Active Transportation Advisory Committee

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 Mancho

Walkability representative:
Ella Dodson

Advisory Committee for Accessibility in HRM representative:
Jillian Banfield

Senior representative:
Peter Fritz

Youth representative:
David Jackson - Chair

Citizen representatives:
Emily Miller

Citizen representatives:
Position Vacant

Staff contact for the Active Transportation Advisory Committee

Simon Ross-Siegel
Legislative Assistant
rosssis@halifax.ca

902.490.6519

Active Transportation Advisory Committee

Membership

Staff contact for the Active Transportation Advisory Committee

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