That's the feeling you get riding a bike in Ottawa when your bike lane comes to a sudden stop, at times dumping you into busy traffic to fend for yourself. To better understand these missing links, I rolled around town recently on the CBC Ottawa bike, equipped with video cameras. "It can be really off-putting," said Heather Shearer, president of Bike Ottawa. Heather Shearer, president of Bike Ottawa, has heard from residents who want to commute by bike, but worry about missing links in the network. As the City of Ottawa's program manager for transportation policy and networks, Mucsi said the issue of missing links and gaps is understandable, given that the city has been playing catch-up in making its streets bike friendly.

Source: CBC News May 10, 2018 07:52 UTC