Vision Zero Ottawa
@visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
No tragedy on Ottawa streets is acceptable. We can get to Zero by demanding our governments designing transportation systems that put safety first.
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Tired: Police enforcement alone to manage speed compliance, same risky behaviours repeating. Necessary, but ineffective and reactive. 🚓😮💨
Wired: Canada adopts EU-style Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA)- helps drivers stay within limits by default. Safe systems > Endless enforcement. 🚗⚡🛑
Wired: Canada adopts EU-style Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA)- helps drivers stay within limits by default. Safe systems > Endless enforcement. 🚗⚡🛑
Police issue more than 200 tickets to drivers for violations in January
Police issue more than 200 tickets to drivers for violations in January
Ottawa police officers issued more than 200 tickets to drivers during a blitz targeting high-risk driving behaviours on Ottawa roads in January.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Tired: Police enforcement alone to manage speed compliance, same risky behaviours repeating. Necessary, but ineffective and reactive. 🚓😮💨
Wired: Canada adopts EU-style Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA)- helps drivers stay within limits by default. Safe systems > Endless enforcement. 🚗⚡🛑
Wired: Canada adopts EU-style Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA)- helps drivers stay within limits by default. Safe systems > Endless enforcement. 🚗⚡🛑
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“The failure of…cities to adequately clear snow so that disabled people with mobility devices can safely get around is both an infrastructure failure and a policy choice, leaving those people stuck in one area and stripping them of their autonomy.”
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Snowstorms are hell for wheelchair users—but they don't have to be
"You can't physically move. You can't do anything."
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February 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
“The failure of…cities to adequately clear snow so that disabled people with mobility devices can safely get around is both an infrastructure failure and a policy choice, leaving those people stuck in one area and stripping them of their autonomy.”
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🎨 Street Art = Traffic Calming 🚦
Street art isn’t a gimmick — it’s a proven placemaking tool that works.
✅ Adds colour, pride, and identity to our streets
✅ Slows vehicle speeds — especially near schools 🏫
✅ Signals “people live here,” not “drive through faster”
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Street art isn’t a gimmick — it’s a proven placemaking tool that works.
✅ Adds colour, pride, and identity to our streets
✅ Slows vehicle speeds — especially near schools 🏫
✅ Signals “people live here,” not “drive through faster”
🧵 1/3
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
🎨 Street Art = Traffic Calming 🚦
Street art isn’t a gimmick — it’s a proven placemaking tool that works.
✅ Adds colour, pride, and identity to our streets
✅ Slows vehicle speeds — especially near schools 🏫
✅ Signals “people live here,” not “drive through faster”
🧵 1/3
Street art isn’t a gimmick — it’s a proven placemaking tool that works.
✅ Adds colour, pride, and identity to our streets
✅ Slows vehicle speeds — especially near schools 🏫
✅ Signals “people live here,” not “drive through faster”
🧵 1/3
Les aménagements urbains influencent-ils le comportement des citoyens? Réponse courte : oui. Écoutez! 👇
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Les aménagements urbains influencent-ils le comportement des citoyens? | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Moteur de recherche : Les aménagements urbains influencent-ils le comportement des citoyens?
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January 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Les aménagements urbains influencent-ils le comportement des citoyens? Réponse courte : oui. Écoutez! 👇
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Seems like a good time to ask parents to not drive their kids to school if there’s an alternative. 25-40% of morning traffic is now the school run. And to advocate for safe separated infrastructure to allow active transport to school for kids.
Joy.
From the Reframe Road Safety campaign (Fall ‘23) developed with NOYS calling out those who design, approve & implement inequitable transportation systems that disproportionately affect youth + BIPOC communities.
From the Reframe Road Safety campaign (Fall ‘23) developed with NOYS calling out those who design, approve & implement inequitable transportation systems that disproportionately affect youth + BIPOC communities.
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Seems like a good time to ask parents to not drive their kids to school if there’s an alternative. 25-40% of morning traffic is now the school run. And to advocate for safe separated infrastructure to allow active transport to school for kids.
