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La Révolte | You say you want a revolution

Photo credit: Jonathan Rausseo But what is a revolution? The most spoken of campaign on the University of Ottawa campus is the Drop Fees campaign. More than a thousand students turn up on the Morisset terrace to show their displeasure with high tuition fees. I applaud you all for standing up for what you believe in. Then again, when studying the 2008 uOttawa sustainable transportation modal share study, the revolution isn’t as obvious. Out of 36 244 students, 48% use public transit (yay U-Pass!) and 20% of students walk, which is more than the 16% of people who drive alone. But what happened to sharing, people? Carpooling is down to 5%. And what about buns of steel? Cycling is about the same as carpooling in the numbers. I admit that biking in snow sucks, but fall and spring biking is great! The more research I do, the more I realise I am not alone complaining about the lack of bike lanes, common courtesy from angry drivers and secure bike installations. But that’s what BikeDan is here...