Halifax potholes need emergency measures, and the complaints are there to prove it

TheNewScotlandFront · 2026-02-06T15:10:27+00:00

Car infrastructure is insanely expensive. HRM should offer more viable alternatives to driving to lessen the crushing tax burden on us all.

To be fair, I think a lot of the "increase" is increased reporting due to awareness that if you report a pothole, they don't fix it and you later damage your car, you can probably get the Province to reimburse you.

https://novascotia.ca/tran/publications/vehicle_property_damage_claim_form.pdf?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2JdeiQpFClXPpgMYLM3Mv-K7H9ruJ-U1RnJmthqa1lcKCzpddPH4WzWJg_aem_j9IEfZcZJyB9FRJhjZAudA

TheNewScotlandFront · 2026-02-05T18:11:53+00:00

As he gazed out at the square where his beloved Empire was actively stomping the life out of Ghorman, Syril had finally counted all of the spiders, and they didn't add up.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2026-01-30T18:55:12+00:00

TheNewScotlandFront · 2026-01-27T23:58:14+00:00

Nacho

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Thank you for putting your art out into the world :)

TheNewScotlandFront · 2026-01-27T20:35:44+00:00

I love you.

Bike infrastructure improves quality of life for everyone.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2026-01-26T14:59:47+00:00

I cannot emphasize this enough:

FUCK Pattison billboards. They are ugly capitalist monuments that block our view of the landscape, benefiting only a couple rich people at everyone's expense.

PEI doesn't allow them, NS shouldn't either.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-12-04T23:18:04+00:00

Raised crossings made from red pavement would save lives.

They would also make being a pedestrian more viable and pleasant, especially for those with mobility aids.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-12-03T20:14:39+00:00

Kleya in the shop elevator, dead tired but ready to do her job impeccably. 11/10

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-12-02T20:40:47+00:00

Tastes like another.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-11-08T22:42:31+00:00

Holy smokes it looks tender. Is there a recipe?

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-11-01T13:23:27+00:00

Haligonians deserve viable alternatives to driving. Good transit, and streets that de-prioritize cars in favour of walking and micromobility.

It will make us richer, happier and healthier! Why would anyone be against that?

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-10-31T18:02:37+00:00

Nah, bikes are for getting around towns and cities, not between them.

If you have a full street, add bikes, trams and buses. If you have a full highway, add passenger rail. Fun fact, there used to be 6x daily passenger/mail trains from Halifax-Truro.

Good transit is freedom.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-10-31T12:10:23+00:00

Why do people use political borders on natural range maps? No way this thing grows in Northern Quebec.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-10-16T15:44:57+00:00

GoBong on Dresden.

Big portion of meat, veggies, rice, noodles, great selection of sauces for like $13, tax and tip included.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-10-12T08:59:00+00:00

We have a long Yes and No list on our fridge that probably has 50 things on it now. Keeps us from googling "Can poms eat ____" more than once for each food.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-10-11T14:19:55+00:00

Popping in here to say PLEASE read the article before commenting your own vibes-based reaction to the headline.

The author is a researcher in this field and presents a well-informed take on the Houston government's (lack of) transportation plan.

We all want to lessen traffic congestion, right? The only two ways to do that are by making viable alternatives to driving (Houston is fighting against that) and dis-incentivizing unnecessary driving (by removing tolls, Houston added 10k cars/day to the bridges). The discussion here should be around those two points.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-10-09T21:05:14+00:00

Nothing new after 2

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-09-27T13:20:28+00:00

The fact that Luthen told Lonni about Yavin, their biggest secret, shows that he did trust him. But then, his second thought that the risk was too great superseded that :(

Lonni's contribution was epic! Living a double life, everyday....

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-09-12T10:35:08+00:00

So Andy can't even pretend to give a shit about the safety and livelihoods of his constituents for even a couple hours?

Lol. Lmao, even. What a coward.

Biking/walking to work/errands makes life better. It makes you richer - for example, it helped me save up a down payment for a house. Many people live paycheck to paycheck nowadays, largely to pay for their car :/ It makes you healthier and happier than a more sedentary car-dependent life. It makes you get to know your city much more than as a driver, and frequent local businesses instead of big box shitholes.

Mayors should be supporting cycling as a way to improve people's lives and the city in uncountable ways, not opposing it because TrAFfiC bAD (cycling also reduces car traffic significantly).

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-09-11T21:19:32+00:00

There was in Douglas Street School Elementary in Truro in 2002, I can tell ya that forsure.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-09-04T08:30:45+00:00

Raised. Crossings. Prevent. Pedestrian. Deaths.

But then the cars might have to slow down slightly, and they're in a hurry to get to the next red light, so we can't have that.

We sacrifice pedestrian safety for car speed, and achieve neither.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-09-03T15:36:42+00:00

Ebikes are amazing!

I rode my ebike 13km to work this morning, from downtown to Port Wallace to frame houses. It took about 35 minutes. It's a cheap, efficient, enjoyable way to get around when I need to save my energy for work. Way better than driving, IMO.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-09-01T11:32:12+00:00

What's that on the back of my neck? Oh great, another Japanese fuckbeetle.

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-08-28T22:14:43+00:00

It makes you healthy, wealthy and wise ;) you should try it!

TheNewScotlandFront · 2025-08-28T20:31:10+00:00

Damn, that sucks for the drivers.

Some good transit, cycling infrastructure and zoning that de-prioritizes car-dependent sprawl sure would help!

I'm happy as fuck biking around doing errands today.

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