New turn signals at intersections in Halifax could protect pedestrians from careless drivers, but the municipality’s engineers aren’t willing to risk added congestion to make it happen. Last year, Coun. Waye Mason moved for a staff report, “to be completed prior to the start of 2022/23 budget discussion, that outlines options for a program for […]
Halifax Transit identifies ‘no operational or safety issues’ with revamped Route 55
Residents of a neighbourhood off Waverley Road are continuing their fight against a Halifax Transit routing change. Route 55 Port Wallace used to run between the Bridge Terminal in Dartmouth and a gravel parking lot at the Highway 118 underpass on Waverley Road. As the Halifax Examiner reported in April 2021, Halifax Transit proposed to...
Halifax Transit plans interim bus lane for part of Bayers Road
Halifax is installing an interim outbound bus lane on part of Bayers Road this spring while it continues to buy land for the permanent version. At a meeting of council’s Transportation Standing Committee on Thursday, transportation planning manager Mike Connors presented the plan, scheduled for completion by the end of May. The municipality has already […]
Here are the Halifax Transit route changes planned for 2022
Two of Halifax Transit’s flagship routes are changing this year as the municipality implements the last changes of its five-year-old service plan. Dave Reage, Halifax Transit’s executive director, presented his proposed 2022-2023 operating budget to councillors during a virtual meeting on Wednesday. As part of that budget, Reage detailed the route changes proposed for the […]
Transportation committee recommends partially-protected bike lane for Almon Street
The city’s transportation committee has signed off on a new partially protected bike lane for Almon Street. The bike lane is supposed to be part of the city’s planned all ages and abilities (AAA) bike network under its transportation plan, and would stretch from Windsor Street to Gottingen Street. At a virtual meeting on Thursday,...
Beyond affluent white males: Making bike-share programs more equitable and accessible
This is the second of a two-part series on bike shares. Part 1 looked at whether the time is right to bring bike share to Halifax. Do bike- and-scooter share programs provide a cheap way to get around town? Or do they just cater to tourists and affluent residents while ignoring the needs of people […]
Is the time finally right for a municipal bike-share program?
Cycling advocates say with protected bike lanes, a connected network, and enough bikes, a bike-share program can be built to succeed in the city.
This is part 1 of a two-part series on bike-share programs. Here, Philip Moscovitch looks at bike-share programs in Nova Scotia and across the country and speaks with cycling advocates what needs to happen in the HRM to make a program work. A mandatory helmet law, hilly streets, winter weather, and a lack of bike […]
Councillor responds to claims that East Preston is underserved by transit system
District 2 councillor David Hendsbee says the Black community of East Preston once had weekend bus service. “There was weekend service in the past when the bus route was operated under the former ‘Halifax County Beaver Bank Transit Service’; a holdover service prior to HRM Amalgamation,” Hendsbee said in an e-mail. “The weekend service was […]
Bike falls off bus, bus runs over bike, Halifax ordered to pay for bike
Halifax Transit is to blame for the destruction of a man’s bicycle last spring, a small claims court adjudicator ruled in a decision released Friday. Adjudicator Augustus Richardson introduced the decision: When a bicycle falls off a bus operated by the Halifax Regional Municipality (“HRM”) and is damaged beyond repair when the bus rolls over […]