Every great city has an attractive, vibrant, dynamic and successful heart
Halifax's Regional Centre is the economic, social, and government engine of our city, our province and the Atlantic region. Catching the growth wave is important for city centres. Downtown Halifax has missed at least one growth cycle (2000-2008) for new building construction and the centre of gravity has shifted to suburban business parks and away from a more healthy balance of suburban and urban growth. Working to reverse this trend makes sense.
A Strategic Urban Partnership
A new Strategic Urban Partnership will draw in the three levels of government, major urban institutions, crown corporations, private business, and development and design communities with the intent of setting a new course for the urban core. The Strategic Urban Partnership mandated and supported by all three levels of government to undertake new and exciting urban projects in our downtown is a key building block of this strategy.