HALIFAX — Councillors will vote this week on whether to keep one lane of a busy stretch of downtown road car-free for active transportation. Halifax city staff are proposing one of Barrington’s four lanes should be turned into a shared pathway. Article Continued BelowDespite the loss of a lane, staff say that traffic will likely be improved, mostly due to having wider lanes. The multi-use pathway will also make it more comfortable for cyclists to move from North End Halifax to downtown and vice versa. The report also suggests that transit priority lanes be integrated into the project, and a transit lane for lane moving southbound between Glebe St. and North St. is already under review.

Source: thestar September 16, 2018 21:00 UTC