{"id":1201,"date":"2015-09-09T15:25:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T19:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2015-09-09T15:29:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T19:29:23","slug":"sunday-september-13-2015-3-5-p-m-purcells-cove-residents-plan-rally-to-save-bus-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=1201","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, September 13, 2015 3-5 p.m. – Purcell\u2019s Cove Residents Plan Rally to Save Bus Route"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bus\"<\/a>The Save Route 15 Rally:
\nWHEN: – Sunday, September 13, 2015 3-5 p.m.
\nWHERE \u2013 Purcell\u2019s Cove Social Club, 505 PURCELL\u2019S COVE ROAD<\/p>\n

View Poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Those affected by proposed changes to Halifax Transit\u2019s Route 15 bus are holding a rally to save the service and increase ridership. Right now the bus travels hourly from Mumford Terminal, along Purcell\u2019s Cove Road, to York Redoubt and back. A proposed change would see the route turn at Williams Lake Road and continue to Spryfield, leaving the entire area from Williams Lake Road to York Redoubt without service. This would leave approximately 450-500 households without public transportation.
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\n\u201cI rely on this bus to get to my work and clients every day. Without this service, I will be forced to get a second job to purchase a vehicle I can’t afford simply to get to my main line of work.\u201d says Danyele Belliveau who uses the bus every day. \u201cPeople along this section of road pay the same taxes as everyone else in this city, and it would not be fair to take this service away.\u201d<\/p>\n

A petition with more than 300 names was tabled with Halifax City Council in June. A final decision is expected sometime in the fall.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve heard dozens of stories like Danyele Belliveau\u2019s all over our community, or from those who have teenage children, or one car households, who rely on Halifax Transit as part of their transportation mix,\u201d says Nathan Brett, Co-Chair of Purcell\u2019s Cove Neighbourhood Committee. \u201cWe are doing everything in our power to convince city council and Halifax Transit to continue public transit service along this section of road.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are also businesses and organizations in the area that will be affected. \u201cThe #15 bus is an integral component of our operation which employs close to 100 people during peak season many dependent on transit for employment,\u201d says Kevin Hurd general manager of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, \u201cThe #15 bus also allows us to successfully bid for and host high profile Provincial, National and International events bringing thousands of visitors to our city and province on an annual basis. The RNSYS is home to Canada\u2019s largest disabled sailing program and the training facility for local Universities and the Provincial Sailing Team. Many of the athletes in these programs rely on public transportation.\u201d
\nRoute 15 is also an important alternative for tourists and other recreational users to get to popular scenic areas like York Redoubt, picturesque Purcell\u2019s Cove along with popular swimming and hiking areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Save Route 15 Rally: WHEN: – Sunday, September 13, 2015 3-5 p.m. WHERE \u2013 Purcell\u2019s Cove Social Club, 505 PURCELL\u2019S COVE ROAD View Poster Those affected by proposed changes to Halifax Transit\u2019s Route 15 bus are holding a rally … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1201"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1207,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1201\/revisions\/1207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}