Politics
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Year Two of Participatory Budgeting in Halifax
HALIFAX – Kevin Feltmate recently had an idea for how to better use Conrose Park. The park (by Saint Mary’s Boat Club) has one of the best...
By Tristan Cleveland -
Public Space for Democracy
Does the quality of democracy matter for a city street? Maybe not: an attractive mixed-use boulevard will likely perform well whether residents exercise...
By Tristan Cleveland -
A Rose by Any Other Name?: The Morse’s Tea Building
HALIFAX – The city’s most controversial paint job is coming back to Regional Council. On Wednesday, the Heritage Advisory Committee will...
By Sam Austin -
Bringing Government Home: Municipal Reform and Election 2013
HALIFAX – A provincial election campaign is underway in Nova Scotia and municipal reform, particularly home rule for municipalities, should be on...
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 -
Metro-ification of American politics favours democrats
In the last federal American election, the democrats won 11 of the largest 15 cities across the States. Urban density played a key role: Obama’s...
By Jonathan Zettel -
TODERIAN: Canada needs a federal ministry of cities
Richard Florida called last week for President Obama to create a national US department of cities. When the author of The Rise of the Creative Class and...
By Brent Toderian -
Urban Development: Does Halifax need to grow up?
HALIFAX – It has become painfully obvious to many if not most observers that Halifax has a sprawl problem. The Halifax Regional Municipality covers...
By Derek Simon -
Stick to the plan Halifax, HRMbyDesign is working
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in the Dalhousie Gazette. HALIFAX – The cities of Cologne, Germany and Barcelona, Spain are two...
By Ben Wedge -
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 -
Saint John’s Municipal Election – 3 Ps: PlanSJ, Peel Plaza and Pensions
SAINT JOHN – As a new Municipal Plan era is ushered in, it creates a soft landing for what has been a tumultuous year in the Port City. The result...
By Abad Khan -
City and Country: A Tale of Zoning Regulations
SAINT JOHN – It’s official. The City has finally implemented a new municipal plan to replace the outdated 40 year-old plan whose policies have...
By Morgan Lanigan