Infrastructure
Our Winter of Discontent: Sidewalks and Snow Clearing
By Sam Austin
HALIFAX – After a brutal February and an almost as horrid March, Halifax (aka Hoth on a nasty day) is finally emerging from the... Read More
What’s next for the Dennis Building?
By Matthew Halliday
The Nova Scotia government really, really wants to tear down one of Canada’s greatest, grandest 19th-century office buildings... Read More
A River Runs Under it: Daylighting Sawmill River
By Sam Austin
Dartmouth – From the harbour to its lakes, Dartmouth is a city shaped by water. Flowing through Downtown, the half-kilometer... Read More
Trucks, Bike Lanes and the Death of Johanna Dean
By Sam Austin
Back in May, Haligonians were saddened by the tragic death of 30-year-old elementary school teacher, Johanna Dean. Dean was an avid... Read More
Transit First – Give Transit Priority
By Sean Gillis
A route 1 bus is traveling along Bayer’s Road at o km/hr. A route 52 bus is stuck on Joseph Howe Drive, also traveling at 0... Read More
Transit First – Straight Routes Please
By Sean Gillis
The shortest path between any two points is a straight line. That’s pretty basic geometry. So why do so many of Halifax’s... Read More
Fairview may lose out due to Halifax’s Arena Strategy
By Abad Khan
HALIFAX – Almost two years ago, Old HRM made a decision that New Halifax will try and contort itself into, or out of…or maybe a... Read More
A New Arena for Dartmouth
By Sam Austin
DARTMOUTH – Halifax’s long awaited Arena Strategy is coming before Regional Council on Tuesday and, so far, it’s the proposed... Read More