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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 19h

Link direct to the petition here

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Le francais suit It’s a common scene at schools for morning drop off and afternoon pick up times, speeding, distracted driving, close calls and tension on the streets . Many school zones lack…

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 19h

The scariest thing about Halloween this year is our school zones. Tell our Mayor to stand up to the goblins who would make our communities less safe.

📸Protect speed enforcement cameras everywhere
🚦Green-light School Streets
🚶‍♀️Build sidewalks and bike lanes

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Depict is a photo collage, going counter clockwise is a School Street in Vanier, then kids cycling to school in a group, last is an image of a speed enforcement camera at a busy arterial road

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 1d

And if you want to open your street to trick or treaters (close it to drivers)

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Event planning resources | City of Ottawa

Event Central staff lead integrated event and film planning in a supportive environment, reconcile the input of all impacted stakeholders, and ensure organizers and City services are coordinated in a manner that contributes positively to special events and film and their safe execution.

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 1d

🍬Treat: You can apply to close your street to cars this Halloween!

👻 Trick: Ottawa City Bylaw does not permit the same for a School Street.

🎃Sign the petition demanding School Streets, to protect speed cameras, and build safe places to walk and ride!

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A street is open to kids and families for 30 minutes before school. In the foreground is a barricade closing it to cars, kids make their way to school on a stress free walk.

A barricade with a hand drawn sign reads closed to cars, in the background kids trick or treat on the street without worrying about cars

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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 1d

Demand safe school zones in Ottawa. Sign and share! 👇

Eugenie Waters @eugeniewaters.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly! Signs and flashing lights are completely insufficient. Sign and share: schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...

@forourkidsog.bsky.social
@bikeottawa.bsky.social @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @envirocentre.bsky.social @otttransitriders.bsky.social

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 2d

Link directly to the petition

schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...

Demand Safe School Zones in Ottawa!

Le francais suit It’s a common scene at schools for morning drop off and afternoon pick up times, speeding, distracted driving, close calls and tension on the streets . Many school zones lack…

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 2d

Is Ottawa school zone safety negotiable?

🚷Delays to sidewalk builds
🚦School Street policy red lighted
📸 Automated Speed Enforcement to be cut down by Doug Ford

📣 No! Tell the Mayor to stand up to the province and anyone who makes communities less safe.

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Ottawa Streets Are Not Safe For Kids – A Call to Action to Keep ASE, Have Sidewalks and School Streets

Ottawa Streets are not safe for kids – losing ASE will make it worse

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · 3d

“What would you do with no cars on a road for 30 minutes?”

ICYMI from @stephanieplante.bsky.social

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The street in front of the school is open exclusively to children and parents making their way to school. A golden retriever chills in the middle of the street.

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · May 28

“We believe Centretown residents deserve a neighbourhood where children can get to school safely without crossing multiple dangerous, high-speed arterial roads; where everyone can access the amenities their taxes and development fees help fund..”

Derrick Simpson @derricksimpson.bsky.social · May 28

The Centretown Community Association has sent a letter on the draft Transportation Master Plan not meeting the needs of urban residents.

"It will make the lives of those who live and work here less affordable, less accessible, and less safe."

@mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social @arieltroster.com

Dear Mayor Sutcliffe,

We are disappointed with the projects outlined in the most recent update of the draft Transportation Master Plan and believe it will make Centretown residents worse off. It will make the lives of those who live and work here less affordable, less accessible, and less safe.
Centretown is not a parking lot or throughway for commuter traffic. It is a thriving community that deserves the same respect, investment, and access to amenities as any other neighbourhood in Ottawa. The current plan fails to support this, and instead proposes:
More traffic and reduced safety for residents
Higher costs and a growing maintenance backlog
No clear solutions for the failures of the last master plan
The plan projects nearly 10,000 additional cars into downtown and inner urban areas every morning by 2046. This will worsen congestion, increase dangerous conflicts on our streets, and make it harder for people to walk, cycle, or use transit. Despite this, the plan continues to prioritize expensive road expansions-like the Airport Parkway and Albion Road-while existing roads in Centretown are already riddled with potholes and safety hazards.
Ottawa is struggling to keep up with basic road and transit maintenance. Hundreds of OC Transpo bus trips are missed each week due to a maintenance backlog and increased congestion, while road repairs fall further behind every year. Adding new and widened roads will only make the maintenance backlog worse and divert funds from essential city services.
The previous Transportation Master Plan failed to deliver on its promises: transit ridership is below expectations, and sustainable mode share goals have not been met. This draft does not explain why those targets were missed or what will be done differently this time. Instead, it repeats the same approach.
We believe Centretown residents deserve a neighbourhood where children can get to school safely without crossing multiple dangerous, high-speed arterial roads; where everyone can…

own a car; and where our public spaces aren’t sacrificed to serve as parking lots for traffic from other neighbourhoods.
We urge Council to update the plan so it truly supports the needs of Centretown: maintain our existing infrastructure, invest in reliable transit and active transportation, and recognize that Centretown is not just a corridor for commuters.
The current plan reads like an answer to the question, “How do we get as many cars in and out of Centretown as quickly as possible?” We ask a different question: “How will the City prioritize the hours outside of peak commuting, while wide, high-speed roads sit empty and our neighbourhood remains underserved?” Centretown deserves a plan that puts residents first, not just the convenience of those passing through.
Thank you,
Rob Dekker
CCA President

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · Apr 22

The #DevonshireBikeBus also had an #EarthDay ride today in addition to our regularly scheduled Friday ride. And I was thrilled to be interviewed about it by a young multiskilled journalist from the Devonshire Times (Grade 4-6 newspaper). #OttBike #BikeBus

On a grey day a number of kids and parents bike on the street. Other kids are walking on the sidewalk. The closest kid has a blue shirt that says "I am strong, I am brave, I can do this' on his back.

