If you walk, roll, bike, or bus around Halifax in the winter, even the relatively mild one we are currently having, you have probably muttered under your breath at some point, “when will they figure out how to clear the *&^%$ snow in this city?” The short answer, for another year, is: not quite yet....
Snow, sidewalks, and setting our sights a little higher
Winter sidewalk clearing is under-prioritized in Halifax, and this spring we'll have a chance to change that.
According to the 2011 sort-of-census, over 77 per cent of people in downtown Halifax get to their jobs by walking, biking, or using transit. In the university district, it’s about 72 per cent. And in the near north end, where I live, it’s about 69 per cent. That’s a whole heck of a lot of […]