When I was working in Ottawa…

When I was working in Ottawa from the early 90s to mid 2000s I used to cycle to work from when the ice and snow was gone in April to when it returned in November. Once I was in shape it took me 35 minutes as opposed to the 45 minutes spent taking two buses. Driving was maybe 20 to 25 minutes in traffic but parking was expensive, whence the biking and bussing. I had access to some bike lanes and quiet back roads for my commute. At a previous house I had to make a portion of my commute on Bank Street and almost got hit by a bus when the driver couldn’t be bothered to move over more than a few centimetres into the other lane.

Bike lanes save lives and make commuting healthier with less traffic congestion. Stop accommodating cars and make transit more convenient.