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Lansdowne disaster will result in injury or death for a pedestrian or cyclist. A thread of traffic of heavy equipment. A driver almost rear ending someone, then honking at them, then not looking for pedestrians to the right @shawnmenard.bsky.social @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Lansdowne disaster will result in injury or death for a pedestrian or cyclist. A thread of traffic of heavy equipment. A driver almost rear ending someone, then honking at them, then not looking for pedestrians to the right @shawnmenard.bsky.social @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social
We are saddened to hear about the loss of Cole Misner, a dedicated father, fiancé, construction worker, whose children who will grow up without him.
Deaths on Ottawa’s roads aren't a number in a report, they are real lives shattered.
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Deaths on Ottawa’s roads aren't a number in a report, they are real lives shattered.
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'We were supposed to grow old together': Fiancée mourns man found day after crash | CBC News
The fiancée of a man who was found dead in the snow after a crash last week in Ottawa is remembering him as a devoted father who worked long hours and came so near to seeing his family again.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM
We are saddened to hear about the loss of Cole Misner, a dedicated father, fiancé, construction worker, whose children who will grow up without him.
Deaths on Ottawa’s roads aren't a number in a report, they are real lives shattered.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Deaths on Ottawa’s roads aren't a number in a report, they are real lives shattered.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is a defining moment for Ottawa. Our land‑use rules have prioritized car movement and parking over building communities for people. Council’s choice: embrace people‑focused density or the status‑quo sprawl of the past century
If we want a city built for living-not just driving-this vote counts
If we want a city built for living-not just driving-this vote counts
Today's the day!
#OttCity Council votes on the final draft of our new Zoning By-law.
We're hoping for strong commercial parking policies to limit further sprawl in #Ottawa.
#Zoning #ZoningBylaw #Sprawl #CommercialParking #Sustainability
#OttCity Council votes on the final draft of our new Zoning By-law.
We're hoping for strong commercial parking policies to limit further sprawl in #Ottawa.
#Zoning #ZoningBylaw #Sprawl #CommercialParking #Sustainability
A great way to prevent #Ottawa's continued sprawling is to reduce car-parking maximums for box stores via #OttCity's new Zoning By-law.
Thanks to @ottawacitizen.com for publishing our op-ed with Walkable Ottawa on this. #SustainableCities #Sprawl #CarParking
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/comm...
Thanks to @ottawacitizen.com for publishing our op-ed with Walkable Ottawa on this. #SustainableCities #Sprawl #CarParking
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January 28, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This is a defining moment for Ottawa. Our land‑use rules have prioritized car movement and parking over building communities for people. Council’s choice: embrace people‑focused density or the status‑quo sprawl of the past century
If we want a city built for living-not just driving-this vote counts
If we want a city built for living-not just driving-this vote counts
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“We often blame the bad drivers in front of us or the rushed parents blocking us in, but if we step back [..]—Most school streets are designed in a way that adds needless stress and danger”
@stephanieplante.bsky.social
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@envirocentre.bsky.social
@stephanieplante.bsky.social
@visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
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January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
“We often blame the bad drivers in front of us or the rushed parents blocking us in, but if we step back [..]—Most school streets are designed in a way that adds needless stress and danger”
@stephanieplante.bsky.social
@visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
@envirocentre.bsky.social
@stephanieplante.bsky.social
@visionzeroottawa.bsky.social
@envirocentre.bsky.social
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Safe school streets shouldn't be a luxury or a special "pilot project" we have to beg for—they should be the default setting for every child in our city.
Our Kids Deserve Better on School Streets [1/2]
Show Us Your School Street! For many parents, especially of young kids, the school run can be one of the hardest, most anxiety-inducing parts of the day. Whether you're late for work, stuck in traffic, or just dealing with a stubborn kid, school drop-offs or pickups can be a stressful experience. We often blame the bad drivers in front of us or the rushed parents blocking us in, but if we step back—literally—we can see that the problem isn't just human behavior.
theneworleans.ca
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Safe school streets shouldn't be a luxury or a special "pilot project" we have to beg for—they should be the default setting for every child in our city.
