donald Shoup’s book on the high cost of deee parking. Shoup was a renowned economist whose work described how free parking is greatly subsidized and has costly externalities
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Kidical Mass is about making streets safer for kids today and tomorrow by encouraging cycling & addressing the climate crisis. This September we're happy to be holding a ride to join the @ottawaclimate.bsky.social Climate March on Sept 19. More details at www.eventbrite.ca/e/kidical-ma...
A poster for Kidical Mass September 19, 2026. It has a hand drawn group of people of various ages in a group on bikes. The artist, Sinan, signature on the side.

St Luke's Park (166 Frank Street), 10:30am
bike ride at 11:15am, ending at noon at the City Hall with the Climate March.

Logos for Bike Ottawa, For Our Kids Ottawa Gatineau, Fridays for Future Ottawa, Kidical Mass Ottawa, Vision Zero Ottawa
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The first day of school is all about children's journey to school Those of us driving have the greatest ability to keep that journey safe ✅ Park away and walk the last 5 min ✅Avoid driving school-zone rush periods ✅Slow your roll around kids ✅Obey crossing guards and school signage ✅ Be patient
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Enough. Billboard with @visionzerovancouver.ca from last Fall.
an outdoor billboard There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure. Picture of child biking in a painted bike lane
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚸📚 Great communities have children at their heart, and the first day of school is all about their journey. Here’s something parents can do this weekend to help make that trip a great first day of school: 🚶‍♀️ Walk it. 🚴‍♂️ Ride it. 🛴 Scoot it. 🧵1/3
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The first day of school is all about children's journey to school Those of us driving have the greatest ability to keep that journey safe ✅ Park away and walk the last 5 min ✅Avoid driving school-zone rush periods ✅Slow your roll around kids ✅Obey crossing guards and school signage ✅ Be patient
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
VZO’s Chris Hircock joined CFRA today on No RTOR Let's be honest here: this Council weakened transit, it can’t absorb the RTO surge. Now some want to weaken safety measures🚶‍♀️🚲 to fix congestion they helped create. Hold this Council to account 26 Oct #ottbike #ottwalk www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 5th, 2026 - Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron | iHeart
<p>It&rsquo;s one of the most debated rules on our roads &ndash; right turns on red lights. While drivers love the convenience, safety advocates say it puts pedestrians and cyclists directly in the cr...
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Ecology Ottawa @ecologyottawa.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Bike lane opponents often claim they harm business. A new study from Montreal confirms what other studies have also shown: not only do bike lanes not harm business, but in some cases they improve it. This is of course logical: improved access means more customers. momentummag.com/do-bike-lane...
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚸The status quo traffic chaos around Ottawa schools isn’t working. Kids, families, and crossing guards deserve better. School Streets improve safety, health, community, and the climate. 🌳The 3 pilot are a great start. Now let’s bring them to every neighbourhood!🚶‍♀️🚲💛 ottawacitizen.com/news/city-to...
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City to close off streets outside of these three Ottawa elementary schools during drop-off
On July 15, Ottawa City Council carried a motion to move forward with a pilot of its ‘School Streets’ initiative for the upcoming school year.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What a beautiful day for a @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social Family Bike Ride in Pineview! These rides focus on children and families and fun 🤩 What makes streets safer for kids? 1/2
Families get set to ride out on a Kidical Masse ride from a community park.Families get set to ride out on a Kidical Masse ride from a community park.Families get set to ride out on a Kidical Masse ride from a community park.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🏆 The best team? A community that makes it safe for kids to ride everywhere. Join Kidical Mass Ottawa 11 July, or volunteer to help make the magic happen. Because when kids can bike safely to school, parks, and friends' homes, everyone wins. 🚲⚽ #bikeottawa #kidicalmass visionzeroottawa.ca/events/
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EVENTS Join our upcoming events and learn how you can make Ottawa streets safer for everyone through advocacy and action UPCOMING EVENTS KIDICAL MASS – JULY 11TH PINEVIEW FAMILY BIKE RIDE Mea…
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Kidical Mass Ottawa goes to Pineview on July 11. We hope you'll join us whether you live nearby or take your bikes on the train to nearby Blair Station. More details and (optional) registration at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/pineview-f... #OttBike #Ottawa #StreetsForKids
An illustration of many people and a dog riding a silly long bicycle that winds over the page. They all look happy! It's signed by the artist, Sinan

KIDICAL MASS OTTAWA

PINEVIEW FAMILY BIKE RIDE

Meadowbrook Park (1485 Meadowbrook Rd) July 11, 2026, 10 A.Μ.



