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"I guess the two issues are reducing reliance on individual cars and preserving the little remaining green space on the Halifax Common," she told CBC News on Monday. "About 20 to 25 per cent of the Halifax Common is [already] used for parking and the vast majority of that is for hospitals."
She said it all removes green space.
"It's putting a pedway across Summer Street and it's still abdicating the role that the Nova Scotia Health Authority has in reducing reliance on vehicles," said Cameron.
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This is one time when I'm 100 per cent in agreement with Cameron.
The city is trying to improve transit and reduce automobile dependence. Meanwhile the province is forever pouring money into suburban highways, big-box clinics at the very edge of Bayers Lake, and parking structures premised on the idea that the public health system is obliged to provide ample parking to every employee who chooses to drive to work, rather than trying to manage transport demand.