Following the death of a pedestrian in Halifax last week and an outcry from activists, a councillor plans to move for a staff report on restricting drivers from turning while people are crossing intersections. A driver hit and killed 75-year-old Dr. David Gass at the intersection of Kempt Road and Young Street. The pick-up truck […]
Halifax committee defers debate on Herring Cove Road plan
Councillors on the municipal Transportation Standing Committee need more time to digest the big plans for Herring Cove Road. As the Halifax Examiner reported on the weekend: The massive, 599-page document includes four reports on the road redesign. It’s the culmination of a process that started in 2018 when the committee asked for a staff report […]
What does the provincial budget mean for transit in Halifax?
There are lots of words and a little money for public transit in the provincial budget released Thursday, and despite a lack of hard figures around commitments to bus electrification and new ferry routes, Halifax’s mayor is encouraged by the government’s direction. Premier Iain Rankin’s first budget plans for $12.4 billion in spending for fiscal...
Halifax councillors to consider scaling back compost and recycling collection
As part of their budget process, Halifax regional councillors will consider reducing the frequency of green bin and blue bag pickup. On Wednesday, council’s budget committee met to debate the proposed 2021-2022 Transportation and Public Works operating budget. Director Brad Anguish presented the budget, seeking an increase of 8.1% up to $91,279,900. The budget increase […]
Fairview development proposal moves to next steps and other Halifax council news
Though it’s still in early stages, a development proposal for the corner of Main Avenue and Titus Street in Fairview is moving ahead following a vote by Halifax regional council on Tuesday. United Gulf Developments wants to build a six-storey residential and commercial building on six lots at the corner, with 119 housing units, 3,330 […]
Nova Scotia’s highest court hears Brunswick Street heritage appeal
The province’s highest court heard an appeal Tuesday from the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, which asked the court to shrink a development proposal for Brunswick Street by two storeys. The Heritage Trust appealed the Halifax and West Community Council’s July 2019 decision to approve a development agreement with developer Adam Barrett’s Brunswick Street Developments...
UARB overturns community councils’ decision to deny West Bedford development
The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) has overturned decisions by two Halifax community councils to deny a proposal to add build more housing in a growing area of the municipality. During a joint meeting in November 2020, the municipality’s Halifax and West and North West community councils voted against a proposal from Cresco...
New bus and bike lane plans for Herring Cove Road headed to committee
Municipal staff are recommending in favour of some big changes to Herring Cove Road, hoping to redesign the busy thoroughfare to favour pedestrians, bikes, and buses. With significant new development happening in Spryfield — more than 2,200 new residential units are expected to be built in the area over the next 20 years — the […]
Committee recommends in favour of downtown Dartmouth development
The municipality’s Design Advisory Committee is recommending in favour of a new development proposal for downtown Dartmouth. Through his company, Canal Capital Ltd., developer Alec Chedrawe (Danny Chedrawe’s son) wants to build a seven-storey, 37-unit residential building with two levels of parking and one level of commercial space at 186, 188 and 190 Portland Street....
Halifax Transit’s budget moves forward. Here are the route changes coming this year
Councillors have voted to move forward with Halifax Transit’s proposed 2021-2022 operating budget, including changes to 24 routes planned for the year ahead, mostly on the Dartmouth side of the harbour. Halifax regional council’s budget meeting met on Wednesday to consider the transit budget, and heard a presentation from transit director Dave Reage. The $38.5-million […]
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