Bike Parking Strategy
The Bike Parking Strategy
Our City has undergone a number of transportation changes in recent years. One of the biggest changes we have seen is an increased interest in cycling and ensuring our communities are well set-up to support an increase in riders who are travelling by bike for work, leisure and errands. Those who travel by bike are not only looking for safe spaces to cycle, but also to park their bikes while out.
The City is undertaking a Bike Parking Strategy to better understand and address the needs of cyclists who must leave their bike while working or visiting one of our City’s businesses. This will build on the work done on the 2019 Municipal Parking Management Strategy and will result in a final report to Transportation Committee and Council in early 2021. Undertaking a Bike Parking Strategy will allow us to study:
What is Happening?
Over the coming months, we will be engaging with residents and key stakeholders about Ottawa’s Bike Parking Strategy. Through consultations, public virtual meetings, stakeholder meetings and an online survey, we will be seeking input on our Bike Parking Strategy.
Our goals for the strategy are:
For more information and to fill out the survey, click here. The survey will be open until August 31.
Our City has undergone a number of transportation changes in recent years. One of the biggest changes we have seen is an increased interest in cycling and ensuring our communities are well set-up to support an increase in riders who are travelling by bike for work, leisure and errands. Those who travel by bike are not only looking for safe spaces to cycle, but also to park their bikes while out.
The City is undertaking a Bike Parking Strategy to better understand and address the needs of cyclists who must leave their bike while working or visiting one of our City’s businesses. This will build on the work done on the 2019 Municipal Parking Management Strategy and will result in a final report to Transportation Committee and Council in early 2021. Undertaking a Bike Parking Strategy will allow us to study:
- Bike parking in the public right-of-way
- Bike parking located at City facilities including parks, recreation centres, parking lots, etc.
- Options related to Bike Sharing and Park & Cycle programs
What is Happening?
Over the coming months, we will be engaging with residents and key stakeholders about Ottawa’s Bike Parking Strategy. Through consultations, public virtual meetings, stakeholder meetings and an online survey, we will be seeking input on our Bike Parking Strategy.
Our goals for the strategy are:
- Developing criteria for the location of bike parking;
- Developing criteria for the type of bike parking;
- Developing criteria / warrants for determining when bike parking should be installed;
- Creating data collection methodologies; and
- Defining operational requirements and roles related to the installation and maintenance of bike parking.
For more information and to fill out the survey, click here. The survey will be open until August 31.
Cycling Network in Kanata South
There are plenty of options when it comes to cycling in Kanata South.
For an interactive map of the City of Ottawa's cycling infrastructure, click here.
For an interactive map of the City of Ottawa's cycling infrastructure, click here.