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• Post #4443471

  I recently finished a book about Wayfinding. Not about signs and arrows, but about how our brain functions. It was a fascinating read and I realised cycling ticks a lot of the boxes if you want to maintain a healthy brain. Let's look how wayfinding works and how your brain is involved. #Biketooter #Health #Ottbike http://hansonthebike.com/2026/08/08/want-better-brains-start-cycling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

• Post #3887138

  Late June, we biked to the south end of Orléans from Nepean. Finding a route away from motorised traffic was a bit of a challenge because of the provincial highways and busy arterials, but we managed mostly on pathways in the end. #ottbike #Biketooter #cycling #Ottawa http://hansonthebike.com/2026/07/17/finding-a-route-to-orleans-souths-avalon-ottawa/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

• Post #3812342

  Today in 1944 Sheldon Brown was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He passed away only 63 years later. His legacy continues on his website. #bike #BikeTooter #Cycling

• Post #3699705

  “Nobody bikes to medical services”. Except they do. Spot the wheel bender bike rack in one of the pics.

• Post #1282915

  It has taken Belgium and the Netherlands by storm, but in the rest of the world, a wayfinding system based on nodes is not known. For fun, as a thought exercise, I created a recreational #bicycle network for Ottawa-Gatineau, based on nodes to see if that could work. As a bonus, I added numbered nodes. #ottbike #BikeTooter #cycling #bike http://hansonthebike.com/2026/04/12/ottawa-gatineau-bike-network/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

• Post #1282914

  The rain was supposed to start at 5 pm so we cheerfully went out by bike to see friends in the east end in #Ottawa. Nearly all separate #bike infrastructure. Which is really cool. Not so cool was that the rain started at 3 pm instead (what happened to weather forecasts) and we had to bike back for an hour and a bit in drizzle and 7 degrees. Nevertheless, nice to be out on my first 30 km bike ride this year.

• Post #1282913

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@kcposch/116404436049037367 @herbert_tiemens

• Post #1282912

  KLM airlines uses @openstreetmap #osm

• Post #1042211

  The chutes de Pleasance are currently awesome @Dvdham They have even built a small theatre set up for people to sit and watch, bleachers style. Still a foot of snow in places in Papineau Labelle area. #Quebec

• Post #1042208

  Over the last few years, #Ottawa has built no less than 10 protected intersections on a stretch of road from Churchill to Bronson, a serious number on such a short stretch to make walking and cycling safer. I biked the 4.5 km and checked out this rather unique improvement .#ottbike #biketooter #ottcity http://hansonthebike.com/2026/04/08/scott-albert-street-bike-tracks-ottawa/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

• Post #1013860

  Just before the snow came, I cycled all the parking lots on Merivale Road in Central Nepean in #Ottawa to check which food places are new and which ones have gone. Here is the 2026 update. I am actually not much of a diner myself, so I refrain from trying the food. I leave that to those with a more refined taste. #OttCity http://hansonthebike.com/2026/01/10/2026-merivale-road-food-map/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

• Post #485870

  In the last quarter of 2025, #Apple shipped 19,600,000 Ipads. Let that sink in. That is 213,000 every single day. And virtually all will be obsolete in ten years and end up on the e-waste conveyor belts. Including other brands, 192 million tablets were shipped in 2025, or around half a million every day. https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/05/ipad-demand-surges/

• Post #485868

  People for Bikes is getting ready for the annual update of their #Cycling City Rankings website. They lean on Open Street Map for lots of their data. You can help keeping the map up to date for #Ottawa and #Gatineau. Read how in my latest post. #ottbike #Biketooter #osm #openstreetmap http://hansonthebike.com/2026/02/10/two-free-osm-work-shops-by-people-for-bikes/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

• Post #485867

  NY Times

• Post #485865

  @human3500 work has restarted on Fisher at McCooey. That large concrete circular piece has now been lowered in the hole. Also, a crane has been erected at the Lone Star plaza for the 24 story rental tower.

• Post #485864

  #Til: there is a 2 day shipwreck festival in Wisconsin. The Ghost Ships Festival is two-day public, community event held annually in Wisconsin to promote research, education and public awareness of Great Lakes maritime history through the stories, remains and underwater archeology of Great Lakes shipwrecks. https://ghostshipsfestival.com

• Post #485862

  In Canada, Canada was 8th at the Olympic Games, but in the rest of the world Canada ended 11th. It all depends what you count. Canada arrived with 207 olympians (hockey teams add up), the Netherlands with 39, Norway with 80. Funding is what several people pointed at as a reason for reaching the top, not necessarily a large population.

• Post #485860

  North American interpretation of Olympic Games. Text in Dutch: Ice hockey duel Canada - US starts with three fights within nine seconds

• Post #485857

  Earlier this week I read a column by a #Dutch #architect who compares leaving his lawn chair in the street and what we would think of that. Yet car parking... I am publishing his column "Parking is not a birth right" in English today with his permission. #Ottcity #Ottawa http://hansonthebike.com/2026/03/01/parking-is-not-a-birth-right/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

• Post #349553

  This week we're taking a look at the new #ottbike tracks on Greenfield Ave. The sewer replacement project took nearly half a decade but we now have (bonus!) new bike tracks. Lets have a look at this latest addition to the #cycling network. http://hansonthebike.com/2026/02/21/new-bike-tracks-greenfield-ottawa/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

• Post #167282

  @human3500@ottawa.place it is unbelievable really, I took a pic in august assuming it was nearly done. I am puzzled what takes so long. It appears the big elements to finish it lying in the farm are all there. Perhaps rerouting cable work around the big hole?

• Post #126703

  @hazematman@mastodon.social I never cycle a single meter on Merivale. I use the streets behind it and coming in from the back of the malls and/or via side streets. Many malls have a connection at side streets too and I often just bike from mall to mall via parking lots and shortcuts. Granted, I don’t have to be there often. If you look a bit closer on the map (I have added a pdf to the post now) you’ll notice the friendlier bike routes.