Everyone participates at their own risk. Participating children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. We will be riding as a group on neighbourhood streets.
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 30/06/2026
Protected intersections are the standard. Moving away from that just because some disgruntled drivers who should probably go back to driving school complained is not a good path forward for the safety of our roads.
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 30/06/2026
Yes it's fantastic that we made a lot of progress with adding bike lanes and wider sidewalks, but that still doesn't quite explain why we would undo safe infrastructure just because some people complained. We see where that gets us when looking at how Ford is treating speed cameras.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
School Streets are coming to Ottawa 👏 finally. ✅ The good: safer, calmer streets for kids ⚠️ Needs improvement: must scale up quickly from a 3‑school pilot 🚨 Really needs improvement: process + cost barriers shouldn’t fall on communities 🔥Watch @lainejohnson.bsky.social
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Missing from Minister Sarkaria’s media release: The WHO states “every 1% increase in mean speed produces a 4% increase in the fatal crash risk and a 3% increase in the serious crash risk.” The time savings are marginal. The higher risk is real. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Speed limit increase to 110 km/h on some Ontario highways is 'quite reasonable': safety advocate | CBC News
Speed limits at several stretches of Ontario highways will be increasing to 110 km/h according to Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"On-street parking is not a right" @riverwardriley.bsky.social We agree! The city needs to curb the subsidy of private property storage on public roads. Communities can reclaim street space for wider sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic calming = safer streets!🧵1/2 www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This video breaks down exactly why North American school zones are failing our kids. It’s all about street design. If we are serious about Vision Zero in Ottawa, we need structural, physical changes: raised crossings, narrowed lanes, and real School Street closures.
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The Evil Design of American School Zones
YouTube video by Safe By Design
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Ecology Ottawa @ecologyottawa.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Hats off to @envirocentre.bsky.social for their work supporting these #SchoolStreets pilots. (Reminder: this is *opening* streets, not closing them.) But some good criticisms by @stephanieplante.bsky.social: #OttCity staff fail to acknowledge existing evidence. 1/2 www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Roads in front of 2 Ottawa schools could be closed this fall for ‘school streets’ pilot project
The roadway in front of two Ottawa schools could be closed during pickup and drop-off times this fall as part of a pilot project between the City of Ottawa and a third party non-profit group.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
School Streets are finally coming to Ottawa 🚸 But the City is treating them as a traffic experiment—not the public health solution they are. High barriers. No funding. No plan to scale. Courage needs to come from city hall -not kids who walk or roll to school. visionzeroottawa.ca/2026/06/20/s...
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School Streets in Ottawa: A Welcome Step—Set Up to Fail
School Streets are finally coming to Ottawa. A welcome step but not set up to succeed. We need city leadership to be courageous, not kids walking to school.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
School Streets are coming to Ottawa 👏 finally. ✅ The good: safer, calmer streets for kids ⚠️ Needs improvement: a 2‑school pilot lacks ambition 🚨 Really needs improvement: process + cost barriers shouldn’t fall on communities Other cities are moving. Why aren’t we? www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Roads in front of 2 Ottawa schools could be closed this fall for ‘school streets’ pilot project
The roadway in front of two Ottawa schools could be closed during pickup and drop-off times this fall as part of a pilot project between the City of Ottawa and a third party non-profit group.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Close Calls matter. 📣 DYK close calls and minor injuries go uncounted in Ottawa? 👉 They cause fear, discourage walking, affect quality of life. 👉 The city needs to listen to people who walk and roll. Report your close call. visionzeroottawa.ca/posts/close-...
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Ottawa council and senior staff accept 80% of traffic fatalities and injuries as acceptable. It’s their road safety policy. 2026 is an election year. When council candidates call ask them why is traffic violence is acceptable. What is their Vision Zero plan?
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Just 1 in 5 drivers are complying with the speed limit at Holy Trinity School — down from 4/5 six months ago. The province replaced speed cameras with signage and called it a solution. The data tells a different story. 1/2 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Woohoo!! It's so exciting to see suburban support and is a reminder that things take time to grow. In 2024 we held a ride in Orléans and no one made it. In 2025 we tried again building on relationships struck the prior year and had a big success. Now in 2026 - FOUR rides across the suburb!
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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 19/05/2026
Today, with our friends @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social & @visionzerokh.bsky.social, we're launching a contest to find Canada's Best Commute! There will be community votes! Prizes! And great discussions for all. See details and enter your submission: visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/01/14/c...
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Canada’s Best Commute 2026
In November, CBC ran a contest to find Canada’s Worst Commute. What we learned is that people hate long car commutes, and that transportation systems should be designed to give people safer, …
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
And if the east end is too far to go for you (or you want back to back weekends of family biking fun) - the Move & Groove team are holding their third annual glow ride with their first ever family ride early in the evening. June 6 in Vanier #OttBike
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MOVE & GROOVE 2026 : the Family Ride!
Join Ottawa Free Fitness & Bekane Cycle on our brand new FREE Family Ride powered by Participaction
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Next month we're trying something new... 1 suburb, 4 rides. Orléans June 13: Fallingbrook, Greater Avalon, Convent Glen & Chatelaine Village @theneworleans.bsky.social @bikeottawa.bsky.social @forourkidsog.bsky.social
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Orléans Kidical Mass (Bike Rides – 4 different locations)
Come for a bike ride to celebrate the upcoming holidays and to promote sustainable transportation in Orléans!
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The New Orleans @theneworleans.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Join me for a detailed evaluation of the new infrastructure at the Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard overpass over Highway 174. In this ridealong video, I'll analyze the effectiveness of the redesign from the perspective of a cyclist and pedestrian.
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That's not a raised crossing! – Jeanne d'Arc Blvd/174 Overpass – Urbanism Ridealong
YouTube video by Rob Attrell
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Thanks to everyone who joined us in New Edinburgh this morning! What a great ride and huge turnout for a cool grey spring morning. 🥳🚲😍. Kids and families love getting around by bike when it is safe to do so. #OttBike #StreetsForKids
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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
We’re ready. On est prêts. @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social @ecologyottawa.bsky.social
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Today, nominations open for mayoral and councillor candidates for Ottawa’s 2026 election. This term has: 🚍Reduced transit, forcing more people to drive ⚠️Has no credible plan for zero road fatalities 🛣️Defunded safer roads Want to hold council accountable? Join us. visionzeroottawa.ca/newsletter/
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Get Involved Volunteer opportunities can be as much or little time as you have to spare. Contributions can be high or low profile to fit with your professional life. Reach out on ways to be involve…
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
✨Tomorrow!✨
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Chris Taggart 🏡 ⚡️ 🔌 @christaggart.com · 28/04/2026
For a link to the report, you can find it here www.college-ward.ca/reimagining_...
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Reimagining Robertson Road
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
STOP. via @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
STOP
SHAMING KIDS TO BE PERFECT ON OUR STREETS AND START FORCING ADULT DRIVERS TO BE SAFE BY DESIGN

