A headline in today’s Coast suggest we Blame Halifax Transit for low bus ridership. The reality is much simpler: there is not enough density in many areas to justify bus service. If we choose to run bus service in areas with very low density and very low demand, we are choosing not to run bus service where it would be useful to many more people. If […]
CBC news had a fascinating article today about businesses refusing to hire people who only use Halifax Transit. Some businesses feel that the bus is simply not reliable enough. This article hits a number of critical points about quality transit service, especially service for people working shifts or people who don’t make a lot of money. There is a real need for quality service outside rush […]
Thanks to The Coast for running our article on Thursday in their Voice of the City section. We really want to make sure Council has the right information to judge the new transit plan properly. Right now, the Plan is missing key information about potential travel times and access to jobs and services.
It’s tough to evaluate Halifax Transit’s newest Moving Forward Together plan. On Friday, Halifax Transit released a big, complex bus network proposal. The regional Transportation Standing Committee will review the proposal on Thursday, Mar. 26 at 1 p.m. So, how do we evaluate a big network? One big question: can lots of people easily take transit to key destinations? Unfortunately, it’s hard to tell how […]
The new Halifax Transit plan is a big, complex document. It’s 190 pages. There are dozens of routes. Have you found a simple explanation of people’s travel options? To judge this plan effectively, residents need to see how the whole network provides different travel options, from lots of origins. The current plan doesn’t show that. However, clear visuals – like the image above – would […]
A few days ago, HRM passed what many Councillors called a ‘good news’ budget for 2016/2017. The budget reduced tax rates, improved some services and increased capital spending. This is the kind of budget many residents want to see all the time. If we want to keep having good news budgets, we need to spend our money wisely. Because it’s a big expense, smart spending […]
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The Centre Plan – a review and big rewrite of the rules for development in Halifax and Dartmouth – kicks off on March 21st. The goal will be to make our community vibrant, attractive and green. It will be about creating opportunities for more people to live, work, learn and play in the core of our city. This is a big opportunity to link land use […]