Great piece from @ecologyottawa.bsky.social : big-box retail is ~60% parking to retail by surface area—no wonder it’s hostile to people and the environment. The new zoning bylaw could fix this by curbing parking and building more human-scale places.
A great way to prevent #Ottawa's continued sprawling is to reduce car-parking maximums for box stores via #OttCity's new Zoning By-law.
Thanks to @ottawacitizen.com for publishing our op-ed with Walkable Ottawa on this. #SustainableCities #Sprawl #CarParking
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/comm...
Thanks to @ottawacitizen.com for publishing our op-ed with Walkable Ottawa on this. #SustainableCities #Sprawl #CarParking
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/comm...
Ottawa's box store parking lots are too big. We can fix that. | Opinion
A store that requires hundreds of parking spots creates an environment that’s hostile to humans. Have you ever walked across one? | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Great piece from @ecologyottawa.bsky.social : big-box retail is ~60% parking to retail by surface area—no wonder it’s hostile to people and the environment. The new zoning bylaw could fix this by curbing parking and building more human-scale places.
Tragedy exposes weak standards. Canada lags the EU on vehicle size and pedestrian impact safety, and people are dying because of it. Rapid change means opportunity—align our vehicle rules with Europe now
Yet another pedestrian killed by the driver of an oversized pickup. It's time to regulate the size of large pickups and SUVs before they kill more of our neighbours. Vehicles this size offer no practical utility over smaller counterparts.
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www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Tragedy exposes weak standards. Canada lags the EU on vehicle size and pedestrian impact safety, and people are dying because of it. Rapid change means opportunity—align our vehicle rules with Europe now
We don’t know what happened and we will not make assumptions in this tragedy.
Part of our advocacy efforts is for road crash investigations to shift focus from human error to intersection and road design, to make crashes less likely and severe in aiming for zero tragedies.
Part of our advocacy efforts is for road crash investigations to shift focus from human error to intersection and road design, to make crashes less likely and severe in aiming for zero tragedies.
Ontario’s SIU investigating fatal collision on Bank Street south of Vernon
Ontario’s SIU investigating fatal collision on Bank Street south of Vernon
One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision on Bank Street south of Vernon on Saturday, Cornwall SDG Paramedics say.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
We don’t know what happened and we will not make assumptions in this tragedy.
Part of our advocacy efforts is for road crash investigations to shift focus from human error to intersection and road design, to make crashes less likely and severe in aiming for zero tragedies.
Part of our advocacy efforts is for road crash investigations to shift focus from human error to intersection and road design, to make crashes less likely and severe in aiming for zero tragedies.
Person struck by a driver inflicting serious injury, the first tragedy of 2026. We expect this person, their family and community, have a life-changing road to recovery. We know that Ottawa has a road safety policy of accepting tragedy as inevitable. This tragedy is an outcome, not an accident.
Pedestrian taken to trauma centre after being hit by vehicle on Rideau Street
Pedestrian taken to trauma centre after being hit by vehicle on Rideau Street
Ottawa paramedics say they treated a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Rideau Street Saturday evening.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Person struck by a driver inflicting serious injury, the first tragedy of 2026. We expect this person, their family and community, have a life-changing road to recovery. We know that Ottawa has a road safety policy of accepting tragedy as inevitable. This tragedy is an outcome, not an accident.
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Thanks to @ianhanomansing.bsky.social and the folks at CBC for having us on yesterday to talk about blindingly bright headlights! We were glad to see @seanorr.bsky.social's motion on this topic get unanimous support at Vancouver Council this week
Vision Zero Vancouver on CBC - Blindingly Bright Headlights
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January 23, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Thanks to @ianhanomansing.bsky.social and the folks at CBC for having us on yesterday to talk about blindingly bright headlights! We were glad to see @seanorr.bsky.social's motion on this topic get unanimous support at Vancouver Council this week
Tired: Canada’s vehicle safety rules mirror outdated U.S. standards.
