Halifax councillors want to double the amount of money spent on traffic calming projects next year to $2 million. A final decision on the traffic calming section will be made at another budget session scheduled for April. "I need confirmation that we are taking seriously the concern around traffic calming," said Coun. There are currently hundreds of streets eligible for traffic calming measures, such as speed bumps. A call for school zones to be a priorityOther councillors hoped school zones would get special attention.

Source: CBC News February 24, 2021 22:27 UTC