Transit:More changes coming to transit. Starting tomorrow, July 24, masks will be mandatory. This is enshrined in the Provincial health order and also applies to taxis. Riders are responsible for bringing their own masks, but HRM has a large stockpile that the municipality will be giving away at pop-up events …
Agenda July 21 Transit Fare Technology:You might recall news stories from 2018 about super-sized transit tickets coming to HRM. What was driving the new larger transit tickets were new fareboxes. The boxes couldn’t process HRM’s existing small size tickets, forcing the municipality to move to a less user-friendly size. The …
Agenda July 7 Sidewalk Patios:My motion on Sidewalk Patios from April, was back on the agenda at Council because I was rescinding it. What gives you might ask? Did I give up on seeking more flexible patio arrangements? No. Success can come in many forms at City Hall and it’s …
News Prince Albert Road Redesign:Good things sometimes come to those who wait and so it is with Prince Albert Road. You might recall the HRM meeting at the Mic Mac Aquatic Club on potentially redesigning Prince Albert Road back in 2017, or, if you were following my website, my post …
Managing growth will always be challenging. Change is hard, and doubly so when it affects the places we love and cherish. Development, however, brings with it opportunities to improve our community. We don’t need to look any farther than Downtown Dartmouth with its growing collection of shops and restaurants to …
Libraries Reopening:HRM’s libraries are reopening! The plan is for all branches to be open by July 7. What services are available and how our libraries operate will differ somewhat from branch to branch as staff adapt each location to meet public health requirements. I know the Library is an essential …
News Silver’s Hill Park UpgradesWith the World Sprint Canoe Championship coming to Lake Banook in 2022, HRM is preparing to implement a number of public space upgrades around the lake. In particular, design work is underway for a refresh of Silver’s Hill Park. Silver’s Hill has a beautiful view, but …
Agenda, June 23 Climate Change Plan:While we’ve all been fixated on the immediate crisis that is COVID-19, we can’t forget the pressing issue of our times: climate change. The existential threat to human civilization and the natural systems that supports the world as we know it hasn’t gone away. The …
Transit:As COVID restrictions continue to ease, transit is restoring additional service. Here are the changes coming for Monday, June 22: Regular weekday schedule resumes on routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 14, 21, 28, 29, 39, 51, 53, 56, 58, 60, 61, 66, 68, 72, and 87 Regular service …
Agenda May 26Agenda May 12Agenda June 9 It’s been a busy month at City Hall as Council met almost every day of the week through the last half of May to revise the 2020 budget. The result is I have fallen behind on my Council summaries. Here’s what you might …