Wired: Adopt proven European vehicle safety regulations 🇪🇺
•Safer headlight height & beam patterns
•Intelligent Speed Assistance
•Strong pedestrian impact protection
Our streets - and lives - depend on modern vehicle regulations 💯
Wired: Adopt proven European vehicle safety regulations 🇪🇺
•Safer headlight height & beam patterns
•Intelligent Speed Assistance
•Strong pedestrian impact protection
Our streets - and lives - depend on modern vehicle regulations 💯
Have you noticed headlights getting brighter? It's not just in your head. We're excited to see @seanorr.bsky.social's motion at Council this week to take action on this issue.
LED and HID headlights are increasingly popular, not to mention oversized vehicles with high nose heights...
LED and HID headlights are increasingly popular, not to mention oversized vehicles with high nose heights...
January 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Tired: Canada’s vehicle safety rules mirror outdated U.S. standards.
Wired: Adopt proven European vehicle safety regulations 🇪🇺
•Safer headlight height & beam patterns
•Intelligent Speed Assistance
•Strong pedestrian impact protection
Our streets - and lives - depend on modern vehicle regulations 💯
Wired: Adopt proven European vehicle safety regulations 🇪🇺
•Safer headlight height & beam patterns
•Intelligent Speed Assistance
•Strong pedestrian impact protection
Our streets - and lives - depend on modern vehicle regulations 💯
“The future of this city has to be a public transit future. We cannot accommodate the hundreds of thousands of cars that are going to be on our roads if we don’t have a functioning transit system,” Leiper said.
Community group rolls out vision for free off-peak service on OC Transpo
Community group rolls out vision for free off-peak service on OC Transpo
A new organization called Free Transit Ottawa is looking for a few volunteers to help make their vision of transit in the capital a reality, which includes free transit during off-peak hours and on weekends and buying more buses.
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
“The future of this city has to be a public transit future. We cannot accommodate the hundreds of thousands of cars that are going to be on our roads if we don’t have a functioning transit system,” Leiper said.
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It was a pleasure to host a workshop on the Bank Street Study for Carleton students of BPAPM's case competition! They had some wonderful questions and engagement with the topic.
Local politics has a huge impact on our everyday lives, so it's great to see youth taking an interest in it!
Local politics has a huge impact on our everyday lives, so it's great to see youth taking an interest in it!
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It was a pleasure to host a workshop on the Bank Street Study for Carleton students of BPAPM's case competition! They had some wonderful questions and engagement with the topic.
Local politics has a huge impact on our everyday lives, so it's great to see youth taking an interest in it!
Local politics has a huge impact on our everyday lives, so it's great to see youth taking an interest in it!
Congratulations to Vision Zero Vancouver on a huge win 🎉
As Ottawa looks to its 2026 elections, VZO has much to learn from our living-streets allies in Vancouver-who’ve achieved real wins despite an uphill battle with Ken Sim’s ABC council.
Hiring your first staff is a big step. Onward to 2026!
As Ottawa looks to its 2026 elections, VZO has much to learn from our living-streets allies in Vancouver-who’ve achieved real wins despite an uphill battle with Ken Sim’s ABC council.
Hiring your first staff is a big step. Onward to 2026!
🎉Exciting News 🎉 as of last week, we've hired our first ever staff person! Anyone who's worked with us before will know @margiesanderson.bsky.social. She's been with us since day one, and is absolutely perfect for the role - 2026 will be a huge year!
More on this, and a look back on 2025:
More on this, and a look back on 2025:
We Hired Our First Staff Person! And a Look Back at 2025
An exciting announcement from Vision Zero Vancouver to start 2026: we’ve hired our first full time staff person! For those who have interacted with us before, you’ll be very familiar with Margie Sa…
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January 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Congratulations to Vision Zero Vancouver on a huge win 🎉
As Ottawa looks to its 2026 elections, VZO has much to learn from our living-streets allies in Vancouver-who’ve achieved real wins despite an uphill battle with Ken Sim’s ABC council.
