News – Halifax Cycling Coalition

November 27, 2022
Halifax Cycling Coalition
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Opportunity: Treasurer and Board Member

The Halifax Cycling Coalition (HCC) is looking for a Treasurer to become part of our board of directors. The Treasurer oversees the finances of the HCC, and attends monthly meetings with the board of directors.…

November 27, 2022
Halifax Cycling Coalition
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Press Release: Essential safety infrastructure for cyclists cannot be postponed, must be completed on schedule.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Sunday, November 27, 2022 Key message: Delays to the construction of cycling infrastructure are not supportable, and are strongly challenged by the Halifax Cycling Coalition. Our membership rely on protection from vehicular…

August 8, 2022
Halifax Cycling Coalition
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Press Release: Peninsula South Complete Streets

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Monday, August 8, 2022 K’jipuktuk (Halifax) – Halifax’s Peninsula South Complete Streets Project will be a valued section of our minimum bike lane network. It will provide suitable safe infrastructure for people…

Image is a collage of three images. The first is a group of people of all ages riding bikes in a residential neighbourhood. The second is an adult riding their bike with a child next to them in a painted bike lane surrounded by cars. The third image shows another large group of people of all ages riding their bikes in a residential neighbourhood.

July 15, 2021
Halifax Cycling Coalition
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Cycling Without Age Arrives in Halifax

What is Cycling Without Age? As Naomi and Marty buckle up their helmets, Peter Zimmer, a Cycling Without Age volunteer and board member at the Halifax Cycling Coalition, adjusts the seat of the new trishaw.…

Jillian Banfield on her bike on Citadel Hill.

March 29, 2021
Meghan Doucette
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What Does “All Abilities” Mean?

Blog post by Jillian Banfield A frustrating lack of clarity When I first started in cycling advocacy, the phrase “all ages and abilities” was becoming popular. I served on a couple of municipal committees, where…

December 29, 2020
Meghan Doucette
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Nova Scotian Rules of the Road are Being Updated

– The Halifax Cycling Coalition has been pushing the Provincial Government to reform the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) along with our partners Bicycle Nova Scotia, the Ecology Action Centre, the Atlantic Active Alliance, and Walk N’ Roll…

November 25, 2020
Meghan Doucette
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Updates from ATAC

During a typical year, members of the Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) would meet once a month at Halifax City Hall. We would get updates from HRM staff about active transportation projects underway in the…

October 29, 2020
Meghan Doucette
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HCC AGM Coming up

Our AGM normally takes place in the spring, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting public health regulations, we were unable to hold our AGM as usual. We are excited to host our AGM…

October 6, 2020
Meghan Doucette
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HCC Municipal Candidate Survey

The municipal election is coming up on October 17th, 2020. Phone and online voting began today (October 6th) and advanced polling days are October 10th and 13th. If you care about getting around HRM safely…

August 13, 2020
Halifax Cycling Coalition
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HCC Annual Report & Updates

The 2019/20 year has been an eventful one. With the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing and safety measures ongoing, we have not yet held our Annual General Meeting or distributed the Annual Report. While a…

April 9, 2020
Meghan Doucette
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COVID-19, Local Business & Our Urban Streets

So much has changed in the last four weeks. We are adjusting to keep serving our community. These three changes are top of mind: lack of safe outdoor space for people to walk in their…

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