Date:
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 21, 2025
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations – None
11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Spring Garden Road Transit Priority Corridor [PDF]
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council:
1. Not proceed with the implementation approach described in the staff report dated March 28, 2023 for a transit priority corridor pilot project along Spring Garden Road, between South Park Street and Queen Street; and
2. Direct the CAO to continue to consider options for transit priority on Spring Garden Road as part of the broader planning for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) implementation.
13.1.2 Amendments to Appointment of Traffic Authority and Deputy Traffic Authorities [PDF]
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 12, the Appointment of the Traffic Authority, as set out in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated September 5, 2025, to:
1. adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 12, the Appointment of the Traffic Authority Administrative Order, as set out in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated September 5, 2025, to:
(a) repeal the current appointments of Brad Anguish as the Traffic Authority, Lucas Pitts as a Deputy Traffic Authority, and Roddy MacIntyre as a Deputy Traffic Authority; and
(b) appoint Roddy MacIntyre as the Traffic Authority, Jill Morrison as a Deputy Traffic Authority, and Hannah McBride as a Deputy Traffic Authority.
14. MOTIONS
14.1 Councillor Cuttell
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee request an information report on the reporting and response process for issues related to micromobility, and the number and nature of complaints since Phase 1 of the micromobility programs was introduced.
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 23, 2025
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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