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[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pb112301.jpg) “The use of the handrails are for pedestrians to avoid injuries while walking up or down the steps. Please do not fasten your bike to the handrail.” This photo, and the accompanying story, was originally published on West Side Action . ...

I haven’t published a rant of the day post in a while but this one from Mike Kate at The Incidental Cyclist is definitely worth reading. Somebody stole the headlights from her bike the other night: Seriously, what the hell? ...

The City of Ottawa wants you to complete a survey to help them identify the most dangerous spots for cyclists in our region. From the City’s web site: From the data received, 15 to 20 sites will be selected for further detailed analysis. ...

Here’s an email I received earlier this week - I’m sharing it here to help Mike get in touch with Ottawa cyclists: Hi, My name is Mike McHugh and I am a graduate student at Queen’s University in Environmental Studies. ...

Here’s another nifty open source aps, designed to help you find a “nice bike route in Ottawa”. It’s called BBBike @ Ottawa . ** ** You enter a start & finish point, and then you get a Google map with a route suggestion. ...

In the aftermath of the horrible hit-and-run cycling accident on Sunday, David McClelland has some thoughts about how to make cycling safer in Ottawa . ** Related: ** Ottawa Cycling Guide

We recently got this email from Michael McGoldrick, a local cycling enthusiast and the webmaster of the excellent " Cycling in Ottawa/Gatineau " web site: ** ** This is to announce that the web site "Cycling in the Ottawa-Gatineau area" ...

In the past year, Ottawa Citizen blogger David Reevely has asked readers to identify Ottawa’s worst bus route and the worst intersection . Now he wants to know about cycling trouble spots : “what are the dangerous problem spots you encounter all the damn time? ...

We’re clearing out our “items to blog” file tonight. Here are three recent items seen on David Reevely’s Ottawa Watch Greater Ottawa blog that deserve a mention: ** ** 1. [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/Google-Maps_1195262386859.png) Mapping Ottawa: David McLelland has started a very colourful Google map showing Ottawa's neighbourhoods. ...

I just stumbled upon Bikely.com a web site that “helps cyclists ** share knowledge ** of good bicycle routes”. The web site combines Google Maps with user-submitted bike routes. A search for Ottawa bike routes brings up nearly 50 routes so far, like the Ottawa Pathway loop and the Ottawa-Gatineau Bridge Tour . ...