The Centre Plan removes protections for residential, low density neighbourhoods in peninsular Halifax and Dartmouth. The current peninsular land use by law was overwhelmingly supported by the community, and the media covered all the public participation. The so called centre plan would remove the protections. Halifax is by far a low density residential city. The community has made its' concerns known to the HRM and they have been ignored.
Why is 'uber' inevitable? Most of Canada doesn't use uber. Someone from visiting from Toronto is surprised we don't have uber... like we are backward because of it??.. So much BS. We don't have crack head politicians either..as far as I know.
'The cult of neighbourhood character '?? What garbage! We need commercial densification in urban areas off peninsula Halifax. If the HRM wants 'walkable communities, workplaces have to be more convenient than the drive to downtown Halifax. Downtown Halifax is becoming more residential. There is room there for residential growth. It is absurd to attack residential neighbourhoods in the city, as the vast majority of the city is low density residential. I wonder what developer paid for this B.S. article.
Maybe more voters were in agreement with the Liberals with respect to teachers. It didn't look good when some were permitted a free taxpayer paid trip to Hawaii during the dispute.
There are a number of other important issues I hope the government steps in to help ordinary people.Might see more voting interest. The Province should be asking for Federal tax breaks and location incentives to attract G.P doctors to Nova Scotia.
My sense is that Amazon wants a very large centre like Toronto, but, I doubt if the American government will let this opportunity go to anyone but another American city. When you mentioned the mayors 'wow factor', all I could think of was how much would the Province and HRM spend for this longshot. Reminds me of the visions the politicians were having about the Commonwealth Games, spending a lot of public money for nothing. I think you should republish your 'world class city' article, as I suspect we'll start hearing this from the politicians again.
Thank you for your article 'Scrapping skyscrapers '. Instead of these 20 story high rise energy pigs that this Andy Fillimore and the downtown developers envision, shouldn't the HRM be including telecommuting or 'work from home' as a better option? Many employees are telecommuters now and don't have to commute saving on gas and commuting costs. The employers save on overhead costs and rent. It is a 'win-win' option.
The HRM planners and road engineers should be finding ways to relocate the commuting work force's destinations away from the downtown ,so that the work trip is more efficient, and less costly. This is a more forward looking management of commuting issues than simply planning for such risky hi density development. HRM is backward thinking in its transportation and downtown development planning, and we as voters and residents need to stop this.
I agree with ypur article in that these high density, high rise buildings will soon become unsustainable from an energy point of view. They will also play havoc with existing commercial rents and housing prices on the Halifax peninsula. This high rise 'vision' will have a grave impact on the Halifax peninsular residential community. HRM does not want low density residential neighborhoods on Halifax peninsula, and is doing everything it can to destroy its' residential neighbourhoods.
The HRM entity is going from one extreme to another in its' visions. First the HRM promoted urban sprawl, now the HRM wants over-densification of the downtown. Far better we vote out backward thinking city councillors, and turf backward thinking planners and engineers such as this Fillimore character right out the door.
Returning the jurisdiction to the old City of Halifax boundaries of 1996 is the best option for former City of Halifax residents and Halifax residential taxpayers. I believe reviving the City of Halifax jurisdiction could occur without the other jurisdictions leaving the amalgamation.
It is surely the best option for Halifax city taxpayers cost wise, as all of City of Halifax property taxes generated within its' jurisdiction would be for use of the City, not the whole county.
Halifax County now has the Water Authority, a Transit Authority and hopefully a Police Authority.
There is little need, nor is their much desire among Haligonians, for HRM regional government and its absurd politics.
Reviving the jurisdiction of the City of Halifax would cost far less than a sports stadium.
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We need a new form of municipal government.
There are a number of other important issues I hope the government steps in to help ordinary people.Might see more voting interest. The Province should be asking for Federal tax breaks and location incentives to attract G.P doctors to Nova Scotia.
The HRM planners and road engineers should be finding ways to relocate the commuting work force's destinations away from the downtown ,so that the work trip is more efficient, and less costly. This is a more forward looking management of commuting issues than simply planning for such risky hi density development. HRM is backward thinking in its transportation and downtown development planning, and we as voters and residents need to stop this.
I agree with ypur article in that these high density, high rise buildings will soon become unsustainable from an energy point of view. They will also play havoc with existing commercial rents and housing prices on the Halifax peninsula. This high rise 'vision' will have a grave impact on the Halifax peninsular residential community. HRM does not want low density residential neighborhoods on Halifax peninsula, and is doing everything it can to destroy its' residential neighbourhoods.
The HRM entity is going from one extreme to another in its' visions. First the HRM promoted urban sprawl, now the HRM wants over-densification of the downtown. Far better we vote out backward thinking city councillors, and turf backward thinking planners and engineers such as this Fillimore character right out the door.
It is surely the best option for Halifax city taxpayers cost wise, as all of City of Halifax property taxes generated within its' jurisdiction would be for use of the City, not the whole county.
Halifax County now has the Water Authority, a Transit Authority and hopefully a Police Authority.
There is little need, nor is their much desire among Haligonians, for HRM regional government and its absurd politics.
Reviving the jurisdiction of the City of Halifax would cost far less than a sports stadium.