Downtown: still the hub?

I've already written about my love for Downtown Halifax. I think with some attention to transit, public space and urban design, it has tremendous potential to again be an exciting, healthy and important urban place. Tearing down the Cogswell Interchange will also help Downtown capitalize on a key strength - its proximity to other urban…Read More

Of talking trees and places that could be

I bet everyone has now heard about, raged about, laughed about, wondered about or simply been dumbfounded about Halifax Councillor Brad John's decision to purchase a $25,000 robotic Christmas Tree using his discretionary Council funding. He has now won a national award from the Canadian Taxpayers Association for wasteful spending. In defense of the purchase,…Read More

Focus on Quality Transit Corridors

Halifax Transit unveiled their long awaited draft network on February 17th. Transit geeks - myself included - quickly jumped on the proposal as not bold enough: here;  here; and here.  Now that I've had a week or two to think about the proposal, my criticisms still stand. BUT This draft network  is an improvement over…Read More