Walkable Ottawa

10/10/2022

There is a five-and-a-half mile bike path sitting in the middle of an eight-lane highway, topped with a solar panel that lights up the streets below in South Korea.

09/12/2022

Last I checked, Ottawa still has some flat roof bus shelters. Can we install some GREEN on them, thus adding to our City's carbon sink and increase food supply to pollinators at the same time?

Utrecht did it....


https://livingarchitecturemonitor.com/news/green-roofed-bus-shelters-in-utrecht

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The city of Utrecht has completed the wide-scale installation of green roofs on its bus stops.

07/27/2022

Game changer for pedestrians and cyclists for crossing the Rideau River. One more win for walkable!

07/19/2022

What y'all think of these sky high commuter systems?

07/02/2022

06/21/2022

Stunning use of craft (renewable) and ingenuity to make their streets more comfortably walkable amidst the rising heat of climate change. 🤩

Seven local women (the youngest aged 48 and the oldest, Magdalena, aged 94) spent months weaving crochet sunshades to stretch between buildings over the town center of Alhaurin de la Torre - Malaga, Spain.

06/17/2022

Inspiring Amsterdam!

Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1971 vs 2020 🚴‍♂️💪

06/13/2022

Bus anyone?

Take a day trip in Ottawa without driving—and without spending a fortune on gas! Leave the driving to OC Transpo and enjoy these trips by bus or O-Train.

06/09/2022

Montreal is creating a 2.5km pedestrianized street through its center! how lovely it will be.
https://journalmetro.com/local/le-plateau-mont-royal/2835227/avenue-plateau-mont-royal-parc-lineaire/?fbclid=IwAR22SxswAWS1FDGLBDaXf7vlEwa3-V0UA6rXW9zH3djzlzmqn6AA5nceLM4&fs=e&s=cl

Cet été, l’avenue du Mont-Royal délaisse son rôle d’artère dédiée au transit routier pour devenir le plus grand espace collectif du quartier: