Doug van den Ham
@dvdham.bsky.social
Sometimes you win. Other times you eat dirt.
Migrating from Twitter as @dvdham #ottbike. Also on Mastodon.
Migrating from Twitter as @dvdham #ottbike. Also on Mastodon.
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Doug van den Ham
@dvdham.bsky.social
· Nov 16
10 months later, it looks like Bluesky is suddenly gaining a lot of traction. On the grounds, I hope to contribute some more Ottawa and bikes based content. Hello Everyone!
Followup: conditions were generally pretty good. A bit of ice on the side streets, but everything else was in good shape. (*except where Minto Place's maintenance crew filled the Laurier Bike Lane with snow)
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Followup: conditions were generally pretty good. A bit of ice on the side streets, but everything else was in good shape. (*except where Minto Place's maintenance crew filled the Laurier Bike Lane with snow)
Reposted by Doug van den Ham
Honestly, one of the things I like most about this story is not that he's a fifteen year-old with a sense of style, but that he decided to let the mystery linger, turned his Insta private, and waited, rather than immediately trying to cash in and get sponsorships and a reality series by week's end.
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
When 15-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux realized an Associated Press photo of him at the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist had drawn millions of views, his first instinct was not to rush...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Honestly, one of the things I like most about this story is not that he's a fifteen year-old with a sense of style, but that he decided to let the mystery linger, turned his Insta private, and waited, rather than immediately trying to cash in and get sponsorships and a reality series by week's end.
Today's race was a good one weather-wise - the totally sketchy combo of mud and snow made for some wild corners. (Pic credit: Kiera FitzGerald) #ottbike
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Today's race was a good one weather-wise - the totally sketchy combo of mud and snow made for some wild corners. (Pic credit: Kiera FitzGerald) #ottbike
Reposted by Doug van den Ham
Ontario property assessments haven't been done since 2016 and it's getting ridiculous. Suburban homes are paying much lower property taxes than they should be.
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
November 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Ontario property assessments haven't been done since 2016 and it's getting ridiculous. Suburban homes are paying much lower property taxes than they should be.
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
Annual property taxes:
↙️ $8575 | $6360 ↘️
Special weather information from Environment Canada for Ottawa drivers:
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Special weather information from Environment Canada for Ottawa drivers:
Modern vehicles headlights have made cycling on many road-side multi-use pathways down right dangerous.
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Modern vehicles headlights have made cycling on many road-side multi-use pathways down right dangerous.
(Looks outside)
Dammit, I just washed my bicycle.
Dammit, I just washed my bicycle.
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
(Looks outside)
Dammit, I just washed my bicycle.
Dammit, I just washed my bicycle.
For the record for anyone #ottawa people listening to the Lansdowne 2.0 debate about the Ontario Building Code 2012 vs 2025. Accessible doors are slightly narrower in the 2025 Code (850mm clear vs 860 clear previously). This change brought the OBC into alignment with National Building Code.
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
For the record for anyone #ottawa people listening to the Lansdowne 2.0 debate about the Ontario Building Code 2012 vs 2025. Accessible doors are slightly narrower in the 2025 Code (850mm clear vs 860 clear previously). This change brought the OBC into alignment with National Building Code.
Reposted by Doug van den Ham
Attention design teams! Help us turn this parking lot into a new urban park. The City of Toronto has launched an international design competition for a new park in Liberty Village. Details at tinyurl.com/5xzrwh6p
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Attention design teams! Help us turn this parking lot into a new urban park. The City of Toronto has launched an international design competition for a new park in Liberty Village. Details at tinyurl.com/5xzrwh6p
Gotta appreciate that they are pricing by size.
Price gouging at the World Series!
Thanks Frank McCourt
Thanks Frank McCourt
October 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Gotta appreciate that they are pricing by size.
Parking in a 'No Parking' zone is okay as long as your half on the sidewalk, right?
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Parking in a 'No Parking' zone is okay as long as your half on the sidewalk, right?
This is the main reason why Ottawa needs bike share (and cyclocross racing back in the city).
We had so much fun watching everyone race at the Christie Cross. There was even a race on Toronto's Bike Share bikes! AWESOME event presented by @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social Thanks for the great day! #BikeTO
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This is the main reason why Ottawa needs bike share (and cyclocross racing back in the city).
