Rob Attrell

an outdoor blllboard There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure. Picture of child biking in a painted bike lane

Enough.

Awesome to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
Was really incredible to work with the people at @visionzerovancouver.ca to bring this to life.

Demand Safe School Zones in Ottawa! Le francais suit It’s a common scene at schools for morning drop off and afternoon pick up times, speeding, distracted driving, close calls and tension on the streets . Many school zones lack…

🚨Join us in the fight for safer school zones in Ottawa 🚨

🚸Fund and build sidewalks and protected bike lanes in our neighbourhoods
🏫Make school streets possible
💪Stand strong against Ford and fight to save our automated speed cameras!

✅Sign here schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...

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Depict is a photo collage, going counter clockwise is a School Street in Vanier, then kids cycling to school in a group, last is an image of a speed enforcement camera at a busy arterial road

The scariest thing about Halloween this year is our school zones. Tell our Mayor to stand up to the goblins who would make our communities less safe.

📸Protect speed enforcement cameras everywhere
🚦Green-light School Streets
🚶‍♀️Build sidewalks and bike lanes

schoolstreetsottawa.ca/2025/10/11/o...

Poster of enticing people to become members of Bike Ottawa and run the chance of winning a free t-shirt. A person on a bike is smiling and seemingly going weeeee!

Want to win a free Bike Ottawa t-shirt? Become a member. Attend our AGM on October 26. It’s that easy.

Join now! #ottbike

bikeottawa.ca/join-bike-ot...

Ottawa Streets Are Not Safe For Kids – A Call to Action to Keep ASE, Have Sidewalks and School Streets Ottawa Streets are not safe for kids – losing ASE will make it worse

Is Ottawa school zone safety negotiable?

🚷Delays to sidewalk builds
🚦School Street policy red lighted
📸 Automated Speed Enforcement to be cut down by Doug Ford

📣 No! Tell the Mayor to stand up to the province and anyone who makes communities less safe.

schoolstreetsottawa.ca/2025/10/11/o...

We don’t have the density outside the core for frequent transit or bike share or bike lanes or sidewalks or….

I guess it’s just cars for everyone, famously the cheapest mode of transportation.

I also think the suburbs should get a lot denser.

Near transit at least (<5km). I’d love to see it tried. Great last mile solution with the LRT and infrequent buses.

Exactly! Signs and flashing lights are completely insufficient. Sign and share: schoolstreetsottawa.ca/get-involved...

@forourkidsog.bsky.social
@bikeottawa.bsky.social @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @envirocentre.bsky.social @otttransitriders.bsky.social

I am! 🥲

I would love to see such a system with hubs and docks all over the city, at the very least all over within 5km from transit stations.

Ottawa’s 1st attempt at bike share failed because it was designed for tourists rather than residents. Certainly can’t make that mistake again. But with over 100 North American cities embracing bike share, seems like Ottawa should give it a go, especially considering how short our winters are. 4/

Why Prioritizing Municipal 'Candy' Leads to a Budget Bellyache (And How the Adults in the Room Can Fix It) - The New Orleans There’s a universal truth for every parent with a few kids: managing the family budget is a constant tightrope walk. Everyone wants the fun stuff – the latest video game, extra treats, a big…

✨New Post✨ Our city budget often chases short-term 'municipal candy' while ignoring the long-term fiscal bellyache it causes. It's time for the adults in the room to prioritize financial solvency over flashy projects. 🍬💸 #Ottawa #Orleans #StrongTowns

More Than a Bike Ride: Kidical Mass Capping Off a Year of Pedal and Play Success in Orléans - The New Orleans On the morning of Saturday, September 27, 2025, the streets of Convent Glen North filled with the cheerful sound of laughter, bike bells, and even a handful of cow bells. This Orléans edition of the K...

✨New Post✨ From our weekly "Pedal and Play" rides to a season-ending Kidical Mass event, we're showing what a more connected, family-friendly Orléans can look like—one bike ride at a time. 🚲 #Orléans #KidicalMass #Community

The Long Road to Nowhere: Why Good Plans Die at City Hall - The New Orleans There’s a unique sense of optimism that comes from getting involved in a major city-planning exercise. Whether it’s a review of a new Transportation Master Plan or a local infrastructure renewal proje...

