Halifax mulls revisiting Spring Garden bus-only pilot after 1st try ‘didn’t go well’
Despite its many challenges, Connors also took some time to highlight the positives of the brief pilot.
He also noted that the project tended to work best when there were police officers stationed at the intersections of South Park and Queen streets to provide enforcement and education, but said it would be “impractical” to have officers on-site on a full-time basis.Connors said the pilot worked best when Halifax Regional Police officers were there to provide education and enforcement.During Wednesday’s special Transportation Standing Committee meeting, Coun.
Mason also introduced an amendment to have a report ready by February 2023, with the hopes of implementing the project again in the spring. “It depends what level of investment council’s willing to make in that, and what kind of physical parameters are on the street that dictate how it’s done,” Connors said.
“Under this configuration, a shortened pilot duration period should be considered due to operational costs, resource requirements, and impending winter weather conditions,” the report said, though this is not recommended as it is “not expected to operate effectively and is not a sustainable solution.”
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