Welcome to Shape Your City

Find information and get engaged on a broad range of municipal initiatives. We know that your time is precious and your opinion is important, Shape Your City makes it easy to give your input from the comfort of your home.

Archived projects remain available for you to look at and can be found under "Past Engagements".

This site complements traditional consultation activities like open houses and town halls by making engagement programs more inclusive, accessible and easier to share your opinions.

Archived projects remain available for you to look at and can be found under "Past Engagements".

This site complements traditional consultation activities like open houses and town halls by making engagement programs more inclusive, accessible and easier to share your opinions.

Municipal Projects

Rainnie Drive – Brunswick Street Complete Streets

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This project will propose changes to Rainnie Drive/Gottingen Street and Brunswick Street to improve safety and connectivity for people walking and cycling while also considering transit, accessibility, placemaking, urban forestry, vehicle traffic, loading, parking and other factors.
The Windsor Street Exchange Redevelopment Project

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The Windsor Street Exchange redevelopment project involves the redesign of the intersection of Bedford Highway, Windsor Street and Lady Hammond Road.
Downtown Halifax Heritage Conservation District

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Regional Council initiated a process to establish a new Heritage Conservation District (HCD) in Downtown Halifax through the approval of the Downtown Halifax HCD background study.
Peninsula South Complete Streets

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This project will apply a "complete streets" approach to improving conditions for all people travelling to and through the south end of the Halifax peninsula, with a focus on improving comfort, safety and convenience for people walking, cycling and taking transit.
Talk Transit

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Welcome to Talk Transit – a platform for current and potential transit users to let Halifax Transit know their thoughts on important transit topics.
Water Street Enhancements

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The Halifax Regional Municipality is planning on making changes to Water Street, from Terminal Road to Historic Properties.
Sharing Our Stories

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Sharing our Stories is an upcoming priority plan that outlines a strategic direction for the municipality to support culture, arts, and heritage.
Active Transportation Wayfinding Signage

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Do you use bike lanes or multi-use pathways? Help us make navigating them easier and take our wayfinding survey.
Dartmouth North Active Transportation Project

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Portland Street and Cole Harbour Road Functional Planning Study

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The Portland Street/Cole Harbour Road functional plan will provide a corridor-wide vision that directly informs how the transportation infrastructure is reinstated as part of routine capital projects, as well as enable the strategic preservation (and acquisition) of right-of-way to facilitate future works.