This year the city wants to try the magical trick of turning the Cogswell Interchange—that reviled chunk of highway—into a thriving neighbourhood. So in our annual Fix the City issue, we’re paying a lot of attention to the plan behind the curtain.
After decades of talk, the abysmal Cogswell Interchange will finally be demolished starting later this year, replaced with public space and mixed-use residential. It’s a 50-year-old dream come true, for Halifax—if it happens.