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Have you cycled in and around downtown Ottawa lately? Thanks to the opening of new bi-directional bike tracks along the east side of Mackenzie Avenue, from Rideau Street to Murray Street, it is now safer and easier to access other key bike tracks and paths in the downtown core to help you get to where you need to go. Future plans would eventually add cycling infrastructure on Wellington Street to connect the Mackenzie Avenue bike tracks to new cycling facilities planned for O’Connor Street north of Laurier Avenue.
The new bike tracks are separated from traffic by curbs, a buffer area and by bollards in front of the United States Embassy. The bollards address issues of security while maintaining access to the track.
Segregated bike lanes like these offer a safe and more attractive option for cycling than do shared or painted bike lanes. They have also been shown to greatly reduce cycling collisions involving parked cars, the risk of “dooring” collisions, and obstructions from parked cars.
There are different access points to the Mackenzie Avenue bike tracks from other roads. Cyclists heading south from the Alexandra Bridge bike tracks can use the newly added cross-ride with bicycle signals to connect to the Mackenzie Avenue bike tracks without dismounting. Those travelling south from Sussex Drive have the option of using a bike track (starting at St. Patrick Street) leading to bike crossings over the approaches to the Alexandra Bridge, which in turn lead to the Mackenzie Avenue bike tracks. At the south end of the Mackenzie bike tracks, cyclists can head south onto Colonel By Drive to reach the Rideau Canal Eastern Pathway, or enter the bike tracks by making a right turn from Rideau Street. There are no left turns from east-bound Rideau Street to the bike tracks so cyclists wishing to access them have the option of dismounting and using the Elgin Street crosswalk to get to the north sidewalk of Rideau Street and walking a short distance to Mackenzie Avenue, or alternatively, travelling along Rideau Street to make a left turn at Sussex Drive. Mackenzie Avenue remains a one-way, two-lane roadway, expanding to three lanes at the Rideau Street intersection.
This new cycling facility is part of a partnership with the National Capital Commission and includes the cooperation of the United States Embassy and funding from the Provincial Governments OMCIP program (Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure).
More information on this project can be found here.
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The new bike tracks are separated from traffic by curbs, a buffer area and by bollards in front of the United States Embassy. The bollards address issues of security while maintaining access to the track.
Segregated bike lanes like these offer a safe and more attractive option for cycling than do shared or painted bike lanes. They have also been shown to greatly reduce cycling collisions involving parked cars, the risk of “dooring” collisions, and obstructions from parked cars.
There are different access points to the Mackenzie Avenue bike tracks from other roads. Cyclists heading south from the Alexandra Bridge bike tracks can use the newly added cross-ride with bicycle signals to connect to the Mackenzie Avenue bike tracks without dismounting. Those travelling south from Sussex Drive have the option of using a bike track (starting at St. Patrick Street) leading to bike crossings over the approaches to the Alexandra Bridge, which in turn lead to the Mackenzie Avenue bike tracks. At the south end of the Mackenzie bike tracks, cyclists can head south onto Colonel By Drive to reach the Rideau Canal Eastern Pathway, or enter the bike tracks by making a right turn from Rideau Street. There are no left turns from east-bound Rideau Street to the bike tracks so cyclists wishing to access them have the option of dismounting and using the Elgin Street crosswalk to get to the north sidewalk of Rideau Street and walking a short distance to Mackenzie Avenue, or alternatively, travelling along Rideau Street to make a left turn at Sussex Drive. Mackenzie Avenue remains a one-way, two-lane roadway, expanding to three lanes at the Rideau Street intersection.
This new cycling facility is part of a partnership with the National Capital Commission and includes the cooperation of the United States Embassy and funding from the Provincial Governments OMCIP program (Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure).
More information on this project can be found here.
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