Regional Transportation Plan

Link Nova Scotia (formerly the Joint Regional Transportation Agency) is addressing transportation issues associated with the rapid growth taking place in Halifax and surrounding communities.

Read the Regional Transportation Plan

The Regional Transportation Plan is now available. Thank you to everyone that shared their thoughts and ideas on the plan.


Past Engagement

Stage 2 Engagement

We’re pleased to share the finalized Vision, Goals, and Principles for the plan. The version you see here has been updated to include feedback from our working groups and the public survey.

While respondents overwhelmingly believed that the Vision (82%), Goals (86%), and Principles (86%) reflected the people that live and work in the study area, we heard requests for a greater focus on people, more emphasis on climate and environment, addressing car dependence, and inclusion of specific targets.

We’ve made changes to reflect these requests and will include specific targets later in plan development. These are more than guidance as we prepare the plan. The JRTA is using the goals to measure the effectiveness of different projects and policies during plan development.

You can find the final Vision, Goals, and Principles on our website.

What We Heard

Thank you to those that visited our drop-in sessions on the Regional Transportation Plan. Our What We Heard report that summarizes our conversations throughout Stage 2 Engagement is now available.


Stage 1 Engagement

In spring of 2023, thousands of Nova Scotians shared their feedback on the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) with the JRTA in-person and online.

We've taken that feedback and summarized what we heard into six Key Themes:

  • Create a Regionally Integrated Public Transit Network
  • Prioritize Active Transportation Connections
  • Create a Resilient Network
  • Be Forward-Thinking and Strategic
  • Accelerate the Needed Shift in Car Culture
  • Integrate Land Use Planning with Transportation Planning & Investments

What We Heard

Thank you to those that visited our drop-in sessions on the Regional Transportation Plan. Our What We Heard report that summarizes the above themes throughout Stage 1 Engagement is now available.

Link Nova Scotia (formerly the Joint Regional Transportation Agency) is addressing transportation issues associated with the rapid growth taking place in Halifax and surrounding communities.

Read the Regional Transportation Plan

The Regional Transportation Plan is now available. Thank you to everyone that shared their thoughts and ideas on the plan.


Past Engagement

Stage 2 Engagement

We’re pleased to share the finalized Vision, Goals, and Principles for the plan. The version you see here has been updated to include feedback from our working groups and the public survey.

While respondents overwhelmingly believed that the Vision (82%), Goals (86%), and Principles (86%) reflected the people that live and work in the study area, we heard requests for a greater focus on people, more emphasis on climate and environment, addressing car dependence, and inclusion of specific targets.

We’ve made changes to reflect these requests and will include specific targets later in plan development. These are more than guidance as we prepare the plan. The JRTA is using the goals to measure the effectiveness of different projects and policies during plan development.

You can find the final Vision, Goals, and Principles on our website.

What We Heard

Thank you to those that visited our drop-in sessions on the Regional Transportation Plan. Our What We Heard report that summarizes our conversations throughout Stage 2 Engagement is now available.


Stage 1 Engagement

In spring of 2023, thousands of Nova Scotians shared their feedback on the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) with the JRTA in-person and online.

We've taken that feedback and summarized what we heard into six Key Themes:

  • Create a Regionally Integrated Public Transit Network
  • Prioritize Active Transportation Connections
  • Create a Resilient Network
  • Be Forward-Thinking and Strategic
  • Accelerate the Needed Shift in Car Culture
  • Integrate Land Use Planning with Transportation Planning & Investments

What We Heard

Thank you to those that visited our drop-in sessions on the Regional Transportation Plan. Our What We Heard report that summarizes the above themes throughout Stage 1 Engagement is now available.

  • CLOSED: This survey has closed. Thank you for your participation!

    Our Vision, Goals, and Principles

    The Joint Regional Transportation Agency (JRTA) was created to provide collaborative long-range transportation planning for Halifax and surrounding communities. Our main focus is the delivery of a Regional Transportation Plan, which will establish a coordinated and strategic vision for a regional transportation system. The plan will focus on safe, efficient and coordinated movement of people and goods, and any infrastructure needed to make this possible.


    The first stage of engagement for the plan is complete and a What We Heard Report summarizes the feedback we received. That feedback was used to develop a draft vision, goals and principles that will shape priorities and how decisions will be made as the plan is further developed.   

    We want to know what you think and see if anything is missing from the draft vision, goals, and principles. 

    This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

  • CLOSED: Thank you so much for your submissions to our Stage 1 engagement. We have closed for submissions - these are now being reviewed and will form the vision and goals for the document. Look for a What we Heard document that summarizes the information provided later in the summer.

    Your Ideas

    As our region grows and changes, our regional transportation system will need to grow and change, too. Nova Scotia achieved a major milestone in 2021 – the province surpassed a population of one million people, following a period of record growth. Over 63% of the population of Nova Scotia live within Regional Transportation Plan area:

    We're looking for your ideas as we develop the plan. Help us understand what's important to you when travelling and what you'd like to see included in a future transportation system.

    Your idea submissions are confidential and will only be used to help develop the Regional Transportation Plan. Please do not include any identifying information when answering the questions.