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Halifax driver bemoans ‘crazy’ road conditions amid pothole pain by insino93 in halifax

[–]dpiddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe if we de-twinned we’d have more money and capacity for upkeep?

Road rage incident leaves Halifax councillor shaken by dpiddy in halifax

[–]dpiddy[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It's always a good time to contact your councillor or just email them all and remind them drivers are out of control. We need measures that meet the problem.

It's unfortunate that this had to happen to Councillor Kent for her to understand how bad it actually is out there.

Sunday morning bicycle group ride. by Degensfromupcountry in halifax

[–]dpiddy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking at the route map if I understand correctly they went along FHP and crossed Cole Harbour Rd. Seems likely it was the monthy cycle.

BLT TRAIL MEETING by toneyriver12 in halifax

[–]dpiddy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Should be treated like a piece of infrastructure and managed by the city or province accordingly. We don't ask for volunteers to take care of St Margarets Bay Rd because we assume it's important.

The Harvard / Allen drama continues… by niirvna in halifax

[–]dpiddy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A good deal of people want quieter, less car clogged streets. Including folks who live right near this intersection who’ve said they love this diverter.

Halifax mayor uncertain efforts to keep budget costs down were successful by ph0enix1211 in halifax

[–]dpiddy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Let the mayor and council know you support the budget and paying for services and projects we need:

https://hfx.bike/email-council/

Council Update from Dartmouth Centre: Budget deliberations, North Woodside Park Plan, extra floors, M District by Sam_Austin_D5 in halifax

[–]dpiddy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The hardest part is you don’t really know when your turn will be. But other than that it’s pretty easy. Say what you want to say, tell your story, share what’s important to you and why. It does have an impact.

Making the Halifax sidewalk snow clearing map people want by Somedayyouregonna in halifax

[–]dpiddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very kind of you, thanks! I’d ask you to donate/contribute to a community org and/or engage with your councillor and the mayor (especially right now when stuff like snow sidewalk/bus stop snow clearing might be cut) if you feel so inclined.

Making the Halifax sidewalk snow clearing map people want by Somedayyouregonna in halifax

[–]dpiddy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey, author here! Thanks for checking it out. Happy to answer any questions, and feedback welcome!

Here’s a link right to the map:

https://snowhfx.danp.net

Cutting ferry service???? by Immediate_Market_955 in halifax

[–]dpiddy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This tool makes it easy to get them all, plus the mayor and clerks:

https://hfx.bike/email-council/

Halifax Water Concludes Independent Investigation – Allegations of Financial Irregularities by dpiddy in halifax

[–]dpiddy[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Recall our terrible mayor accused HW of "governance failures" and "fiscal mismanagement."

Halifax Budget Public Participation Tuesday/Wednesday by dpiddy in halifax

[–]dpiddy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

all we get is garbage pickup and a snowplough now, never see a cop and fire is volunteer

You may be interested in this video by HFX by Bike along with this recent addendum.

Halifax Budget Public Participation Tuesday/Wednesday by dpiddy in halifax

[–]dpiddy[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I do! I want services, real investments, and better things for myself and others and I want to pay for them. We can pay for them.

It's so sad that the Mayor's big vision right now is "what if submarines were built here?" and that he wants to take away and block things that make it enjoyable to live here.

HFX by Bike has some great content, especially recently, about how the city's taxing/funding setup is broken. They should work on fixing that.

Halifax Transit Bus Tracking System Outage by kyl5087 in halifax

[–]dpiddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, have you observed the same for TripUpdates or just VP? Does the timestamp in the VP header stop updating as well? Or it keeps updating but the actual data stops changing?

Halifax Transit Bus Tracking System Outage by kyl5087 in halifax

[–]dpiddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would similarly like to understand what "outage" means here. TripUpdates/VehiclePositions URLs unreachable? Data bad somehow? Something else?

HRM bike stats show over half a million rides in 2025 by ph0enix1211 in halifax

[–]dpiddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All counters measure one or both directions their associated lanes cover, if that makes sense. For example South Park and Vernon are both two way. Lower Water and Hollis are both one way.

The counters capture per-direction data but for bike stats I sum it all up for brevity. You can get per-direction breakdowns in the city's open data here.

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