silhouettes of kids playing
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
“Robertson Road serves more than cars; it serves the community itself. Residents want a place where they can comfortably walk and bike through their community, where they can rely on transit to reach their destinations..” @lainejohnson.bsky.social on transforming Bells Corners
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
”..Our fight for sidewalks in one tiny pocket of the city led to the core principles of accessibility, connectivity, and safety being strongly defended by City Council." Congratulations Eugenie! - Chris
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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
One week from today we'll be loading up bikes and getting ready for a fun day in New Edinburgh. Hope to see you there.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
My colleague @lainejohnson.bsky.social was on 🔥 at committee today.
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Laine Johnson @lainejohnson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The math isn’t math-ing to get real Road Safety results for the City of Ottawa. The headlines continue to shock and appall: individuals are losing their lives, people are seriously hurt. The province put us into this funding situation, but we will be responsible for getting ourselves out of it.
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
📣Update to Ottawa’s Road Safety Action Plan: 👉City staff: Achieving 0 deaths on Ottawa roads by 2035 is a moving target. 🔥Councillor @lainejohnson.bsky.social to peers: Do not knock on doors in 2026 saying this is the plan. We need new solutions and to act with urgency. 🎯
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Making it easier for more people to choose to bike would be a big win for Ottawa. ✅More bikes -> more visibility & safety for cyclists ✅Increases demand for more cost effective cycling infrastructure ✅ Decreases vehicle congestion-> Safer roads! ottawabikeshare.ca
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Ottawa Bike Share
Visit the post for more.
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
To quote the talented @tomflood.bsky.social “courage should come from our councillors not our children.” Grief at the death of a Peter Clark could manifest in lower speed limits, road safety funding, reevaluation of road safety design approaches, a push to reinstate cameras at prov level 1/
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