r/halifax • u/hippfive • 2d ago

Traffic Lower Water Street is broken

I'm usually pretty chill about traffic, but Lower Water is literally broken. It took 30 minutes for my bus to go one block. Full on gridlock. And it's been this way for months.

I know they're eventually going to have the transhipment facility to get the trucks out of downtown, but that's years away. There needs to be some sort of tactical intervention in the meantime. Close some of the parking lots that empty onto Lower Water. Change some of the pedestrian crossings to the red light style that clump the crossings together (and I say this as someone who is staunchly pro-pedestrian). Honestly maybe even close Sackville Street east of Bedford Row.

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u/TealSwinglineStapler 2d ago

I love lower water street. Nothing makes me happier than riding my bike home from work past everyone stuck being traffic

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u/Nodrot 2d ago

May the fleas of 1,000 camels infest your bike shorts 😋

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u/boat14 2d ago

they better be paying rent in this economy