This weekend you’ll be able to stretch your legs with fellow residents all throughout Halifax and Dartmouth.
Pick any of the 15 different jaunts which are a part of the internationally known and citizen-led
The event is named in commemoration of American-Canadian journalist, author and urban activist Jane Jacobs, who passed away in 2007.
Throughout her life, Jacobs was a strong advocate against “slum clearances” and
She first gained notoriety in the 1960s, when she fought against New York City planner Robert —who wanted to scrap landmark
In 1968 Jacobs moved to Toronto, where she opposed the Spadina Expressway proposal and continued to support people-friendly urban development.
Throughout her life, Jacobs championed the idea of cities being for people and not for cars, and it is with that notion in mind that Jane’s Walk first got started in Toronto.
If history is your thing, then you’ll love the Edward Cornwallis-themed tour with author Jon Tattrie. Starting at
Wondering about all the latest development projects happening on the peninsula? Let local urban planner and sustainable development consultant Kourosh Rad show you around. He’ll give walkers the skinny on all the biggest, boldest and newest buildings popping up all over the downtown core. Participants will want to meet at the Garrison Grounds, on the corner of Sackville and South Park Streets on Saturday at
Further north, Jenny Luger will take walkers around what the Canadian Institute of Planners dubbed one of the “Great Places in Canada.” Luger will talk all about the famed Hydrostone neighbourhood, including its history and how it’s been a dynamic and changing part of the city since its inception after the Halifax Explosion in 1917. The meeting place for this tour will be on the corner of Agricola and Young Street, by the Oland’s brewery, on Saturday at
If those don’t do the trick, you can find the full list of walking tours on the Jane’s Walk website. Each and every walk goes ahead, rain or shine, so considering this weekend’s forecast you may want to bring an umbrella.