May 22, 2025 Transportation Standing Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 24, 2025

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES

5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations 
10.3.1 Jen Parker, Kidical Mass Halifax – Community demand for safe streets, designed for children’s independent mobility [PDF]

• Presentation [PDF]

10.3.2 Kevin Wilson re: HRM Parking Fees & Establishing Parking Benefit Districts [PDF]

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS 
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Rural Transit Grant Program Review [PDF]
Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council direct the CAO to:

1. Establish a Rural Transit Advisory Group to lead and foster strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to implement the initiatives recommended in the staff report dated January 22, 2025;

2. Prepare a staff report to amend Administrative Order 2014-012-ADM Respecting Grants for Rural Transit to establish a capital grants funding subcategory with defined funding criteria, priority outcomes, and evaluation measures for consideration and approval by the Grants Committee and Regional Council;

3. Establish a professional development and training support program for Rural Transit Funding Program partners that leverages existing municipal training programs;

4. Develop a fare integration strategy for Regional Council’s consideration to facilitate transfers from rural transit services to the Halifax Transit network;

5. Support brand awareness of rural transit services through Halifax Transit’s existing marketing and communications channels; and

6. Develop a Microtransit Service Plan for Regional Council’s consideration that prioritizes addressing gaps in rural service.

13.1.2 Annual Taxi and Limousine Rate Review – Amendment to Administrative Order #39, Respecting Taxi and Limousine Regulations [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
The Transportation Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council adopt the amendments to Administrative Order 39, the Taxi and Limousine Regulation Administrative Order, as set out in Attachment 2 to the staff report dated February 20, 2025.

13.1.3 Regional Centre “AAA” Bikeway Network Delivery Information Report [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That the Transportation Standing Committee receive the staff report dated April 25, 2025, and an accompanying staff presentation, as information.

14. MOTIONS – NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 12, 2025 at 1:30pm (rescheduled from June 19, 2025)

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Team Lead, Legislative Assistants dated May 9, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Transportation Standing Committee [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Krista Vining, Legislative Assistant, at viningk@halifax.ca or 902.223.1046

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca 
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council