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Photo: The Queen Elizabeth Driveway. (Via National Capital Commission) In the midst of a city council-declared climate emergency, what does Ottawa’s Mayor Mark Sutcliffe deem to be his priority? Scratching away at what little space we have for safe, urban active transportation that reduces emissions and gives residents more options to stay healthy. ...

Photo: At the intersection of Sparks and O’Connor. This is a snippet of a post to Ottawa Reddit the other day. Good comments… Volunteered at Bluesfest tonight and walked down sparks street from Bay to Metcalfe and Queen from Metcalfe to Bank on my way home. ...

Photo: The O-Train boasted improved service recently, but buses not so much. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com). OC Transpo says measures are being taken to improve the reliability of bus service, which has been poorer in recent months. However, it’s not clear exactly when riders can expect bus cancellations and lateness to get back under control. ...

Photo: The ByWard Market in 2019, from atop the Andaz hotel. Photo by Devyn Barrie. The Ottawa Citizen published a really strange op-ed by a Kerry-Lynne Wilson about the ByWard Market over the weekend that left quite a few people upset and, perhaps, confused. ...

The O-Train arrives at St-Laurent Station during an afternoon commute this past week. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) I rode the O-Train and I loved it. The amazing convenience of stepping off the bus at Tunney’s Pasture and being able to get on a train in a matter of seconds. ...

Ottawa City Hall (Photo/Devyn Barrie) Say what you will about Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley, but the man is efficient. He not only smeared a respected reporter last week, but in doing so also debased himself and embarrassed our city and the rest of council. ...

The city’s proposed redesign for the Slater and Elgin Street intersection, with a floating bike lane. The city says the concept is under review pending stakeholder feedback. The City of Ottawa has recently proposed redesigns for two downtown corridors — Rideau Street and Albert/Slater Streets — both of which I found surprising, considering the city’s “complete streets” policy. ...

Bikes at the uOttawa campus. Photo by Jordan Schulz, used under a Creative Commons license. Bike to work month is over and, while I see others posting about 100+ kilometres logged for the last few weeks, I’ve finished it out with only about 46 km down. ...

Photo: Aftermath of a hit-and-run downtown that killed a cyclist on Thursday, May 16. (Photo/Gabriel Rivett-Carnac) It was a hit-and-run driver that killed a cyclist on Laurier Avenue Thursday, but the underlying cause of their death was bad road engineering. ...

An OC Transpo bus downtown. (Photo/Shankar S./used under a Creative Commons license.) Mayor Jim Watson and Capital Coun. Shawn Menard had their semi-regular Twitter argument about free transit last Sunday (April 14) and, as all good arguments should, it involved a little math. ...