Let’s Bike Month is an annual campaign that promotes and encourages cycling as a sustainable form of transportation.
Why support cycling?
- Reduce traffic
- Improve mental and physical health
- Help keep Ottawa green
- Predictable travel time
- Get to know your community
- Biking is fun!
Participants win prizes, get access to free resources, see the emissions averted by choosing to bike, and most importantly, have fun!
Participating is easy!
Sign up
Join individually, build or search for a team to join!
Bike!
Bike to work! Bike to school! Bike to the grocery store! Bike to the park! It all counts!
Log your rides
You will see the difference both you and your team make by choosing to ride a bike!
Stay
connected!
Stay tuned in for the daily prizes and fun community events happening across Ottawa throughout the campaign
Book a workshop!
Urban Cycling: Tips and Infrastructure
Delivered by a friendly, experienced cyclist, this workshop will provide participants with answers to commonly asked questions. You’ll learn about how to navigate Ottawa by bike: tips, infrastructure and general best practices with lots of time for questions and answers! This workshop is adapted for cyclists of every age and ability. (English/French)
Discover your City by Bike: Route Planning
Delivered by a friendly, experienced cyclist, this workshop will provide participants with answers to commonly asked questions.
You’ll learn about how to navigate Ottawa by bike: tips, infrastructure and general best practices with lots of time for questions and answers!
This workshop is adapted for cyclists of every age and ability. (English/French)
Family Cycling
Cycling is a fun activity for the whole family!
Whether going on a leisure ride or heading to the library, cycling is a great choice for folks of any age.
This workshop will cover everything you need to know to make family cycling a success. We will cover kid-carrying bikes, adaptive cycles for adults, route planning considerations, and real-life tips from someone who’s been there!
This workshop is adapted for people of all ages and cycling abilities. (English / French)
Extend your Cycling Season
Delivered by a friendly, experienced cyclist, this workshop will teach you what you need to know to feel comfortable biking year-round.
You will learn tips, tricks and tools to extend your cycling season. We will review route planning, techniques, and simple suggestions for winter bike maintenance.
The goal of this workshop is to help riders discover the joy of biking throughout the year. (English/French)
*All workshops are approximately one hour in length