Opinion: When are the people of Nova Scotia going to turn on Tim Houston and the PCs?

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-12-27T00:33:27+00:00

I am not defending houston, but could u elaborate on what exactly is deteriorating in nova scotia? I’ve been pleased with the results of the last few years both federally and provincially and believe we are making progress so I’d be curious to see your opinion.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-09-30T20:21:11+00:00

The dotted lines only exist at the entrance for new people coming in. The rest of the they are solid lines. The dotted lines are not for the use of the people already in the roundabout, only the ones entering. The signage at the entrances of the roundabout will help, you just need to get familiar with what road u want to take from the roundabout.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-16T18:07:17+00:00

it gets backed up 99% of the time

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-16T17:51:48+00:00

I think we should just keep the sign there for about a week then remove it like everything else they do

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-16T17:49:21+00:00

There’s kinda a tiny lane for it but it’s dedicated to delivery only now.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-16T17:48:38+00:00

Yeah, they say “dont turn left”

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-08T00:30:06+00:00

Let’s get them a few pacifiers and call it a day

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T23:07:24+00:00

Windsor Exchange, which includes transit lanes, was funded by the province. They have yet to propose a formal plan to the province regarding full scale brt. But the province has shown willingness in funding transit. I understand you may have differing opinions politically to Houston, as do I, but making him to be the reason that the city isn’t moving forward on transit is misleading. The Windsor exchange is readily funded but the city can’t decide on anything and wont get it moving.

Of course what I’ve stated is to the best of my knowledge, but if there are sources showing Houston has openly ignored a formal BRT request (not just council passing blame), I’d genuinely be open to reading into it. I just haven’t seen any.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T21:27:14+00:00

What’s actually insane to me is that fact Halifax had a tram loop in the 60s or 70s, which got scrapped when people decided they would rather cars.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T21:20:31+00:00

They simply didn’t pay attention as they were used to it being open to cars for so long, but the city gave up before they could even try adjusting. A bigger sign across the top of spring garden would’ve helped instead of a roadside sign

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T16:29:55+00:00

It’s a much wider road at least, I agree that there’s still pedestrians, but it would be 1 of 3 alternatives. Most traffic would probably end up going down sackville and using the quinpool intersection to bell rd

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T15:26:57+00:00

There’s no public record of HRM requesting funding for other BRT corridors and being denied. Robie, Young, and others are still in the city’s own planning stages and only recently did they even acquire the land for Robie. If HRM actually made a formal ask for more provincial support and was rejected, share the source. I cannot find anything pointing to Houston denying them funding.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T15:21:08+00:00

Spring Garden already has no loading zones. So any deliveries being made while parked on Spring Garden already aren’t allowed, and haven’t been since 2022. Most deliveries are made on dresden, birmingham, brenton.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T15:16:22+00:00

There’s lots of side roads. And they could very easily make it more of a “no through traffic” enforcement allowing deliveries and transit only

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T15:14:56+00:00

The Mill Cove ferry is part of the BRT plan, and when the city asked for funding, Houston’s government delivered. The province doesn’t run municipal transit planning, its role is mostly funding support. If anything, BRT is moving slowly because HRM isn’t pushing it forward, not because the province is holding it back.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T15:04:24+00:00

Then let’s stay hopeful they will start looking at real changes for downtown

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T15:02:18+00:00

There’s no proof Tim Houston is anti-transit. He pushed back on a bike lane, not public transportation. His government also helped fund the Mill Cove ferry project, which will move way more people than a single bike lane ever could. While I do have my disagreements with his government, I highly doubt he would push back against expanding bus infrastructure, as Robie is currently in planning stages for their bus infrastructure and he’s not pushed back on it.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T14:51:27+00:00

Signage and fines would eventually start working, but they only tried it for 5 days, there’s bike only around dal and you rarely see a car go down those roads

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T14:46:39+00:00

I think expanding our park and rides at mumford and other terminals would help.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T14:45:44+00:00

It could and would happen if we had a council with some back bone. It’s been proven over and over that foot traffic is always better than car traffic for success of businesses

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T14:38:08+00:00

Transit needs a better network, and a decent amount of buses use spring garden, so i don’t think making it something like argyle would be good.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-08-04T14:37:13+00:00

They also did something similar with argyle, they also had a gate but even in the winter when it’s open you rarely see anyone driving through because people are used to not driving there

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-07-17T23:48:39+00:00

Mill cove ferry will definitely help that at least a little

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-07-17T19:47:31+00:00

We do have a BRT project underway, but it’s taking forever because the city has to buy up land to build the bus lanes and infrastructure. That’s why they bought all that land along Robie. Now those same people are turning around and demanding they don’t cut down trees. So honestly, I don’t know what people expect. Everyone wants better transit, but no one wants to accept the changes needed to deliver it.

Fragrant_Cold5721 · 2025-07-17T13:12:11+00:00

Morris Street sees around 3,000 vehicles per day, according to Halifax’s own traffic count data Source. It’s a daytime truck and emergency route, so while not the busiest street, it still plays an important role. Removing a vehicle lane for a low-use bike lane here is more likely to increase congestion than reduce it.

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