@tikcoast Our first Tik Tok: here’s what happened at regional council today ##halifax ##hrm ##covid ##cycling ##politics ##newspaper ##news ##novascotia ##fyp ##autotune ♬ original sound – tikcoast There was a nothing-but-pleasantries discussion about pedestrians, cycling and what to do about tiny sidewalks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please enjoy our first ever TikTok to learn what […]
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Sneckdowns are doing the work so Halifax planners don’t have to
Although snowy roads can inconvenience and annoy drivers, they’re pretty exciting for John Kyle. Snow on the roads means within just a few hours, sneckdowns will appear. “I found out about sneckdowns a few years ago and thought that was a really cool idea to see how the streets are actually used, instead of how […]
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Macdonald Bridge bikeway connectors get green light from city hall
The city is going to drastically overhaul how cyclists travel to-and-from the Macdonald Bridge. Regional council voted Tuesday to approve the Macdonald Bridge Bikeway Connectors project—rebuilding access and exit ramps for cyclists in Halifax and Dartmouth. At $7.3 million, the new project isn’t cheap. But it is vital, said councillor Sam Austin, as the bridge […]
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How to park a car on bike lanes
The Hollis Street bike lane has taken so long to get here, you might think you’re dreaming when you see it. Which is about the only excuse drivers have for parking their cars in the bike lane. Brand-new as the Hollis lane is, we’ve already seen so much rude parking that we decided to make […]
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Tuesday’s 8 things you need to know
1 The long-delayed Hollis Street bike lane is finally a go, with tenders awarded and construction to be completed by end of summer. Metro’s Stephanie Taylor writes that lowest-bidder Dexter Construction won the contract, despite going $55,000 over budget in their estimate. The original budget was an “estimated cost” only, says HRM spokesperson Brendan Elliott. […]
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The long, winding road to getting a bike lane built in Halifax
[Image-1] Bikeway planning in the Halifax region sometimes rolls on smoothly, but getting an actual path built in this town can be a bumpy experience. Blueprints are drawn, the public is consulted, plans might get tweaked, projects are approved, anti-cycling outrage is duly noted, project cash is earmarked—and then bike trails are occasionally subject to […]
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Winter biking and Halifax: the nightmare, the video
It takes a special kind of person to keep biking through a Halifax winter. “If you’re not really experienced and not really confident, you will probably die.” Related Stories
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Halifax needs protected bike lanes
Lots of Haligonians are scared to ride their bikes more, because our streets are built for cars. And as any local bureaucrat can tell you, it’s totally impossible to change the streets now. Except that lots of cities have added protected biking lanes to their roadways—retrofitting the street to be built for more than cars—with […]
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Herring Cove Road bike lanes nixed by Halifax council
Halifax council Tuesday voted 13-9 against placing bike lanes on Herring Cove Road in Spryfield. The road is scheduled for a $1.2 million repaving project from Old Sambro Road to Hartlen Avenue, and the present four car lanes are considered excessive for the 18,000 cars a day using them. So the city’s traffic division recommended […]