Cycling in Ottawa » politics Tracking cycling issues in the National Capital Region Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:39:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 Council failing on biking /2007/12/06/council-failing-on-biking/ /2007/12/06/council-failing-on-biking/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:05:02 +0000 /?p=46 Ecology Ottawa and the Sierra Club issued a report card on the current council’s environmental measures. They say that “Mayor O’Brien’s Council lags behind other Canadian cities on the environment.” One reason for some of the failing grades: lack of funding for cycling. From the Ottawa Citizen: [F]our years ago, funding for cycling came in […]

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Ecology Ottawa and the Sierra Club issued a report card on the current council’s environmental measures. They say that “Mayor O’Brien’s Council lags behind other Canadian cities on the environment.”

One reason for some of the failing grades: lack of funding for cycling. From the Ottawa Citizen:

[F]our years ago, funding for cycling came in at $400,000 per year and out of all commuters, two per cent rode bikes. Funding for cycling is now zero, and Mr. Doucet said it’s no surprise that cycling rates are stagnant “while other cities have caught up to Ottawa and are passing us.”

You can take a look at how your councillor is doing here.

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