FILE - After much discussion and consideration, Halifax councillors have approved the Windsor Street exchange redevelopment project 's functional design -- but with an amendment. .The vote took place during Tuesday’s Halifax Regional Council meeting, where councillors made it clear that the new design for the busy access point into Halifax’s downtown core did not meet all of their expectations.
“But it doesn’t risk losing the money and it keeps the project moving forward. Because I think it’s pretty essential that we see this project move forward in the next couple years.” In a joint statement from More Than Buses, Walk ‘n Roll Halifax and the Halifax Cycling Coalition, the groups said “failure is guaranteed” if council adopts the new design, citing a lack of prioritization of active transportation.Many councillors agreed and said they could not support the design the way it was presented. Specifically, they felt the design didn’t achieve active transportation goals — such as prioritizing bus lanes, sidewalks and cycleways.
“I think we need to take a pause and make sure that we look at those aspects of what we agreed to do when we first started the project.”In an effort to not slow down the project and risk the federal funding, councillors voted on an amendment to an approval, rather than a deferral for a staff report.
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