Letters and Press Releases

Benefit Cost Analyses: HCC Concerns with Consistency

Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) staff have access to and can apply Benefit–Cost Analysis (BCA) tools, despite prior statements to the contrary. We request that these tools, methodologies, and assumptions be…
Letter to TSC: IMP Update Should go Back to the Drawing Board

The long awaited IMP Update is weak and raises many concerns. With an ambition of only 30% modal share for sustainable mobility, it dooms us to 73% more vehicles on…
Letter to HRM Council: Keep building safe bike lanes, don’t cut us off

HCC writes HRM Council imploring them to maintain the safe bike lane construction budget. At 0.5% of the 2026-2027 transportation capital budget, it makes no sense to focus on this…
Submission on Regulations for the new Traffic Safety Act

HCC, jointly with Walk ‘n Roll Halifax, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Nova Scotia Chapter, Cycling Nova Scotia, and Ecology Action Centre writes to representatives of the NS…
Letter to HRM Council: Response to Cycling Costing Report

HCC writes HRM Council imploring them to stay the course on Morris St. We ask them not to give in to Houston's bullying and not to obey in advance. We…
Letter to HRM Council: Do Not Do Houston’s Dirty Work For Him

HCC writes HRM Council imploring them to stay the course on Morris St. We ask them not to give in to Houston's bullying and not to obey in advance. We…
Letter to Tim Houston, Premier re: Morris St in Light of Ontario Court Decision

HCC writes to Premier Houston regarding his threat to overturn HRM Council's decision regarding Morris St. We point out the obvious parallel with Ontario and the court decision there declaring…
Letter by Martyn Williams to Tim Houston, Premier re: Overturning HRM Council

Premier Houston has threatened to overturn HRM Council's decision on Morris St. This is about more than bike lanes on Morris St. It is a threat to our local democracy…
Letter to Council to Save Morris St

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Council considers a staff report for alternatives to the previously approved plan for Morris St. We write in hope to preserve a viable solution.
Suspension of Cycling Infrastructure: Brunswick St Illustrates What’s at Stake

Councillors, please vote against Mayor Fillmore’s motion and maintain momentum on many worthwhile projects. There is no emergency which would justify suspension of normal procedure.