✨New Post✨ Ever wonder why good plans for our community seem to disappear into a black hole at City Hall? I took a deep dive into the bureaucratic roadblocks that stall progress and how we can build a more financially resilient and people-focused Orléans. #ottpoli #urbanism

October 2025 Newsletter For October, check out our upcoming events, community news, featured photos taken by our residents, and so much more!

October 2025 Newsletter

For October, check out our upcoming events, community news, featured photos taken by our residents, and so much more!

The Suburban Dream and Its Hidden Contract: Trading True Freedom for the Freedom to Drive - The New Orleans Lots of Ottawa residents just like us in the suburbs were sold a very specific dream, maybe even as early as when we were teenagers. Living in the suburbs meant owning a spacious home, having a lush,…

✨New Post✨ The suburban dream sold us the 'freedom to drive,' but it came with a hidden contract: the obligation to own a car for everything. True freedom is about having choices—the choice to walk, bike, or live a full life without a car. #LessCar #Urbanism

I’m at almost 2000 since end of May 2024 but I barely go anywhere, car or otherwise 🤣

Everyone sneers at people overpaying for cars, but Americans live in such car-centric places that many have no choice. And yes, prices of cars have skyrocketed. Instead of blaming individuals, we should be looking at providing alternatives. Mandatory car ownership is a tax.

My 5 and 7 year olds would love an age appropriate workshop where they build stuff.

It’s way WAY better than it was. But needless up down up down up down.

I watched this today and cried because this could have been Montreal Road.

Pledged to plant a million trees, but that’s not in the budget either.

As aspirational as the goal is, if it’s not in the budget it’s not there. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

@brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social for the image

The LRT being closed for maintenance on Panda Game weekend is such a confusing and poor decision.

Ottawa consistently forgets to think of the needs of students and transit riders when making decisions.

Conservative Leaders are Failing to Respond to the Climate Concerns of their Base - Re.Climate More conservatives support climate action than are opposed to it. So why isn’t anyone talking to them about it?

Don't listen to the rhetoric - most Canadians and even most conservatives support action to address climate change. We can and must do more better and faster.

Rally for a safe cycling route on Gladstone Guest post by concerned citizens of Dalhousie neighbourhood When: Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 7:45 a.m. Where: Bronson and Christie Event: Join Bike Ottawa and neighbourhood cyclists on the mornin…

Next week we will have a special bike bus ride starting from this rally for better routes for our kids and everyone else. #OttBike please join us for the rally and ride to school. bikeottawa.ca/2025/10/01/r... 3/3

A Fiscally Prudent Path to True 15-Minute Neighbourhoods City-Wide - The New Orleans To: Ottawa Zoning Bylaw TeamFrom: Rob Attrell, Engaged Urbanist and Suburban Resident I’m sending this letter via email to the zoning bylaw team. If you have feedback on the Zoning By-law process,…

✨New Post✨ The city’s top-down approach to 15-minute neighbourhoods is too expensive. We can achieve the goal city-wide with a more fiscally prudent path: fixing our zoning to allow our communities to evolve organically. #LandUse #Zoning #OttPoli #Urbanism #StrongTowns

Did you know the water pipes under Slater Street were installed in 1875!

Do you ever wonder how old Ottawa's water and wastewater infrastructure is? Come check out my map at bickertonpa.github.io/Ottawa-Water...

#OpenData #Ottawa

170 Slater, the collapsed parking garage being redeveloped into 538 residential units.

Community Benefits Charge (CBC): ~$600,000
Development Charges (DC): ~$13,000,000

Of those DCs, about $3-million goes exclusively towards suburban arterial roads. Those should be eliminated long before the CBCs.

Cargo bikes & e-bikes are the true car-lite machines for suburban life—hauling kids, groceries, and gear. Upgrade your tools! 🚲🛒👨