Reversible centre lane for the Bedford Highway

[worldlyhaligonian]

I was moreso referring directly to the McMansion type suburbs... Some of which don't even have proper sidewalks!

3) There should be more options for affordable downtown living. If you work downtown, you can likely afford to pay a bit more if you live off peninsula.
Don't quite understand what idea you are trying to convey here.

- I meant that when you do the math, between parking, costs of vehicle ownership, fuel, etc... many people could afford to live closer to where they work. I've heard cases of people paying $300+ a month to park downtown... that's almost a good share of a mortgage or rent in parking cost alone.

I see your points and I also don't consider the majority of Dartmouth or Bedford to be "suburban". I would also venture to guess that alot of this SUV traffic is directly correlated with the McMansion owner types. I'm entitled to my opinion of distaste for this.

I'm not anti-car. To the contrary, I love the car and the freedom it gives. Yet, it really is the only option if you want to live outside of the city with the way the current setup. Reliance is not a good thing. Small European cities have it right.

Also, issues that have been discussed before (in part due to the geography) find that the neighbourhoods of the more urban areas are frequently overrun by those who have chosen to live in the outer areas. That's fine, but then they can't complain about "money going into downtown Halifax, Dartmouth, etc"... that's where the highest population densities are!

If there was an option for some sort of LRT system with hubs into the city, it would be much more viable than the current state of affairs. That being said, the road widenings are important for bus flow... which was my original point.