University Avenue Bike Lane

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Thank you for your input. The University Ave protected bike lane pilot project was approved by Regional Council in 2015 and implemented in August 2016. It will remain in place until August 2018. Data collection and further study will determine if the pilot becomes a permanent piece of infrastructure.

Halifax Regional Municipality and Dalhousie University are developing a pilot project to install and study protected bike lanes along the north and south sides of University Avenue from Robie Street to LeMarchant Street.

This is a valuable exercise to inform active transportation initiatives in the community and the first step in implementing Dalhousie's vision for the renewal of University Avenue.

The goal of this pilot project is to test best practices in cycling infrastructure, demonstrate the enhanced safety of a separated bike lane, and encourage increased ridership for cyclists of all ages and abilities.

Thank you for your input. The University Ave protected bike lane pilot project was approved by Regional Council in 2015 and implemented in August 2016. It will remain in place until August 2018. Data collection and further study will determine if the pilot becomes a permanent piece of infrastructure.

Halifax Regional Municipality and Dalhousie University are developing a pilot project to install and study protected bike lanes along the north and south sides of University Avenue from Robie Street to LeMarchant Street.

This is a valuable exercise to inform active transportation initiatives in the community and the first step in implementing Dalhousie's vision for the renewal of University Avenue.

The goal of this pilot project is to test best practices in cycling infrastructure, demonstrate the enhanced safety of a separated bike lane, and encourage increased ridership for cyclists of all ages and abilities.

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    by JMB, about 11 years ago

    I moved to Halifax a few years ago and, while there are many things that I love about this city, I must say that I have been shocked at how dominant the car culture is here. Born and raised in Montreal without a car, I then spent much of my adult life on the west coast where the public transit was not as good but lots of thought (and action) went into other forms of alternate transport. If you haven't already done so, it's worth looking into how Vancouver has dealt with protected bike lanes. Until Halifax I had... Continue reading

    I moved to Halifax a few years ago and, while there are many things that I love about this city, I must say that I have been shocked at how dominant the car culture is here. Born and raised in Montreal without a car, I then spent much of my adult life on the west coast where the public transit was not as good but lots of thought (and action) went into other forms of alternate transport. If you haven't already done so, it's worth looking into how Vancouver has dealt with protected bike lanes. Until Halifax I had not had the pleasure of walking along a sidewalk that suddenly disappeared. Or, in the winter, of getting off a bus with nowhere to go but into the traffic. (Check it out: Bayers Rd between Windsor and Oxford)

    This is all to say that I applaud any move toward making this beautiful city more people friendly. We need bike lanes now, protected or not, all over the city. We need to build infrastructure that encourages people who can to get out of their cars. If we have to start with a pilot project before taking it out to the busy streets, so be it. But let's get it done! A big thank you to those putting the work into this project.

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    Parking and bike lanes

    by Peggy Walt, about 11 years ago
    HI - just came from the session at Dalhousie, and expressed my views on the proposed bike lane pilot project. I'm not for it. I live on Edward Street, and we have 4,000 attending the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium this week (3 sold out Video Games shows, 1 sold out Jill Barber show with Symphony NS). And that's just this week's parking madness! To have more than 40 existing parking spots sitting there empty and idle all winter (especially in a winter like this), favours the few over the greater good needs of the many. The bike lanes will only be... Continue reading
    HI - just came from the session at Dalhousie, and expressed my views on the proposed bike lane pilot project. I'm not for it. I live on Edward Street, and we have 4,000 attending the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium this week (3 sold out Video Games shows, 1 sold out Jill Barber show with Symphony NS). And that's just this week's parking madness! To have more than 40 existing parking spots sitting there empty and idle all winter (especially in a winter like this), favours the few over the greater good needs of the many. The bike lanes will only be used for a few short months of the year. The existing bike parking spots sit now covered with snow and every single parking spots on University Avenue and our streets in the surrounding neighbourhood are packed all day and all night until the parking ban comes on at 1:00 a.m.Please reconsider this ill-advised and bad use of our tax dollars. Put the bike lane down the green median if you must, but leave University Avenue to the concertgoers, including children, seniors and many others who come here by car to attend the performing arts. I pointed out that there are NO measurements in place to measure the negative impacts on the Arts Centre (Dunn, students, Cohn, Gallery, etc.) and the Public Archives - all you seem to plan to do is count bikes - that's easy! Perhaps putting up permanent places to post comments inside the affected buildings during the trial would give you both sides of this issue.Thanks - Peggy Walt, 1240 Edward Street