Transit
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Don’t like Downtown? That’s okay.
HALIFAX – The editor of the Halifax Magazine apparently got a rough reception for his article about how many parking spots are available most days...
By Sean Gillis -
Transit First – Big changes for Metro Transit
Editor’s Note: On January 8th, Committee of the Whole unanimously endorsed a review and redesign of the Metro Transit Network, based on the Moving...
By Sean Gillis -
Halifax: A look back, a look ahead
HALIFAX – A new year begins. The possibilities seem endless. Opportunities seem ripe for the taking. 2013 offered a lot of promise and, generally...
By Abad Khan -
Transit: Let’s think beyond commuting
HALIFAX – There’s definitely a new, positive attitude in town. Saturday’s Herald Magazine feature – Love this town: A new outlook for Halifax...
By Sean Gillis -
First RP+5 Community-led Session
In November the Regional Plan+5 will go to Public Hearing. Council will be asked to adopt a plan that will guide the Region in terms of development...
By Ross Soward -
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 -
Subway delayed, new tramway hits Casablanca
Casablanca has unveiled a new tramway system that connects the east and west ends of the city through the downtown core. The $1.6 billion project has seen...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Hand drawn map of Japan’s intricate rail system
Artist Wyton Cho has hand drawn Japan’s rail system. The colourful lines intersect and meet at stations, and present an immediate sense of how vast...
By Jonathan Zettel -
10 questions to ask a transit planner
Cities are full of armchair transit planners — so much so, in fact, that the practice is derisively known as “drawing lines on a map.” But it’s far more...
By Spacing -
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 -
Halifax’s Bridge to Nowhere
HALIFAX – With the current studies exploring the potential of a third Halifax harbour crossing, and the recent announcement of the closure of...
By Daniel Rotsztain -
STRAPHANGER: The Toronto tragedy
This week, Spacing presents five excerpts from Straphanger, the new book by Montreal-based author Taras Grescoe. The book examines the success stories...
By Spacing