Latest Posts - The New Orleans

The Timeline of the Jeanne d’Arc / Orléans Blvd Saga (up to August 2026)
12 September 2025
Advocacy Article Bike Transportation Urbanism
Walkable Suburbs Aren’t Enough
18 September 2026
Amenities Village Walk Zoning
Cars are the Monkey’s Paw of Transportation
3 September 2026
Parking Transportation Urban Infrastructure Urbanism
Winter Path Maintenance Outlook 2026
31 August 2026
Advocacy Complete Community Transportation Urban Infrastructure Walking
Why Getting Involved in Your Community is Worth the Effort
29 July 2026
Article Orleans Uncategorized Urbanism
The Simple Way Cities Can Save You Money By Raising Taxes
20 June 2026
Advocacy Ottawa Taxes Transportation
Why Bike Lanes Are “Nice-to-Have” And Get Left Behind In Ontario
19 June 2026
Advocacy Transportation Uncategorized Urbanism
If You Give a Mouse a Bike Lane
16 June 2026
Advocacy Bike Transportation Urban Infrastructure Urbanism Village
How Provincial Rules Subtly Force Car-Centred Ontario Cities
11 June 2026
Ottawa Transportation Urbanism
What’s New – Week of June 8
9 June 2026
Event Newsletter Orleans Transportation Urbanism
This Master’s Thesis Pinpoints Why Ottawa’s Transportation Policy is “Oops, All Cars!”
6 June 2026
Advocacy Bike Ottawa Transportation Urban Infrastructure Urbanism

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This site is all about making Orleans, Ottawa a better place to live and work. TheNewOrleans.ca supports the mission of:

Convent Glen / Orleans Wood Community Association

I’m a Director on the Board, trying to do what I can to enact the Orleans Corridor Secondary Plan.

Bike Ottawa

I’m a Board member, doing my part to make the suburbs friendlier to cycling and active transportation.

Strong Towns Ottawa

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Vision Zero Ottawa

Vision Zero aspires to a future with no road violence (zero deaths) and minimizing injuries on our streets.

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