Council

Letter to HRM Council: Don’t Degrade Safety for Bike Lanes

HCC writes HRM Council imploring them to reject an omnibus proposal to replace established bike facility plans with cost saving alternatives that degrade safety and directness.
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…
Call to Action: send letters to HRM Council

Council may delay safe bike lanes and swap concrete barriers for paint. Send a letter to HRM Council.
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…
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 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.
URGENT Call to Action

Mayor Fillmore has called for all new cycling infrastructure to be suspended. We urge everyone to write their councillor to oppose this misguided motion.