City tenders for ‘tactical’ bike lane, bump outs in Halifax and Dartmouth

September 3, 2020 By Zane Woodford

The municipality is looking for contractors to install several “tactical” projects in Halifax and Dartmouth, according to tender documents posted Thursday. Since the adoption of the Integrated Mobility Plan in late 2017, Halifax has been using pilot projects to test street design changes in the hopes of improving pedestrian safety. Those projects, sometimes referred to…

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Zane Woodford covers municipal politics for the Halifax Examiner. Email: [email protected]; Twitter

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