When bumper-to-bumper traffic chokes roads and SUVs fill urban parking lots, we can’t say we’re taking the climate crisis seriously. But it’s more than a question of consumer choice. The issue is systemic. The auto industry spends enormous sums to convince people they need massive SUVs and trucks to haul themselves to work and the […]
Cars
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Why you should give taking public transit a try
Cars aren’t always the most convenient choice. But car culture is deeply ingrained in our society, and this means cars live in our minds as the quickest/ easiest/ best choice for getting around. For many, owning a car is a marker of success. Cars can represent adulthood, freedom and—if you’re anything like me—your car enables […]
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First phase of transit priority approved for Robie and Young streets
Transit priority lanes like the ones added on Gottingen Street are coming to Robie and Young streets. This week Halifax Regional Council approved phase one of the plan, which will see time-restricted bus lanes on weekdays from 6am-6pm on Robie Street from Young Street to Quinpool Road—hopefully speeding up routes 80, 81 and 7—and a […]
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7 things to know about Turo car-sharing service’s arrival in Nova Scotia
Turo is a big deal in the sharing economy, serving as the Airbnb of car rentals for about 10 million people around the world. But you can be forgiven if you’ve never heard of it, because Turo hasn’t been available in Nova Scotia—until today. To drive attention for the local launch, Turo Canada’s managing director, […]
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Injured cyclist wants stronger protection for all road users
“The message that I got was I should be content that I wasn’t killed,” says Stewart Rand. The Haligonian was hit by a car on the morning of September 30 while riding his bike on the Bedford Highway near Nelsons Landing Boulevard. He says he was thrown into the air by a vehicle that didn’t […]
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Council choo-choo-chooses not to fund downtown “road train”
The Halifax “road train” will have to conduct its business without any funding from city hall. A vote at council to provide $50,000 in municipal money for the downtown people-mover was defeated by an 8–8 tie on Tuesday. Councillor Waye Mason, a member of the Halifax Community Road Train Society, recused himself from the vote. Ambassatours […]
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Exotic cars and the international students who own them
[Image-1] When the Jaguar’s roar echoes down the painted block of Argyle Street, a mother yanks her kid away from the edge of the curb. Moe Basha laughs. Basha is used to the attention by now—he has been driving the red Jaguar F-Type since last October. Basha is a student at Saint Mary’s University. He […]
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The most fuel-efficient cars on Halifax lots
City Mazda 2672 Robie Street, 453-4115 Mazda 3 (2L) City: 8.1L/100km Highway: 5.9L/100km Starting Price: $15,995 Colonial Honda 2567 Robie Street, 888-232-1218 Civic Hybrid City: 4.7L/100km Highway: 4.3L/100km Starting Price: $27,350 Hillcrest Volkswagen 3154 Robie Street, 453-2790 Golf TDI Clean Diesel (automatic DSG transmission) City: 6.7L/100km Highway: 4.6L/100km Starting Price: $24,975 MacPhee Pontiac Buick GMC […]
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Best Car Dealership
It is a new green world: the popular vehicle on the O’Regan’s Toyota Halifax lot is the redesigned Prius for 2010. It’s all in the small details: the new Prius has new styling, outstanding fuel efficiency, more horsepower, more standard features and a lower sticker price than the previous model, starting at $27,500. Silver: Hillcrest […]
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Best Mechanic Shop
Even though Tapley has a fairly narrow range of automobiles he works on, Coast readers have recognized his specialized gift. “I’m strictly European cars,” he says, working on mostly BMWs, though he does service a few Ferraris. He’s been in Bedford for five years, but he started his career as a mechanic at a Volkswagen […]
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Ariella Pahlke’s smoke signals
Living in rural Halifax, filmmaker Ariella Pahlke is used to sounds of the wild. And not just the chorus of chirping crickets and shushing leaves, but the piercing squeal of the real wild ones—drivers burning rubber. The activity, also called laying a patch, burning out, squealing tires or simply just givin’er, was foreign to Pahlke. […]
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Almighty Crosswalk Forcefield
The white lines to not actually prevent cars from plowing into you…as a pedestrian I 100% of the time wait until I am certain the driver can see me crossing before I walk. Those that feel they can just push that light and walk and go out of their way to not look…feeling like “I […]
