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High-rise confusion on Barrington

HALIFAX - Last week HRM Council appeared to approve...

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HRM by Re-Design: Meta Library, Part Two: Social Superstructure

A series that examines urban and architectural issues...

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Atlantic Snapshots: Phantoms at the Fountain

Halifax, Nova Scotia photo by Dean Bouchard, member...

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Spacing Saturday

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World Wide Wednesday: Where in the world?

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Archives /// Steve Bedard

A cyclist for two years and a student nurse for three. I've been very interested in how public spaces are designed, and have seen the negative results that have occurred when cities are planned around the automobile. Hopefully with increased discussion, we can create a shift towards plannign cities around people instead!

HRM’s Active Transportation Committee revs up for 2010

[caption id="attachment_2819" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Without adequate infrastructure, commuting downtown can sometimes feel like this"][/caption] HALIFAX - On January 21, HRM's Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) held it's first meeting of the year in order to make plans and set goals regarding expansion and improvement of HRM's Active Transportation network (AT). Transportation Demand Management (TDM), having committed to expanding our AT network by 20 linear kilometres by the end of the year has really stepped up its commitment to improving AT by increasing transparency in regards to AT infrastructure installation. Nevertheless, we are still approximately 70kms short of reaching AT targets defined in HRM's AT Plan before including the 20 km expansion. I met up with Halifax Cycling Coalition Co-Chair Lauralee Sim and asked her a couple quick questions about ATAC's first meeting of 2010. --- Steve: Did any issues take the spotlight at the ATAC meeting? Lauralee: We didn't discuss AT issues in detail at this meeting. We spent our time discussing how we can work as a group and reviewed some key points in the AT plan. We're hoping to determine some priority issues at our next meeting in February. Steve: What did ATAC representatives have to say at the meeting?

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Best/Worst of Bike Parking in HRM

HRM - Recently we shared what makes a great bike rack with you. This week we are hoping to raise awareness and change in regards to properly facilitating bike parking in Halifax and Dartmouth. Out of the numerous parking spots in the HRM, the Halifax Cycling Coalition has determined the three best and three worst spots using a bike parking evaluation tool developed by Citizens for Safe Cycling — a not-for-profit based in Ottawa. We want you to vote on your favorite/most hated! Best Parking Nominees The Dickson Center Entrance, Victoria General Site Some positive attributes to this site include: a variety of rack configurations; the parking area is completely covered by an outcropping of the Dickson Center; and on top of being regularly patrolled by security staff, there is a security station not 15 meters away from the site. [caption id="attachment_2322" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Bike parking outside of the Dickson Building, VG site"][/caption]

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Cyclists have the best racks

What makes a for good bike parking? Join the Halifax Cycling Coalition as we explain what to look for when locking your bike, and how end-point infrastructure is looking in Halifax today.

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