Technical & General Interest Tours
General Interest Tour #1 Sunday October 19th, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Green Commuting in the Centre City This hands-on experience will
highlight how the high speed ferry travels the length of Halifax Harbour. It is
an interactive and fun way to be on the water, even for non-sailors.
General Interest Tour #2
Sunday October 19th, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Navy Ship Tour This tour will show you the inner workings of Canada's
warships. You will see where the sailors live on board, the bridge and many
other parts of the ship. Come out for this maritime experience.
General Interest Tour #3
Wednesday October 22nd,
3:00 pm to
5:00 pm
Navy Simulation Interactive Session Experience hands on operation of a navy ship as you take part in a working training simulator
TechTour #3
Wednesday October 22nd , 1:30 am to 3:30 pm
Multi-Modal Halifax-Dartmouth Tour - Using a variety of modes, HRM will
demonstrate modal integration through first-hand experience. Walk, cycle, take
transit, and the ferry through Halifax and Dartmouth
This tour will highlight the modal integration elements of HRM's transportation
system while providing you with an on-the-ground HRM experience.
| 1:10 pm |
Departing from the Marriott we’ll
use the indoor pedway system to get to Scotia Square, the main downtown
transit terminal. Option: Bicycle from Marriott up to Brunswick Street
and across the Macdonald Bridge bikeway. |
| 1:23 pm |
Take Route 1 Bus to Macdonald
Bridge |
| 1:35 pm |
Get off the bus at the Halifax end
of the Macdonald Bridge. From here we’ll walk 1.5 km across the bridge.
The bridge walk provides panoramic views of the harbour and the
downtowns of Dartmouth and Halifax. You’ll also walk past the Bridge
Terminal, a busy transit terminal that is in the process of being
expanded. |
| 2:07 pm |
Take Route 159 Bus to Portland
Hills. This is the MetroLink express transit service that began
operating in 2005 as part of Halifax’s Urban Transportation Showcase
Program Project. You should see some transit queue-jumping lanes along
this route.
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| 2:20 pm |
Arrive at Portland Hills Transit
Terminal. This is our first small-scale attempt at transit oriented
development. The area to the south was developed through a master
planning process with commercial and higher density development at the
transit terminal, with the remaining single family residential lining a
collector road transit loop. The park-and-ride function has been very
successful and the lot which was expanded soon after it opened is once
again at capacity.
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| 2:37 pm |
Take Route 165 Bus to Woodside
Ferry Terminal. This MetroLink route provides a non-stop trip from the
transit terminal to the ferry terminal. |
| 2:52 pm |
Board the Woodside Ferry to
Downtown. Traditionally a one-direction commuter route, this ferry now
carries traffic in two directions thanks to a major community college
facility that opened last year on the Dartmouth side. |
| 3:04 pm |
Arrive Downtown Ferry Terminal.
From here it’s a three minute walk back to the Marriott. |
TechTour #4 - This Tour has been
incorporated into Tech Tour #3
Wednesday October 22nd , 1:30 am to 3:30 pm
Metrolink Tour - Take a tour on HRM's wildly successful Metrolink service
- a limited stop BRT system. This tour will highlight the key elements of the
Metrolink system. Participants will learn about an Urban Transportation Showcase
Program success story as they tour the Metrolink route.
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