Category Archives: events

Why Belgium does it better (part 1)

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Padraic

This will be part one of my two-part post on why Belgium does it better.  As a quick backgrounder, I’m spending 5 months in Brussels on exchange from my studies at the University of Ottawa.  This post is about Car … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Ottawa: Live

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Padraic

I’ll be on Rogers television this evening from 9-10 PM as part of a panel discussing cycling and cycling infrastructure. Apparently there will be opportunity to call in and ask questions. So, check it out, if only for the opportunity … Continue reading →

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World Naked Bike Ride Tomorrow

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Padraic

Earl McRae (of all places) reminds me that tomorrow is World Naked Bike Ride Day, where riders get to celebrate the cycling, the purity of the human body, and chafing. I’d participate, but will (sadly) be out of town.

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Ottawa-based Otesha Project Recruiting for Canadian Cycling Adventures

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Padraic

On this most snowy of days, when cycling is far from the minds of most Ottawans, I want to spread the word about Ottawa-based organization The Otesha Project’s 2008 biking tours. Having taken two months this past summer to cycle … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Public Transit Forum

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Padraic

FYI. An event coming up this weekend: Busses, Bikes and Automobiles An Ottawa Public Transit Forum for Youth Special Guests: Clive Doucet, Ottawa Capital Ward Councilor, will speak on municipal transport policy Charles Akben-Marchand, President of Citizens for Safe Cycling, … Continue reading →

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