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Slayter Local Street Bikeway and Connections

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Welcome to the “Slayter Local Street Bikeway and Connections” project page. Read below for an overview of our project and review documentation and other resources linked in the sidebar as well as upcoming to provide feedback on concepts being considered for this project.




Project overview

As part of the Regional Council-approved Integrated Mobility Plan’s All Ages and Abilities (AAA) Bikeway Network, the municipality is completing a functional plan (30 per cent design) for the Slayter Local Street Bikeway and north, south and west bikeway connectors to the existing and future bikeway network (See Figure 1).


Figure 1: Project study corridor and connections

On local street bikeways, cycling shares the road with other motor vehicles.A local street bikeway is a cycling route along quiet streets where people cycling share the road with motor vehicles (no dedicated bike infrastructure is required). This bikeway type typically includes traffic calming and diversion treatments to reduce volume of vehicles and their speed.

Currently, interim bikeway improvements along Slayter Street have been installed as a pilot project to reduce vehicular travel speeds to improve safety and comfort of people walking, rolling and cycling along the corridor. The treatments installed include:

  • curb extensions (pre-cast concrete barriers + flexible bollards)
  • speed tables (asphalt + signage)
  • sharrow pavement markings (paint - see photo)

Monitoring results from the pilot project and feedback during the upcoming public engagement events will be used to inform the design for a permanent solution along Slayter Street. For more information on the interim bikeway improvements, visit the tactical bikeways page on halifax.ca.

Proposed permanent bikeway changes being considered as part of this planning process:

  • updated signalized crossing of Woodland Avenue at Slayter Street
  • updated crossings at either Victoria Road and School Street or Victoria and Gladstone Avenue
  • traffic diversion measures designed to reduce non-resident vehicle short-cutting at the intersections of Slayter Street and Woodland Avenue, Slayter Street and Francis Street, Slayter Street and Thistle Street, and Thistle Street and Pine Street intersections

These changes would impact the travel routes of motor vehicles to and from homes along Slayter Street and the nearby area.

Public engagement

We would like to invite you to participate in public engagement to provide feedback on the proposed bikeway concept designs for the project study corridor and the bikeway connections, as well as to share with us your thoughts on the successes and shortcomings of the interim bikeway improvements pilot project along Slayter Street. Various avenues to provide feedback are being provided including two public open houses, and an online survey. Additional details on each are provided below.

Public open house engagement sessions

Two public open house engagement sessions will be held in late May at the Nantucket Room (downstairs) in the Zatsman Sportsplex, 110 Wyse Road, Dartmouth. For latest information on public open houses see the key dates section in the sidebar of this page.

Online survey

In addition to the open house sessions, an online feedback survey launches May 29 through June 21. The survey will publish here on our ShapeYourCity page on May 29.

Can't make it?

No problem. For those unable to attend the scheduled open houses, the online survey is designed to capture your feedback and launches May 29. Before taking the survey, please take a moment to review the introduction and options display boards available in the sidebar of this page as of May 29.

Survey closed June 21, 2024

Next steps

Following the public engagement and feedback period, including full review of survey results, municipal staff will upload a What We Heard Report. on-line.

After monitoring results from the pilot project, feedback during the upcoming public engagement events, online survey and final review of options, municipal staff will submit a report to Regional Council requesting approval of functional design.


Welcome to the “Slayter Local Street Bikeway and Connections” project page. Read below for an overview of our project and review documentation and other resources linked in the sidebar as well as upcoming to provide feedback on concepts being considered for this project.




Project overview

As part of the Regional Council-approved Integrated Mobility Plan’s All Ages and Abilities (AAA) Bikeway Network, the municipality is completing a functional plan (30 per cent design) for the Slayter Local Street Bikeway and north, south and west bikeway connectors to the existing and future bikeway network (See Figure 1).


Figure 1: Project study corridor and connections

On local street bikeways, cycling shares the road with other motor vehicles.A local street bikeway is a cycling route along quiet streets where people cycling share the road with motor vehicles (no dedicated bike infrastructure is required). This bikeway type typically includes traffic calming and diversion treatments to reduce volume of vehicles and their speed.

Currently, interim bikeway improvements along Slayter Street have been installed as a pilot project to reduce vehicular travel speeds to improve safety and comfort of people walking, rolling and cycling along the corridor. The treatments installed include:

  • curb extensions (pre-cast concrete barriers + flexible bollards)
  • speed tables (asphalt + signage)
  • sharrow pavement markings (paint - see photo)

Monitoring results from the pilot project and feedback during the upcoming public engagement events will be used to inform the design for a permanent solution along Slayter Street. For more information on the interim bikeway improvements, visit the tactical bikeways page on halifax.ca.

Proposed permanent bikeway changes being considered as part of this planning process:

  • updated signalized crossing of Woodland Avenue at Slayter Street
  • updated crossings at either Victoria Road and School Street or Victoria and Gladstone Avenue
  • traffic diversion measures designed to reduce non-resident vehicle short-cutting at the intersections of Slayter Street and Woodland Avenue, Slayter Street and Francis Street, Slayter Street and Thistle Street, and Thistle Street and Pine Street intersections

These changes would impact the travel routes of motor vehicles to and from homes along Slayter Street and the nearby area.

Public engagement

We would like to invite you to participate in public engagement to provide feedback on the proposed bikeway concept designs for the project study corridor and the bikeway connections, as well as to share with us your thoughts on the successes and shortcomings of the interim bikeway improvements pilot project along Slayter Street. Various avenues to provide feedback are being provided including two public open houses, and an online survey. Additional details on each are provided below.

Public open house engagement sessions

Two public open house engagement sessions will be held in late May at the Nantucket Room (downstairs) in the Zatsman Sportsplex, 110 Wyse Road, Dartmouth. For latest information on public open houses see the key dates section in the sidebar of this page.

Online survey

In addition to the open house sessions, an online feedback survey launches May 29 through June 21. The survey will publish here on our ShapeYourCity page on May 29.

Can't make it?

No problem. For those unable to attend the scheduled open houses, the online survey is designed to capture your feedback and launches May 29. Before taking the survey, please take a moment to review the introduction and options display boards available in the sidebar of this page as of May 29.

Survey closed June 21, 2024

Next steps

Following the public engagement and feedback period, including full review of survey results, municipal staff will upload a What We Heard Report. on-line.

After monitoring results from the pilot project, feedback during the upcoming public engagement events, online survey and final review of options, municipal staff will submit a report to Regional Council requesting approval of functional design.