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Alex Robinson @alexmrobinson.bsky.social · Apr 22

Ottawa families launched three bike buses today to get kids to school safely on two wheels.

Ottawa Citizen @ottawacitizen.com · Apr 22

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Ottawa parents test a new school commute to keep kids safe

A bike bus in Ottawa is getting attention as Ottawa parents look for safer ways to get their kids to school.

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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · Apr 7

👋🏼 Hi BlueSky, #BikeSky, #OttBike,

We are #KidicalMassOttawa - a bike ride with a purpose: safe streets for kids 🚲👧🏼🎉👦🏽🚴🏽‍♀️👧🏿🎶👦🏻.🚵🏻‍♂️

Our 2025 season is starting soon. Join us May 3rd in #NewEdinburgh KMONewEd.eventbrite.ca

Kidical Mass Ottawa Bike Ride - Bike Day New Edinburgh

A joy-filled bike ride with a purpose: safe streets for kids.

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · Mar 25

👋 Ottawa’s newest BikeBus! #BroadviewBikeBus starts on Earth Day April 22nd.
#ottbike #bikebus

$Celebrate Earth Day! Cycle to Broadview in an all ages and abilities ride. Rain or Shine! April 22nd. Leaves the McKellar Park Field House 9am. For info. SchoolStreetsOttawa\BikeBus$

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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · Mar 24

A motion comes to Public Works and Infrastructure Committee this Thursday asking that $10M be taken from a fund for vulnerable road users to plug a hole in the traffic signals budget.

Learn more and take action!
#ottbike #ottcity #RSAP

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Stop Council from siphoning funding from vulnerable road users! | Bike Ottawa

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · Mar 21

Ottawa's #DevonshireBikeBus is back at it, even when it felt like -10 this morning ❄️. We've now biked to school in 7/10 school months of the year! #OttBike #BikeBus

An adult followed by 3 kids on bikes on a pathway with scaffolding over top

On a low traffic street, Cassie takes a bad selfie of a quarter of her face biking with 4 kids and two adults behind her.

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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · Feb 22

Who else has a kid that would love to spend some time building bike/bus lanes with Lego? This sounds like it's going to be a ton of fun! ncc-ccn.gc.ca/events/healt...

Healthy Cities, Green Cities: Urbanism Lab for Children

Every day, we work to build an inspiring capital that is a source of pride for all Canadians.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · Feb 12

The only thing better than a protected bike lane, is a protected bike lane with streetart and murals on the barriers.

A woman is sitting on a small skateboard while painting a colorful mural on a concrete barrier. She is wearing a straw hat and a black outfit. There are traffic cones and a bike lane visible in the background.

A colorful mural along a concrete barrier beside a road, featuring abstract shapes and patterns. The artwork is attributed to "Clear Eyes Collective" and is dated "22." In the background, there are green hills and blue skies with scattered clouds.

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · Jan 18

What could be more awesome than a community Bike Bus playing Justin Timberlake?

A Bike Bus with Justin Timberlake!

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Justin Timberlake Thrills Kids With Appearance at Portland Bike Bus

Pop star Justin Timberlake made a surprise appearance on the weekend with a bike bus group of kids in Portland, Oregon.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Nov 18

4 -5 hours straight, have to tear them away from this.

Kids don’t always want to be on screens, they just need spaces/places to live, grow and play independently.

4 kids playing hockey on an outdoor rink

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · Nov 17

Paris now has 200 gorgeous ‘children’s streets’ and school streets. They are pedestrianized and landscaped streets around schools - to mitigate crashes, prioritize walking to school, reduce noise and air pollution.

This is what leading on climate action looks like.

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Paris has More Than 200 'Children’s Streets' Enhancing Safety and Fighting Pollution

The "children’s streets" program isn’t just about safety; it’s also part of an effort to fight pollution and enhance quality of life in Paris.

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · Nov 16

School Streets - car free spaces in front of schools at the beginning and the end of the school day to ensure safe spaces for kids.

Too often traffic danger means principals spend their mornings and afternoons managing traffic.

Ecole Trill des Bois showed School streets are an effective fix.

The street in front of the school is open exclusively to children, parents and dogs on the immediate approach to school

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Nov 11

HERE IT IS! My 1st Urbanism & City-Building Starter Pack. I’ll keep adding to it as more city champions arrive here on Bluesky & I discover more of you. Please share this far & wide to support and grow our urbanism community here. Our cities need all the help they can get! go.bsky.app/G7isZfk

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · Nov 14

Join Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden, Official Opposition Critic for Active Transportation and Public Transit, on November 16th at 11:00 AM for a virtual community consultation on Bill 212, the Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024.

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Public Consultation on Bill 212

MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · Sep 23

With priorities centered on cars the Kidical Mass movement is picking up and pushing back in Ottawa!

We need places for people (especially kids) to flourish, to curb pollution, and build social connections.

Join the movement Sept 28th
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#KidicalMass #WorldCarFreeDay #OttBike #OttWalk #OttRoll

Kidical Mass

Kidical Mass - Ottawa Date and Time Sat, Sept 28, 2024 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT Location Laroche Park, 52 Bayview Station Rd, Ottawa, ON 9:30 AM Meet at Laroche Park: decorate bikes, dance, chalk, and b...

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School Streets Ottawa @schoolstreetsyow.bsky.social · Sep 3

The benefits of Vancouver’s first Bike Bus go beyond fun, fresh air and exercise

"Parents have created friendships. It's also about connecting neighbours and kids across classrooms"

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For some Vancouver families, back to school means bike to school

Karin Larsen - CBC News

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