Find out what’s happening at committee meetings and learn how you can participate.
The Active Transportation Advisory Committee advises the Transportation Standing Committee on all matters relating to active transportation in the Municipality, using the Active Transportation Plan [PDF] as a guide. More detail about the committee’s role can be found in the Terms of Reference [PDF].
The Active Transportation Advisory Committee normally meets on the third Thursday of each month, at 4:00 p.m. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Check the calendar below, and the agenda (once available) to confirm the exact date and time for each meeting.
You can find agendas and minutes online. You can also search for records of board and committee meetings.
Membership
Councillor Sam Austin - District 5 - Dartmouth Centre
Councillor David Hendsbee - District 2 - Preston-Chezzetcook-Eastern Shore
Councillor Matt Whitman - District 13 - Hammonds Plains-St. Margarets
Halifax Regional Trails Association representative:
Ian Watt
Ecology Action Centre's TRAX Program representative:
Kelsey Lane
Province of Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal representative:
Elizabeth Pugh
Bicycle Nova Scotia representative:
Ben Buckwold
Halifax Cycling Coalition representative:
Sarah Manchon
Walkability representative:
Ella Dodson
Advisory Committee for Accessibility in HRM representative:
Jillian Banfield - Vice-Chair
Senior representative:
Peter Fritz
Youth representative:
David Jackson - Chair
Citizen representatives:
Emily Miller
Citizen representatives:
Jessie Harlow
Staff contact for the Active Transportation Advisory Committee
Simon Ross-Siegel
Legislative Assistant
rosssis@halifax.ca
902.490.6519
Related links
Active Transportation Plan [PDF]
Active Transportation Infrastructure Constructed 2013 [PDF]
Cycling Information
Share the Road Campaign [PDF]
Check out the Active Transportation Advisory Committee’s 2018 in review [PDF]!