Monday, Feb. 9, 6pm – 8:30 pm Ralph Medjuck Building, Dal Sexton Campus (right beside the new Central Library). Sean Gillis will present our major ideas and principles at the first part of the meeting. Come find out what we’re about, and make your voice heard.
Halifax Transit’s Response: Public Engagement Q (IMTB): What level of involvement will stakeholders and the public have on evaluating and creating this new network? What can we expect during consultations in January 2015? A (Eddie Robar, Halifax Transit): Halifax Transit is very excited about the upcoming round of public and stakeholder consultation. You can expect a wide and inclusive consultation process that lasts at least […]
Q (IMTB): How did Halifax Transit weigh travel time trade-offs? A (Eddie Robar, Halifax Transit): As we analyze and refine the draft network, we look at factors that influence the customer experience such as the access and egress to the transit stop, the total number of transfers to complete a trip, transfer location (on street versus at a terminal), frequency between connecting services, and total […]
Q (IMTB): Can a high-frequency grid work? If so, where? Response (Eddie Robar, Halifax Transit): High frequency grid networks are effective when there are many activity centres across a region, as they provide a reasonably direct path for many people to many destinations through the use of one or more transfers. This type of model works very well in cities which already have roadways laid […]
Q (IMTB): Are high frequency, all day transit lines a key part of your network, if so, what type of transit corridors do you envision? A (Eddie Robar, Halifax Transit): High frequency transit routes that operate from early morning to late evening will be a component of the draft transit network. As the plan is still in the drafting process, we are unable at this […]
December 9th, 6:30pm in the Helen Creighton Room at the Alderney Gate Library, Dartmouth The Halifax Cycling Coalition has lobbied for seven years to rebuild the MacDonald Bridge Bike Lane approaches. With a public consultation set for this winter they are optimistic it will happen in 2016, but they need your help to see it to completion. What should the Halifax Cycling Coalition’s upcoming priorities for Dartmouth […]
We recently asked Halifax Transit some questions about their approach to the network redesign. Halifax Transit will release their draft network in January 2015. We appreciate receiving a response from Eddie Robar, Director of Halifax Transit. We want to understand the philosophy behind this network, in order to help HRM Council and the public have great discussions about transit. The most important question is how resources […]
Last month, we asked some questions about how Halifax Transit is approaching the redesign of its system. We’re pleased to say that Halifax Transit’s Director, Eddie Robar, has gotten back to us with some initial answers. While we still have lots of questions, we’re extremely happy that Halifax Transit is planning a 10 week consultation period after they release their redesign proposal. We’re looking forward […]