Ottawa bike lanes: Questions about NCC’s plan for QED, Colonel By [Video]

There are questions about how the National Capital Commission might fit bike lanes on the Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Colonel By Drive.

According to a statement by the National Capital Commission, they will be “initiating the feasibility of installing bike lanes along the length of the Canal parkways – Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Colonel By Drive. The objective will be to explore how best to offer permanent safe segregated cycling space to ease the pressure on the canal pathways and enhance pedestrian safety by segregating faster-moving cyclists from the limited pathway space.”

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Cyclist Rebecca Tobin uses her bike all of the time, and says, “It’s not the place I would put it, considering there’s a bike lane on the canal. Yeah, I’d much prefer down Bank Street, or Elgin Street.”

But Tobin does support active …