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Hard to ride a bike in Halifax because drivers think they own the road
Bicycles are part of the solution, not the problem, and yet last week our myopic civic leadership voted against bike lanes.
Quinpool Road Hosts Green Transportation Expo “Again”
Green P Ltd. will be offering test drives on their Veloteq Electric “Scooter Style” Bikes? E-Bikes require no gas, are powered by rechargeable batteries, produce zero emissions and offer a fun and effortless riding experience.
Who rides the bus in HRM
The transit system in Halifax is probably the best in the province but it still isn’t very good — just ask anyone who uses it regularly.
Halifax Council Votes Against Self on City Bike Policy
In a baffling move Halifax council votes against its on active transport policy. Herring Cove Road paving project will proceed without proposed biking lanes.
Capital Health and CarShareHFX partner for greener community
“We are building an alternative mode of transportation in the HRM,”
Cycling to work way of future in Halifax?
Bike Week entices Haligonians onto their cycles using a well-worn technique: rewards.
New Transit Corporation for Nova Scotia
NS Think-tank proposes better busing in rural areas, public auto insurance.A new Crown transit corporation that would develop affordable transportation to link Nova Scotia’s rural communities with Halifax is one of the major items in an alternative provincial budget released earlier this week.
Sprawl Spending: Funding may dictate Hammonds Plains Rd fixes
The high costs of sprawl should not come as a surprise to HRM officials. There is a high service cost to low density development in the periphery of the city.
Gary Lauder’s new traffic sign: Take Turns
Minor improvements on the way we drive can make a difference.
NS Spending: 10 million for unwanted road
Highway 103 connector road would damage environment, ‘Estabrooks hears.