About the Project

The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is planning for an extension of the Almon Street bikeway to create a safe, comfortable, and convenient connection between Agricola Street and Isleville Street for active transportation users.

Almon Street has been identified in the Active Transportation Priorities Plan as a desired connection for walking, rolling, and cycling, and is a priority connection in the Integrated Mobility Plan as part of HRM’s All Ages and Abilities (AAA) bicycle network. Extending the bikeway will fill a gap in the active transportation network by connecting the recently completed Almon Street protected bikeways (which terminate at Agricola Street) to the Isleville Street local street bikeway.

You can read more about previous work on Almon Street here: Almon Street Bike, and previous work on Isleville Street here: Isleville Intersection Upgrades and North End and West End AAA Bikeways, and current work on Northwood Terrace and Fuller Terrace here: North End Complete Streets Phase 2.

Two concept design options have been developed for community feedback. Maps showing the concept option routes are below, while more detailed concept designs and posters can be found in the column to the right.

Community engagement is launching on January 26, 2026, and will end February 23, 2026. After reviewing the concept options, you can complete the online survey and/or provide location specific comments on the interactive map, both are posted at the bottom of this page. There will also be two drop-in engagement events hosted in February 2026, with details provided in the column to the right.

This is an image of a map showing the project area and proposed route for concept option 1.

Concept Option 1 includes:

  • A protected, uni-directional (one way) bikeway westbound on Almon Street
  • A protected, uni-directional (one way) bikeway southbound on Agricola Street
  • A local street bikeway, where people cycling and driving share the road, on Bloomfield Street

Note: "Suggested bikeways to be designed for all ages and abilities" are streets that have been identified in the Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP) and Active Transportation Priorities Plan (ATPP) but have yet to be constructed as bikeways for all ages and abilities.

This is an image of a map showing the project area and proposed route for concept option 2.

Concept Option 2 includes:

  • A protected, bi-directional (two way) bikeway on Agricola Street
  • A local street bikeway, where people cycling and driving share the road, on Bloomfield Street

Note: "Suggested bikeways to be designed for all ages and abilities" are streets that have been identified in the Integrated Mobility Plan (IMP) and Active Transportation Priorities Plan (ATPP) but have yet to be constructed as bikeways for all ages and abilities.

Examples of Proposed Infrastructure

From left to right, figure 1 is an example of a protected unidirectional (one way) bikeway (Devonshire Avenue, Halifax); figure 2 is an example of a protected bidirectional (two way) bikeway (Gottingen Street, Halifax); and figure 3 is an example of a local street bikeway (Vernon Street, Halifax).
Figure 1: Protected unidirectional (one way) bikeway (Devonshire Avenue, Halifax)
Figure 2: Protected bidirectional (two way) bikeway (Gottingen Street, Halifax)
Figure 3: Local street bikeway (Vernon Street, Halifax)