{"id":2754,"date":"2010-01-20T10:52:28","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T14:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:56:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:56:47","slug":"events-guide-public-presentation-of-proposed-improvements-to-the-north-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/01\/20\/events-guide-public-presentation-of-proposed-improvements-to-the-north-common\/","title":{"rendered":"Events Guide: Public presentation of proposed improvements to the North Common"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/laurieoostie\/2854254718\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Halifax Commons After Keith Urban Concert\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2258\/2854254718_5cd93c926f_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>HALIFAX &#8211; <\/strong>HRM&#8217;s proposed plans for the North Common\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.halifax.ca\/Commcoun\/pcc\/documents\/NorthCommon.pdf\">[PDF]<\/a> will be presented and discussed at an open house at City Hall tonight. The proposal\u00a0includes an asphalt &#8220;Special Events Plaza,&#8221; a new building, clustered street-side kiosks and seating, wider pathways, and a redesign of the Centennial Fountain. The public is invited to view the proposed plan starting at 6:30, followed by a presentation and question period \u2014 a crucial opportunity to float concerns, clarifications, and suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for tonight&#8217;s event, community group <em>Friends of the Halifax Common<\/em> met last night to discuss some of their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/halifaxcommon.ca\/initiatives.html\">concerns and background information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT:<\/strong> Open house and presentation of HRM&#8217;s &#8220;Improvements to the North Common&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>WHERE: <\/strong>Halifax\u00a0City Hall<br \/>\n<strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Tonight, Jan 20th; viewing starting at 6:30; formal presentation at 7:30<br \/>\n<strong>CONTACT: <\/strong>Rudy Vodicka, HRM Real Property Planning, vodickr@halifax.ca<\/p>\n<p><em>photo by<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/laurieoostie\/2854254718\/\"> Lauren Oostveen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HALIFAX &#8211; HRM&#8217;s proposed plans for the North Common\u00a0[PDF] will be presented and discussed at an open house at City Hall tonight. 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The public is invited to view the proposed plan<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/01\/20\/events-guide-public-presentation-of-proposed-improvements-to-the-north-common\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Events Guide: Public presentation of proposed improvements to the North Common&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4070,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5863,5866,341],"tags":[497,1643,373,368,1644,351,515,391,385],"class_list":["post-2754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-green-space","category-urban-design","tag-city-hall","tag-community-2","tag-construction","tag-events-guide","tag-friends","tag-halifax","tag-pdf","tag-public-space","tag-urban-green"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Events Guide: Public presentation of proposed improvements to the North Common - Spacing Atlantic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2010\/01\/20\/events-guide-public-presentation-of-proposed-improvements-to-the-north-common\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Events Guide: Public presentation of proposed improvements to the North Common - Spacing Atlantic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HALIFAX &#8211; HRM&#8217;s proposed plans for the North Common\u00a0[PDF] will be presented and discussed at an open house at City Hall tonight. 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