Civic Engagement
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HRM and Halifax Harbour Bridges seek input on the Macdonald Bridge active transportation lane closures
HALIFAX – Starting this week, cyclists and pedestrians along the Macdonald Bridge will be requested to participate in an intercept survey on the...
By Niki Siabanis -
Events Guide: Switch Open Street Sundays – Dream Session
HALIFAX – Why did you attend Switch Open Street Sundays on June 9? Is it for the Recreation, Family Fun, to make a political statement, to bike...
By Ross Soward -
Flower Power: Tulips on Tulip Street
DARTMOUTH – Last fall, my neighbours and I on Tulip Street in Downtown Dartmouth’s Austenville neighbourhood came together to plant over 10,000...
By Sam Austin -
RP+5 – HRM’s Regional Municipal Plan Review: Nothing new, but it will cost a lot
Editor’s Note: The following is Our HRM Alliance‘s response to the proposed revisions of HRM’s RP+5 HALIFAX – The proposed...
By Spacing -
Saint John Invests in Bicycle Infrastructure
SAINT JOHN – Saint John does not typically come to mind when thinking of a city with a cycling culture. In the 2006 census, the Saint John CMA had...
By Stephen Stone -
It’s soon time to Switch
HALIFAX – What is the public domain? Streets are often left out of the equation. This Sunday, Switch: Open Street Sunday caps off Bike Week by closing...
By Ross Soward -
Share the Road Community Engagement Session – May 15, Halifax
Halifax- On May 15, 2013 there will be a Public Engagement session at 5410 Spring Garden Road (Architecture & Planning building at Dalhousie...
By Niki Siabanis -
Events Guide: Planning for Non-Planners
HALIFAX – Wondering how the city changes? Want to get involved in making it happen? FUSION Halifax’s Urban Development Action Team is hosting an...
By Jared Dalziel -
Seagate Residences: Why Downtown Dartmouth needs HRMbyDesign
DARTMOUTH – Downtown Dartmouth is entering a new and exciting phase in its history. King’s Wharf is turning the derelict Marine Slips into a new...
By Sam Austin -
Community Letter to HRM Regarding Skye Halifax
Below is a community letter that was sent to Mayor Mike Savage and HRM Council regarding the proposed Skye Halifax development. November 18, 2012 Re: Skye...
By Spacing -
Events Guide: HRM Mayoral Candidates Debate – Moving on Transportation
HALIFAX – Today’s Mayoral Debate on Transportation will examine its role in contributing to a high quality of life for the region and the...
By Ross Soward -
Halifax, it’s time to think big on transit
HALIFAX – Today, Thursday morning, the Planning and Design Centre’s (PDC) Sustainable Transportation Task Force is taking to the streets. No...
By Ross Soward