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Ottawa-Gatineau is conducting a feasibility study on establishing a bike share system in Canada's Capital Region and the ByWard Market is delighted to be a part of it.
From station to station
Take. Ride. Return.
Whether you need to get from A to B, or you are just looking to enjoy a leisurely ride, this very affordable service is quick and easy to use: Swipe your credit card, take the code to unlock your bike and hit the streets.
 Quick facts
- 50 bikes
- 4 stations: in the ByWard Market at the corner of York and Dalhousie St., near the Château Laurier, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and in Vieux Hull.
- Available 7 am to 10 pm, seven days a week, from June until mid-September.
We encourage you to give it a try!
City opens first designated parking area for motorcycles and scooters
Ottawa - The City’s first designated parking area for motorcycles and scooters was officially opened today in the ByWard Market by Councillor Maria McRae, Chair of the Transportation Committee, Rideau-Vanier Ward Councillor Georges Bédard, and Jasna Jennings, Executive Director of the ByWard Market Business Improvement Area (BIA).
The pilot project reconfigured 10 regular parking spaces on the main level of Municipal Lot 4 in the heart of the ByWard Market into an area for 31 motorcycles and scooters that will cost half of the regular rate. The convenient, half-priced parking is intended to encourage use of this smaller, fuel-efficient form of transportation.
“The City of Ottawa supports and encourages alternative travel choices that are fuel-efficient and can reduce traffic congestion,” said Councillor McRae. “The City’s first rate-reduced, seasonal municipal parking area for motorcycles and scooters encourages the use of fuel-efficient travel and makes visiting the ByWard Market more convenient and less expensive for this mode of travel.”
The City’s Municipal Parking Management Strategy, approved by City Council in April 2009, is a comprehensive strategy covering program principles and objectives, guidelines for parking pricing, a funding model and an implementation plan. Council approved measures to ensure that the requirements of residents, BIAs and other stakeholders are addressed in the implementation process through establishment of a stakeholders group and local area parking studies beginning with the ByWard Market in 2009. Parking lot enhancements also include two new types of vertical racks for bicycle parking. This new initiative complements the City’s 4,000 on-street and 2,700 off-street, paid parking spaces.
“This project is key to building a strong and healthy community for businesses and residents of the ByWard Market,” said Councillor Bédard. “It is an innovative and proactive approach to increasing parking and to making the ByWard Market a more convenient and welcoming destination for tourists and residents alike.
 “Hey…Nice Wheels!”
We are extremely pleased to announce that the 13th Annual ByWard Market Auto Classic held on June 7th 2009 was a great success! - ByWard Bike Share - Trial Run
Ottawa-Gatineau is conducting a feasibility study on establishing a bike share system in Canada's Capital Region and the ByWard Market is delighted to be a part of it.
- Karsh Festival Ottawa 2009
Winston Churchill, Audrey Hepburn, Gratien Gélinas, Karen Kain – these are just some of the individuals whose images have been immortalized in the iconic photographs of Yousuf Karsh.
- NGC - Raphael to Carracci
SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERIES
Designed as a sequel to the highly successful and critically acclaimed exhibition on Renaissance Florence in 2005, From Raphael to Carracci will feature a unique and unprecedented group of works by some of the most celebrated names in Italian art.
- Operation Go Home
In addition to the name change - the ByWard Market is pleased to welcome Operation Come Home’s – Bead Works to the outdoor market.
- Seasonal Produce availability list
- Digby Scallops
Digby scallops/chorizo/cherry tomato/ cauliflower
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