Hiring your first staff is a big step. Onward to 2026!
As Ottawa looks to its 2026 elections, VZO has much to learn from our living-streets allies in Vancouver-who’ve achieved real wins despite an uphill battle with Ken Sim’s ABC council.
Hiring your first staff is a big step. Onward to 2026!
Speed cameras worked. Removing them from our communities and school zones made everyone less safe.
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'Speed gun party' protests absence of speed cameras | CBC News
People in Lowertown took matters into their own hands Thursday to try to tackle speeding along one of Ottawa’s notoriously busy streets.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Speed cameras worked. Removing them from our communities and school zones made everyone less safe.
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Great turn out to the Speed Gun party on King Edward. Doug Ford has made our communities less safe by canceling speed cameras. Thank you to drivers for respecting the speed limit and the Lower Town community.
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Great turn out to the Speed Gun party on King Edward. Doug Ford has made our communities less safe by canceling speed cameras. Thank you to drivers for respecting the speed limit and the Lower Town community.
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File under: no sh*t
The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous
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The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous
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Ottawa sees dramatic drop in speed compliance after photo radar scrapped
City of Ottawa data from a handful of former photo radar sites show a steep drop in driver compliance through school and community safety zones.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
File under: no sh*t
The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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Are drivers speeding up without photo radar?
Are drivers speeding up without photo radar?
Two months after the province banned photo radar cameras, new data shows a troubling trend in community safety zones. CTV’s Tyler Fleming reports.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Are drivers speeding up without photo radar?
Going ahead snow or shine!
Save the date:
🎈Speed Gun Party on King Edward
📆 3:30-4:30pm January 15th
👉 Losing Speed Cameras made our communities considerably less safe.
📣 Cheer drivers respecting the speed limit and our community (and jeers to those who don’t.)
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🎈Speed Gun Party on King Edward
📆 3:30-4:30pm January 15th
👉 Losing Speed Cameras made our communities considerably less safe.
📣 Cheer drivers respecting the speed limit and our community (and jeers to those who don’t.)
visionzeroottawa.ca/events/
Events
Events Join our upcoming events and learn how you can make Ottawa streets safer for everyone through advocacy and action. january action lab Featured Guest: The Biking Lawyer David Shellnut 📅 Janua…
visionzeroottawa.ca
January 14, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Going ahead snow or shine!
Let’s be clear:
👉 Sidewalks are about mobility equity, safer streets, and reducing car dependency.
👉 Calls for “more studies” and endless deferrals aren’t caution — they’re obstruction. Delays at the expense of people who walk, roll, and rely on transit.
👉 Sidewalks are about mobility equity, safer streets, and reducing car dependency.
👉 Calls for “more studies” and endless deferrals aren’t caution — they’re obstruction. Delays at the expense of people who walk, roll, and rely on transit.
The #ManorPark sidewalk issue is not over yet…. still signs up in the snow!
It will come to @en.ottawa.ca Public Works &Infrastructure Committee in Feb - a staff report is expected.
@ecologyottawa.bsky.social @cafesottawa.bsky.social @horizonottawa.bsky.social @cafesottawa.bsky.social
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It will come to @en.ottawa.ca Public Works &Infrastructure Committee in Feb - a staff report is expected.
@ecologyottawa.bsky.social @cafesottawa.bsky.social @horizonottawa.bsky.social @cafesottawa.bsky.social
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January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Let’s be clear:
👉 Sidewalks are about mobility equity, safer streets, and reducing car dependency.
👉 Calls for “more studies” and endless deferrals aren’t caution — they’re obstruction. Delays at the expense of people who walk, roll, and rely on transit.
👉 Sidewalks are about mobility equity, safer streets, and reducing car dependency.
👉 Calls for “more studies” and endless deferrals aren’t caution — they’re obstruction. Delays at the expense of people who walk, roll, and rely on transit.