“A single bathroom is not enough of a public benefit for me to support this motion. I would be looking for more of a public benefit." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Vancouver does it. Could it work in Halifax? www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

This is the dirty, inconvenient side of living in a growing city, but there’s something HRM can do about it. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“Inter-municipal transit service can also build ridership for potential future rail service within these key regional corridors." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

"The reason this is important is a lot of the new developments don’t include affordable housing on the site, so we’re missing that opportunity for, you know, mixing of demographics in those neighbourhoods." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“What has changed is affordability and feasibility ... The market is struggling to absorb new units at today’s construction costs." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“Not voting for the budget is a bit of an entitlement." (Ha! Wrong link in previous post). www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“We’re going to need to pay for this, and I think now is the time that if we’re going to go ahead with these massive projects, to think about how we recoup the revenue for this.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“Not voting for the budget is a bit of an entitlement." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

UPDATE: DFO minister says the destruction to the marine habitat is not justified and has denied authorization for the infilling request at Dartmouth Cove. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“It has been over two years. We are holding the minister and MP accountable for their misfeasance in obstructing our application..." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

While Mayor Andy Fillmore pushed to cancel the $126-million Forum because of escalating costs, this is a different story. “This is a shared investment between municipal, provincial, and federal partners ..." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“I never feel negative about whatever happened, because for me, I don’t like to deal with negative, so positive thinking will make me feel better and more energized.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“I have been told that, yeah, this is supposed to increase congestion so that people get so frustrated they get out of their cars.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

The $473,000 contract to study and recommend solutions for downtown Halifax traffic congestion was awarded to Canadian firm CIMA Canada Inc. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

It will be on 19 hectares off Washmill Lake Drive near the Mainland Common and will have 3,830 units along with commercial spaces. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“The scale of this project is just straight-up greedy,” said one neighbor. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“This is just an absolute pile of fun that we’ve landed on here." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

One of the best welcome to N.S. posts: “Light the beacons, a nurse this way comes!!! ... You will not be abducted by ICE thugs and any racism is mostly veiled." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

It’s the big show of HRM’s budget season. This is where Halifax regional councillors make the last-minute additions and subtractions they debated in earlier sessions. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

From BAL today: “We are going in the wrong direction. We are hurting and maiming and killing more people on our roads than we should be,” argued Coun. Sam Austin. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“There’s a bunch of us who build who work within the rules the province and the city have set forth, and it’s really not that hard," says one builder who has no sympathy for Dartmouth developer who built two extra floors without HRM permission. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

The last time this happened was in the 1990s on Brunswick Street. "The council of the day ended up approving a staff-recommended development agreement to solve that.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

New: @thechronicleherald.bsky.social was able to confirm that funding for Halifax's student transit pass pilot program has been "discontinued." It's unknown if the program can continue without the provincial funds. More details later this morning.

So it looks like this kinda thing happened in Halifax in the '90s. Halifax caved to the developer, making an exception to planning rules. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

"We are an ocean playground in Nova Scotia and we should act like one.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“The applicant acknowledges that the additional storeys were built in error due to a misunderstanding of the LUB (land-use bylaw) requirements.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

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Halifax is expecting to pay (at least) $5.8 million for an upgraded bus terminal at Mic Mac Mall. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

I'm pleased to share I started a new gig this week as a reporter for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social. I'll be focusing on all things Halifax, including municipal politics, so don't hesitate to send an email to [email protected] if there's a story you want to share.

“When you have communications coming from the mayor’s office that is distinctly the mayor’s point of view and not necessarily all of council, how does that benefit taxpayers?” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“Here we are, 12 years later, doing exactly the same thing on exactly the same project after five councils have endorsed it, seven different reports saying it’s a good idea and here’s the plan, and here’s how we’re going to make it happen.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

"We’ve seen a lot of closures or struggles with facilities in Halifax, specifically in downtown and in the north end — the pressure is on right now with the incoming cuts we’re hoping don’t happen.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

More cash for cops, store owners urge Halifax council www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“Since we’re looking at putting up parking fees, we should be looking at putting up transit fares. We’ve got to find money everywhere,” Hendsbee said. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“I avoid going downtown as much as possible because of the parking." Same. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“Throwing more buses into the heap to just have them sit in traffic is counterproductive…” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“It’s a historical Black community that’s 199 years old and still without this service in the community.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“When they just fall to the ground crying, it’s like, ‘Oh my God,’ ... I’m not really an emotional person, but like, when I start watering, and I’m like, it hits you right in the feels, right?” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“If there was ever a year for us to adjust our parking prices, surely this would be the year where our tax increases are already so unmanageable that I think that it’s a responsible thing to do." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Will carpool lanes actually make a difference or just legalize what many drivers are just doing now anyway? www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“The average in-place monthly rent is $1,860, with a meaningful mark-to-market opportunity as units turn, providing a stable runway for organic growth." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“We’re looking at HOV lanes, potentially in bus lanes, where appropriate, and other areas." www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Council voted 10-4 this morning to reject Coun. Kathryn Morse’s request for a briefing note to look at the impacts of cancelling or changing the Mill Cove Ferry Terminal project. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Spending millions on the Halifax Forum, which is one good storm away from an indefinite closure, may just be too expensive for HRM right now. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

“Council must look at the ledger of history. This is not just a request for land, it’s a proposal to settle a debt — a debt measured in dollars, lives and community erasure.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

"... this is such a drop in the bucket and I find all this nitpicking over cost exhausting and a waste of time.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

In this third edition of How Halifax Works, we’re looking at the connection between losing the tolls, downtown congestion, and what’s next for the bridges. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Do you find parking downtown frustrating or a breeze?We're looking at the changes in downtown parking for a story and we'd like to hear from you. Email your experiences about finding on-street parking downtown (Halifax or Dartmouth) to Jen Taplin at [email protected].