Just a quick programming note from Matt this week

As promised during the episode, here is how, in my opinion, the Traffic Calming Administrative Order should be amended.

It would be beneficial to get rid of the TCAO all together so road safety money could be spend on more efficient strategies, like the Integrated Mobility Plan, however, since politicans seem to want to keep it, clause 21 of the TCAO should be amended (changes in bold) to read

“staff shall prepare an evidence based traffic calming plan, in line with the Road Safety Strategy and Integrated Mobility Plan, for each project on the annual proposed implementation list and shall consider the physical characteristics of each street.”

That's it. That's how we could save money and make roads safer in the process. Write your councillor and ask them to change the TCAO.

In this podcast Grand Parade's city hall reporter Matt Stickland recaps what went down at city hall last week.

There's a development on a heritage property, Halifax is making slow progress police reform thanks to an unlikely hero.

And there's also a pop quiz!

We trust you can find any legislation yourself, and if you can't, you should be able to, but otherwise here are the sources mentioned in the show:

https://timharford.com/2023/07/cautionary-tales-the-v2-trilogy/

https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/store/aviation-military-history/the-rocket-and-the-reich-peenemunde-and-the-coming-of-the-ballistic-missile-era/

https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/f229e86a-a3f0-4899-9631-71335f654f79/content

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094119020300899

https://news.mit.edu/2021/ride-sharing-intensifies-urban-road-congestion-0423

https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/ride-hailing-makes-road-congestion-worse-study-finds-again

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/uber-lyft-traffic-congestion-car-ownership-study/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652621042694

In this episode a recap of everything that happened last week. Can you tell that I'm writing this blurb too late on a Sunday? Yes, probably.

For more info about city hall, head over to www.grandparade.news

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Tootles

Short one this week as the Board of Police Commissioners meeting was cancelled.

Hey folks, bit of a lighter show notes this week because I've done a bonus show and had to put a newspaper to bed.

See ya next week, don't forget to grab a copy of the first issue of the paper this week at Atlantic News in Halifax and The Dart Gallery in Dartmouth

I suspect most people don't usually read the show notes, but if you're here for the study, scroll down. If you're here for information in this episode Matt Stickland, recaps council and goes deep into the weeds of Halifax's Bus Rapid Transit Plan.

Here's the promised study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1361920919314026?via%3Dihub

Bit of a light week at city hall and since I forgot it was Good Friday, a bit of a lighter episode.

Councillor Janet Steele is trying to get the city to protect and create more heritage districts. Councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon is trying to remove parking spots in land use bylaws because toddlers don't drive cars.

All of that and a deep dive into the difference between Halifax's transportation planning and that of the Dutch.

Here's a link to the YouTube video referenced in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpo98dhpgZI&t=2s

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