News and Articles
February 20, 2026
In case you haven’t been keeping up, we are in the thick of municipal budget season and Council is threatening to defer further progress on safe bike lane construction and downgrade safety standards so that concrete barriers might be replaced with paint.
February 20, 2026
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 small line item which delivers value out of proportion to the cost, not to mention saving lives.
February 2, 2026
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 Dept of Public Works with our recommendations fo rregulations to accompany the new Traffic Safety Act.
January 26, 2026
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 take strong exception to the staff report and recommendations.
August 3, 2025
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 take strong exception to the staff report and recommendations.
August 2, 2025
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 that making arbitrary decisions that threaten people’s right to safety is a violation of the Charter of Rights.
July 17, 2025
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 and evidence -based decision making. Martyn Williams covers this and more in his letter to Premier Houston.
July 6, 2025
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.
