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Media Release – October 17th 2024

Parents Across Ontario to Demonstrate in Support of Lifesaving Speed Safety Cameras

Press Release For October 20th Save Our Safety Cameras Event – Google Docs Download

Media Release – August 7th 2024

Ottawa’s Kidical Mass Ride event is taking place in Hintonburg and Sept 28.

Get ready for a fun-filled family adventure as School Streets Ottawa, Bike Ottawa, Parkways for People and For Our Kids hosts a Kidical Mass bike ride Sept 28 2024. This event invites families and children of all ages and abilities to join a leisurely ride to celebrate the joy of biking, asking cities to make streets safe for kids and therefore safe for everyone.

Kidical Mass is an international movement inspired by ‘critical mass’ events held to emphasize the number of people who want to ride bikes and to call for infrastructure improvements. Kidical Mass expands on that idea with a focus on children and families. We believe children should be able to safely and independently travel to school, parks, sports, and other destinations. With climate change already impacting the lives of children, safe streets for kids also means seriously addressing the climate emergency. There are measures – both big and small – that cities like Ottawa can pursue to make this possible.

What makes Streets Safer for Kids?

A true Vision Zero strategy that focuses on proactive design action to eliminate road deaths and serious injuries. A key tenet of Vision Zero is that street design can ensure that when mistakes happen they don’t cause life-changing impacts.
Separated and wide bike lanes that provide access to children’s destinations like schools, libraries, parks, and community centres
Traffic calming features and reduced speed limits on arterials and residential streets
Car-free streets including parkways and school streets
Elimination of right-turns on red lights
Streets that address climate change by reducing private vehicle use
Vehicle size regulations and safety testing that includes the safety of people outside of the vehicle

The Hintonburg Kidical Mass ride (the Big ONE) assembles at Laroche Park, 52 Bayview Station Rd, on Saturday September 28th. This ride will take place along the Kichi Zībī Mīkan, taking full advantage of the NCC’s active use parkways program.

For more details check out our Kidical Mass Events Page

February 6th 2024

We are thrilled to announce that École Trille des Bois starts their School Street program on Rue Alice on February 6th! A first for Ottawa!

This program is led by the School Council, in collaboration with Councillor Plante, Rideau-Vanier, is to take place on Rue Alice every Tuesday

Conseil ETB: “The closure of Alice St during the morning rush hour not only raises community awareness of safety issues during drop off, but highlights numerous benefits: increased safety for walkers and cyclists in our community, the promotion of active transportation (walking, cycling, public transportation) and promotes daily physical activity.”

October 26th 2023

School Streets Ottawa with Councillors Sean Devine and Laine Johnson push for change at a dangerous intersection near Merivale Highschool.