Ottawa Centre Ecodistrict organized a cycling route audit on Sept 14 that got coverage on CBC. Here's the CBC web post and here's the audio from Ottawa Morning with Hallie Cotnam interviewing Don Grant.
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Ottawa Centre Ecodistrict will be having a follow up meeting Tuesday, September 22 5:30 to 7:00 PM at Ottawa City Hall in the Colonel By Room where participants and interested individuals are invited to give feedback on their ride and the state of observed cycling routes.
Hallie also tweeted the question "What would it take to double the % of people who ride their bike to work?" and there are quite a few replies.
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