Fine late fall morning for an #ottbike ride up to the Fire Tower.
Really had to watch for the rocks in some of the more leaf covered areas, but the curly bars and chubby tires were still the perfect setup.
Really had to watch for the rocks in some of the more leaf covered areas, but the curly bars and chubby tires were still the perfect setup.
October 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fine late fall morning for an #ottbike ride up to the Fire Tower.
Really had to watch for the rocks in some of the more leaf covered areas, but the curly bars and chubby tires were still the perfect setup.
Really had to watch for the rocks in some of the more leaf covered areas, but the curly bars and chubby tires were still the perfect setup.
Drives me nuts (sorry, bad pun) that these articles always leave out one of the biggest sources of traffic congestion: Bad Driving.
A significant portion of delays are caused by preventable collisions. Drivers (as a group) need to shoulder the blame.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A significant portion of delays are caused by preventable collisions. Drivers (as a group) need to shoulder the blame.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Drivers frustrated by 'perfect storm' of traffic problems | CBC News
Ottawa's city councillors are hearing from fed-up residents about traffic delays caused by ongoing construction.
www.cbc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Drives me nuts (sorry, bad pun) that these articles always leave out one of the biggest sources of traffic congestion: Bad Driving.
A significant portion of delays are caused by preventable collisions. Drivers (as a group) need to shoulder the blame.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A significant portion of delays are caused by preventable collisions. Drivers (as a group) need to shoulder the blame.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Good news for Canadian cyclists and pedestrians; RAM trucks are going to be getting more expensive. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa limits how many American vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free | CBC News
The federal government is firing back at Stellantis and General Motors by limiting the number of tariff-free vehicles the automakers can import from the U.S. to sell in Canada.
www.cbc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Good news for Canadian cyclists and pedestrians; RAM trucks are going to be getting more expensive. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Reposted by Doug van den Ham
Well well well
The Tour de France slows rise of far right: "It looked like our town was actually important" | BikeRadar
Voting in towns and villages on the route of the Tour found to shift less to the right than nearby areas, according to new research
www.bikeradar.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Well well well
Canada's response, if Stellantis moves production, should be to end the practice of allowing automakers to purchase fuel economy credits to meet fleet fuel economy thresholds.
October 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Canada's response, if Stellantis moves production, should be to end the practice of allowing automakers to purchase fuel economy credits to meet fleet fuel economy thresholds.
This is a good time for a reminder that the most dangerous residential building type in Canada with respect to fire deaths is one and two family homes. Not apartment buildings. And certainly not sprinklered apartment buildings like the one proposed here.
After TO Council passed a motion indicating the City was open to Alternative Solution Proposals for a single stair in apts up to 4 storeys, I applied for a single stair in a 3 storey Part 9 6plex.
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
I’m told it’s the first one, so it’s a test case. Here’s how it’s going.
#singlestair #sixplex
October 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is a good time for a reminder that the most dangerous residential building type in Canada with respect to fire deaths is one and two family homes. Not apartment buildings. And certainly not sprinklered apartment buildings like the one proposed here.
Time for Canada to align with European standards. We can't get dragged down with the US.
Sean Duffy: "We are gonna save billions of dollars by getting rid of the fuel economy standards that are set way too high, that no combustion engine can meet, costing each car to the tune of thousands of dollars for the end consumer. We're in the process of getting rid of those rules."
October 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Time for Canada to align with European standards. We can't get dragged down with the US.
City of Ottawa failed to understand this. And that is why we have no bikeshare.
“You have to put the bikes in places to create the demand,” McDonald said. “If it’s not there, no one’s ever going to use it.”
It’s about inducing people to take up biking, he explained, adding, “what we’ve found is when we put (docks) in those locations, we do start to see increased demand.”
It’s about inducing people to take up biking, he explained, adding, “what we’ve found is when we put (docks) in those locations, we do start to see increased demand.”
October 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
City of Ottawa failed to understand this. And that is why we have no bikeshare.
Afternoon activity: ride up the hill to ride back down the hill.
October 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Afternoon activity: ride up the hill to ride back down the hill.
It's a beautiful Saturday for a Thanksgiving Weekend paddle.
October 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's a beautiful Saturday for a Thanksgiving Weekend paddle.