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Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the City of Ottawa’s Transportation Committee, presented the Bruce Timmermans Awards to one resident and one organization during the Transportation Committee meeting this morning at City Hall. The awards presented this year, were created by Jason Komendat, owner of Retro Rides on Sparks Street, using bike parts that belonged to Bruce Timmermans.
Brian Smith was the recipient of the individual award. Since 2012 he has been writing a travel blog (ottawavelooutaouais.com) that provides travel advice to riders. He invites cyclists to send him a destination they would like to bike to, then offers to scout out a safe route, which he describes on his blog with turn-by-turn directions and photographs of key landmarks. His blogs also feature architectural and historical areas of interest and guide residents on bike tours along historic sites, promoting Ottawa’s rich cultural heritage.
Barra Thiom, Community Developer at the Vanier Community Service Centre and Rose Anne Leonard, Coordinator of the Vélo-Vanier program, accepted the organizational award. For the past six years, Vélo-Vanier has focused on bringing donors, borrowers, volunteers and service agencies together to improve cycling in the community. Vélo-Vanier helps overcome barriers to cycling by loaning bikes, locks and helmets for a period of a month, with an opportunity to renew. Other initiatives have included group bike outings, Can-bike training for safe-cycling, maintenance workshops and an “eyes on Vanier” bike patrol initiative.
The Bruce Timmermans Awards have been presented every year since 1999 to recognize outstanding contributions in Ottawa’s cycling community. The awards are named after long-time cycling educator and advocate, Bruce Timmermans. He was an active member of the Ottawa Bicycle Club, a founding member of Citizens for Safe Cycling, and worked to promote cycling and safety for cyclists.
The awards this year were presented as part of Bike to Work Month. Each year during May, the City of Ottawa promotes cycling as a fun and healthy part of the daily commute to and from work. It’s one of many initiatives by the City to increase the cycling modal share from three per cent to five per cent of morning peak period trips and to have cycling account for eight per cent of all trips in the downtown.
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“This year’s winners are focused on improving cycling at the grassroots, community level. Whether it’s helping new cyclists one on one or in small groups, their efforts make a real difference in helping new cyclists feel comfortable on our roads and pathways. Their actions play an important role in helping the City reach its goals to increase the number of people who cycle in Ottawa.”
Mayor Jim Watson, City of Ottawa
“Bruce Timmermans sought to create a safe environment for cyclists to ride for work or leisure, fitness or fun. His legacy lives on year after year through these awards. We are honoured to present this year’s awards to recipients who share the same values he always did.”
Councillor Keith Egli, Chair, Transportation Committee
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Brian Smith was the recipient of the individual award. Since 2012 he has been writing a travel blog (ottawavelooutaouais.com) that provides travel advice to riders. He invites cyclists to send him a destination they would like to bike to, then offers to scout out a safe route, which he describes on his blog with turn-by-turn directions and photographs of key landmarks. His blogs also feature architectural and historical areas of interest and guide residents on bike tours along historic sites, promoting Ottawa’s rich cultural heritage.
Barra Thiom, Community Developer at the Vanier Community Service Centre and Rose Anne Leonard, Coordinator of the Vélo-Vanier program, accepted the organizational award. For the past six years, Vélo-Vanier has focused on bringing donors, borrowers, volunteers and service agencies together to improve cycling in the community. Vélo-Vanier helps overcome barriers to cycling by loaning bikes, locks and helmets for a period of a month, with an opportunity to renew. Other initiatives have included group bike outings, Can-bike training for safe-cycling, maintenance workshops and an “eyes on Vanier” bike patrol initiative.
The Bruce Timmermans Awards have been presented every year since 1999 to recognize outstanding contributions in Ottawa’s cycling community. The awards are named after long-time cycling educator and advocate, Bruce Timmermans. He was an active member of the Ottawa Bicycle Club, a founding member of Citizens for Safe Cycling, and worked to promote cycling and safety for cyclists.
The awards this year were presented as part of Bike to Work Month. Each year during May, the City of Ottawa promotes cycling as a fun and healthy part of the daily commute to and from work. It’s one of many initiatives by the City to increase the cycling modal share from three per cent to five per cent of morning peak period trips and to have cycling account for eight per cent of all trips in the downtown.
Quotes
“This year’s winners are focused on improving cycling at the grassroots, community level. Whether it’s helping new cyclists one on one or in small groups, their efforts make a real difference in helping new cyclists feel comfortable on our roads and pathways. Their actions play an important role in helping the City reach its goals to increase the number of people who cycle in Ottawa.”
Mayor Jim Watson, City of Ottawa
“Bruce Timmermans sought to create a safe environment for cyclists to ride for work or leisure, fitness or fun. His legacy lives on year after year through these awards. We are honoured to present this year’s awards to recipients who share the same values he always did.”
Councillor Keith Egli, Chair, Transportation Committee
Quick Facts:
- Each year, the City of Ottawa presents two awards to recognize outstanding contributions in Ottawa’s cycling community.
- The awards have been presented annually since 1999.
- The City of Ottawa was recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the Share the Road Ontario organization, which awarded Ottawa "Silver" status in 2011, followed by "Gold" status in 2013. Ottawa is one of only two cities in Ontario with this designation. The “Gold” status was renewed in 2018.
- The City has worked on improving the cycling environment, which has resulted in additional bike trips of all kinds in Ottawa, with the cycling modal share growing by 40 per cent city-wide between 2006 and 2011, according to the Origin-Destination Survey.
- The 2013 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) sets a goal of increasing the cycling modal share from three per cent to five per cent of morning peak period trips.
- The TMP also seeks to have cycling account for eight per cent of all trips inside the Greenbelt by 2031.
- The 2013 Ottawa Cycling Plan (OCP) provides a framework so the City of Ottawa can further develop its cycling network and promote cycling as a sustainable mode of transportation.
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