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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.

Halifax Struggles To Service Sprawl

Residents near Hammonds Plains Road say the thoroughfare’s fast-moving traffic and lack of streetlights and sidewalks makes it extremely dangerous.

Active Transportation Corridor for HRM Peninsula (Petition)

Simply put, the Crosstown-Connector is a single, connected bike lane that unites the
South-end of Halifax to the North-end, and further heads in the direction of the Bedford highway, where it will eventually connect with the Bedford Highway Bike Lane.

NewStartNS.ca wants to make the rail cut a better place

Bill Black has ideas for the Rail Cut.

Halifax considering open data

Council considers move as demand for information grows