Why Ottawa Needs Bike Share—and Why OCAF is Proud to Support It
New OCAF-supported study finds just 1,200 bikes in Ottawa leads to 450,000 trips annually, improve congestion, and reduce traffic pollution
Bike Share Report Fills In the Missing Piece of the Local Transportation Puzzle
Imagine a city where you can get where you need to go, and get there on time, using a wider mix of transportation services.
Laying the Foundations for Successful Bike Share Solutions in Ottawa
For Immediate Release April 19, 2023 Existing and emerging micro-mobility solutions are essential to building a sustainable and integrated transportation system. A new research and stakeholder engagement project from EnviroCentre and the Ottawa Climate Action Fund, an initiative of the Ottawa Community Foundation, aims to explore the potential of a successful future Bike Share program […]
Priority Municipal Actions to Enable Zero Emission Vehicle Adoption
The City of Ottawa has declared a climate emergency and it is clear that we need to transform our community to fight climate change. Ottawa’s Energy Evolution plan is an ambitious plan in response to the climate crisis. Transportation is the second largest emitting sector, which means we need to take bold action to lower […]
OCAF Celebrates the Launch of the Ottawa Community Housing Electric Vehicle Car Sharing Program
Ottawa is on the road to making electric vehicles available to communities that need them most with the launch of an electric vehicle (EV) carsharing program accessible to five Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCH) communities in the urban core located between Little Italy and Chinatown and puts electric cars within easy reach to about 500 […]
EV Experience/Expérience VÉ Hits the Road
The Ottawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF), an initiative of the Ottawa Community Foundation (OCF) and the OCF are proud to be founding sponsors of EnviroCentre’s EV Experience/Expérience VÉ, a milestone on the road to decarbonizing transportation and an exciting opportunity for anyone who ever gets behind the wheel of a car. The project officially launched […]