H alifax Transit gave a third-quarter key indicator report, noting that there’s been just under 10,000 transit passes given out through the department of community services’ pilot project, and over 1,000 of those have been given to children. And Dave Reage, director of Halifax Transit, says they’ve been working towards the goal of having Access-A-Bus […]
Parking
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The parking fight
Robin Stewart doesn’t want to raise rents on his north-end properties, but he says city hall is leaving him little choice if it takes away street parking. The “Haliflats” landlord has been one of the loudest critics of HRM’s proposal to create a new north-end bikeway, which will have the potential side effect of reducing […]
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Parking up the wrong street
Cyclists and pedestrians are about to have easier access to some of the city’s busiest shopping districts. Halifax Regional Council approved motions this week to install a protected bike lane on South Park Street and a dedicated bus lane on Gottingen Street, over the protests of small business owners worried about parking. On Tuesday, council […]
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We didn’t start the (garbage) fire
Lorne Grabher, Jacques Dubé, Jamie Baillie walks away Street check data, Jimmy Melvin, rockets in Canso Robert Bjerke, Lady Drive Her, Sea Bridge floating on the water Cheryl Blossom, Donkin mine, Whitman says “negro” Saltwire buys out Transcon, women march on Washington Moonlight beats out La La Land, Matthew, Bill and Jad are canned David […]
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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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A “your welcome” would be nice
Dear Mr Elf Man, You take my money every time I go to pay for parking at work. I say hello and you say nothing. I say thank you have a nice night. You say nothing, you don’t even smile. You just put on a sour face and hand me my ticket. If you hate […]
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Abandon all cash
To the editor, There should be a sign above the door leading into courtroom #2 in the courthouse on Spring Garden that reads “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.” In this courtroom, cases on minor vehicle and lowly parking-ticket violations are heard. Have you contested a parking ticket recently? Here’s how it works. You […]
