Category Archives: bike parking

Bluesfest and Bikes

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Padraic

Bluesfest is trying to be more friendly to Ottawa cyclists. After complaints last year regarding the 300 bike parking spots filling up far to quickly the bike parking has moved and expanded to 600 spots. This is certainly welcome news … Continue reading →

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McCycling

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Padraic

Cycling in the cold is hard enough, never mind having your fingers go numb while you’re trying to de-ice a frozen lock. In Chicago, cyclists are feeling the warmth at the heated bike parking facility, sponsored by McDonald’s.With 300 spaces, … Continue reading →

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Attention, bike-loving building owners

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Padraic

David Reevely writes that Alta Vista ward Councillor Peter Hume is looking for feedback on a letter sent from the Environmental Political Action Group to the Building Owners and Managers Association on the topic of cycling-friendly building facilities: [W]e are … Continue reading →

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Cicloparqueadero

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Padraic

Streetsblog gushes over the bike-friendly nature of Bogotá, including this great bike parking facility (known as a “cicloparqueadero”): This is an interesting case of the different approaches to transportation policy between the developed and underdeveloped world; unlike in car-saturated North … Continue reading →

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Bike-friendly design

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Padraic

At the recent Ottawa Urban Design Awards, the Award of Excellence (Student Project) went to a bicycle rack design, described as “unobtrusive to the flow of pedestrian traffic.” While I’ve never thought of Ottawa’s current racks as overly obtrusive, this … Continue reading →

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