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Tag: cars

  • Cars are the Monkey’s Paw of Transportation

    3 September 2026
    Parking Transportation Urban Infrastructure Urbanism
    🏷️ cars, parking, traffic, transportation, urbanism

  • An ‘Unseen’ Risk: Why a Legal Right Turn on Red Makes Our Streets Less Safe

    31 July 2025
    Article Ottawa Transportation Urbanism Walking
    vehicles and people on road
    🏷️ cars, Orleans, transportation, urbanism, walk

  • Crave Paradise? Hide all the Parking Spots

    25 July 2025
    Article Land Use / Zoning Orleans Parking Urbanism
    🏷️ cars, Orleans, suburb, transportation, urbanism

  • Beyond the Pump: How a Less Car-Dependent Life Could Boost Your Happiness (and Your Wallet) in Orleans

    15 July 2025
    Transportation Urbanism
    sports car toy beside the pile of coins
    🏷️ cars, community, Orleans, suburb, transportation

  • The Grand Paradox of Parking: Reclaiming Space in Orleans

    11 July 2025
    Article Parking
    🏷️ cars, Orleans, parking, transportation, urbanism

  • Cycling for a Better Ottawa: Shared Roads, Safe Streets, and Sustainable City Planning

    19 May 2025
    Bike Ottawa Transportation Urbanism
    colorful stairs in city center with cyclists riding bikes
    🏷️ bike, cars, Ottawa, transportation

  • Sprints and Marathons: What Track Meets Can Teach Us About Cars, Bikes, and Better Cities

    16 April 2025
    Bike Transportation Urbanism
    person riding bicycle near fence
    🏷️ bike, cars, transportation

  • A Superpowered City

    4 April 2025
    Transportation Urbanism
    a boy wearing a superman costume
    🏷️ cars, fiction, story, transportation

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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

I’m part of the Board, check out Strong Towns for a broader view at improving the places people live.

Vision Zero Ottawa

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

Send a message to mail [at] theneworleans [dot] ca if you would like to share an idea or write something to post here. The site is based in Orleans, Ontario.

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      • TransitImproving Transit in Orléans: Toward a Walkable, Transit‑Oriented Community
      • Zoning and TransportationZoning in Orleans – Tying Zoning Principles into Ottawa’s Transportation Master Plan
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