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March 2025 Update – Public Engagement Session

Residents are invited to a public engagement session on Tuesday, April 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the South Woodside Community Centre (5 Everette Street, Dartmouth).

The session will be a drop-in open house format. Residents are welcome to join the session at any time from 6 to 8 p.m.

Community input is essential to refine the proposed design, ensuring it reflects local needs and priorities. Additional information and a link to a public survey will be posted on April 1.


Project Overview

The Halifax Regional Municipality is planning for the development of new active transportation facilities to support people walking, rolling and bicycling in Woodside and Shearwater. A key goal is to connect the Dartmouth Waterfront Trail to the Shearwater Flyer Trail.

Text reads "1: Determine the preferred AAA options to fill the gap between Dartmouth Harbourfront Trail and Shearwater Flyer Trail. 2: Evaluate active transportation options for Pleasant Street between Acadia Street and Hines Road." A map of Pleasant Street from Acadia Street to Hines Road. A purple dashed line shows the CN Rail Line along the shoreline, black lines show roadways, green lines show existing multi-use pathways on Mount Hope Ave, Dartmouth Harbourfront, and the Shearwater Flyer Trail, yellow lines show the painted bike lane on Main Road in Eastern Passage.

This project will provide a key regional active transportation connection between Dartmouth and communities on the Eastern Shore.

In 2022 HRM considered options and hosted engagement. The preferred option from that process was a three-meter wide multi-use pathway. This option was constrained in a number of areas and requires property acquisition.

A recommendation from that study was to conduct further analysis to determine the viability of and other options. This option requires a new road cross-section that would provide additional space for walking, cycling and greenspace while maintaining the ability of cars and trucks to move through the corridor.


Background

The Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP) and Active Transportation Priorities Plan provide direction to improve the transportation links for residents within and between communities, and active transportation (AT) options are an important component. These plans focus on creating connected, healthy, affordable and sustainable travel options, and provide direction to build infrastructure such as sidewalks, pathways, protected bicycle lanes,and transit priority lanes.

There is a 3km gap between in the regional Active Transportation system between the Dartmouth Harbourfront Greenway (at the Woodside Ferry Terminal) and the Shearwater Flyer Trail (at Corsair Dr.). This corridor is identified in the Active Transportation Priorities Plan as part of the Regional Greenway Network. The segment between Woodside and the Shearwater Flyer is identified as a "Priority Planning Project" in the Integrated Mobility Plan and is also planned as a link in the Trans Canada Trail. The Trans Canada Trail organization provided a grant to support this planning project.

The project team is also considering changes to improve conditions for people walking, rolling and cycling along Pleasant Street from Acadia Street to Atlantic Street, and along Main Road from Corsair Drive to Hines Road.

Following engagement on this new option, Staff will assess both options and bring a recommendation to Regional Council.

March 2025 Update – Public Engagement Session

Residents are invited to a public engagement session on Tuesday, April 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the South Woodside Community Centre (5 Everette Street, Dartmouth).

The session will be a drop-in open house format. Residents are welcome to join the session at any time from 6 to 8 p.m.

Community input is essential to refine the proposed design, ensuring it reflects local needs and priorities. Additional information and a link to a public survey will be posted on April 1.


Project Overview

The Halifax Regional Municipality is planning for the development of new active transportation facilities to support people walking, rolling and bicycling in Woodside and Shearwater. A key goal is to connect the Dartmouth Waterfront Trail to the Shearwater Flyer Trail.

Text reads "1: Determine the preferred AAA options to fill the gap between Dartmouth Harbourfront Trail and Shearwater Flyer Trail. 2: Evaluate active transportation options for Pleasant Street between Acadia Street and Hines Road." A map of Pleasant Street from Acadia Street to Hines Road. A purple dashed line shows the CN Rail Line along the shoreline, black lines show roadways, green lines show existing multi-use pathways on Mount Hope Ave, Dartmouth Harbourfront, and the Shearwater Flyer Trail, yellow lines show the painted bike lane on Main Road in Eastern Passage.

This project will provide a key regional active transportation connection between Dartmouth and communities on the Eastern Shore.

In 2022 HRM considered options and hosted engagement. The preferred option from that process was a three-meter wide multi-use pathway. This option was constrained in a number of areas and requires property acquisition.

A recommendation from that study was to conduct further analysis to determine the viability of and other options. This option requires a new road cross-section that would provide additional space for walking, cycling and greenspace while maintaining the ability of cars and trucks to move through the corridor.


Background

The Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP) and Active Transportation Priorities Plan provide direction to improve the transportation links for residents within and between communities, and active transportation (AT) options are an important component. These plans focus on creating connected, healthy, affordable and sustainable travel options, and provide direction to build infrastructure such as sidewalks, pathways, protected bicycle lanes,and transit priority lanes.

There is a 3km gap between in the regional Active Transportation system between the Dartmouth Harbourfront Greenway (at the Woodside Ferry Terminal) and the Shearwater Flyer Trail (at Corsair Dr.). This corridor is identified in the Active Transportation Priorities Plan as part of the Regional Greenway Network. The segment between Woodside and the Shearwater Flyer is identified as a "Priority Planning Project" in the Integrated Mobility Plan and is also planned as a link in the Trans Canada Trail. The Trans Canada Trail organization provided a grant to support this planning project.

The project team is also considering changes to improve conditions for people walking, rolling and cycling along Pleasant Street from Acadia Street to Atlantic Street, and along Main Road from Corsair Drive to Hines Road.

Following engagement on this new option, Staff will assess both options and bring a recommendation to Regional Council.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Woodside-Shearwater AT Survey

    Share your feedback on the concept design options for Woodside-Shearwater AT connectivity.  The survey will be open until July 10th 2022.

    Please review the engagement content prior to completing the survey.

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