Occasional Transport (On BSky) Carp Fair I'd like to assume the Carp Fair folks had the event booked under false pretences but it's a bad look for a community venue to host these racists. I hope someone from City of Ottawa or Ottawa Police can reach out to them about it.

What an amazing week of learning from some greats in the rugby world!

If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via The Discourse study. This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath

1.35 million people a year, 3.7K a day, are killed world-wide in traffic crashes, with another 20-50 million a year seriously injured. The #1 global killer of young people. Via World Health Organization (WHO). Imagine if we reconsidered our infrastructure design, speed limits, EVERYTHING, to save them.

An Ottawa Police legend is leaving the building today for the last time. Maria Fortunato gave 30+years to OPS and made us all better. Congrats on your well deserved retirement. You will be missed. #9Chiefs #FindJoy

It was great going for an electric cargo bike ride with Giacomo CBC In Town and Out Thanks for the visit :) We even got a chance to chat with @HansontheBike #accessibility #cargobike

No, road diets don't slow emergency responders. That's the conclusion of this new study from Iowa, which found "no difference in emergency response" before and after road diet implementation. doi.org/10.1016/j.trip…

Thanks to CBC Radio for having us on to chat about Olympic 7s rugby! Canadian Jax Unified Rugby St. Peter Knights Sr. Boys Rugby Team

SILVER FOR CANADA 🇨🇦 It’s an historic silver medal for the Canadian women’s rugby 7s team. They’re defeated 19-12 by New Zealand in the title match. But what a great story for this team. Canada now has six medals.

OUR SIDEWALKS HAVE BEEN SHRINKING! (and we need to reverse that) “#NewYork didn't always have such meager sidewalks -- over the years, the city systematically shrank pedestrian space to make room for motor vehicles.” Via Streetsblog New York Streetsblog USA nyc.streetsblog.org/2016/07/01/the…

Hey #ottawabike folks; has anyone lost a bike that looks a little like this? I found it in the back alley this morning in #wellingtonwest I have it locked up in my underground parking

I am excited to share that I will be working an extra shift Saturday ⁦Thrive Thrift | Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa⁩. So I put together a montage of some of my best ⁦Thrive Thrift | Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa⁩ looks. I hope you can drop by and do some shopping to support ⁦Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa⁩ .

A recent 5yr Belgian study shows the BIG impact of increasing vehicle weight on road deaths & injuries. When a person on a bike or walking is hit by a pick-up, the risk of serious injury increases by 90% compared to a car. Risk of death goes up by 200%. vias.be/fr/newsroom/de…

Bike Ottawa celebrated 40 years of advocating for safe cycling yesterday. bikeottawa.ca/2024/08/11/bik… National Capital Commission #OttBike Mark Sutcliffe

Michael Morlang was killed 11 years ago today in a fatal hit-and-run on Frank Kenny Road that has never been solved. There is a reward of $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person(s) responsible. If you have information, please call the Fatal

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. Via Streetsblog USA usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/pro…

Toronto needs to get over its fear of car-free streets. Major cities around the world, from Paris to Montreal, are creating “pedestrian🚶‍♀️zones” and cycling🚴‍♂️ infrastructure, and they are better for it, by Alex Bozikovic theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-a… via The Globe and Mail

We are up and running here in #Ottawa for our World Rugby Level 1 - 7s course. Rugby Ontario EasternOntarioRugby

This past Sunday, members of OPS’ Traffic Escort Unit joined motor officers from across Canada along with hundreds of officers from across North America and beyond for the Canadian Police & Peace Office’s Memorial to honour those killed in the line of duty. #HeroesInLife

Yesterday, we paid our respects to Superintendent Garth Tourangeau following his death on November 18. As part of the ceremony, the traditional last call was broadcast from Super 86.