Halifax, NS
City in Nova Scotia
Canada
Halifax, NS Strategic Performance Snapshot tracks progress toward council priorities
The dashboard shows annual progress toward seven goals including economic prosperity and service excellence. Priority sections display desired trends and current progress in easy-to-read graphics for 80 initiatives. For example, the Prosperous Economy section includes data on annual purchasing power changes, business confidence, and urban agricultural production. Halifax adjusts the Strategic Performance Snapshot using calendar and fiscal year updates across its departments.
Halifax, NS
Canada
Halifax, NS measures progress on Integrated Mobility Plan goals with an interactive dashboard
Halifax Regional Council approved its Integrated Mobility Plan in 2017. The new Microsoft Power BI dashboard maintains visualizations of council progress in six plan categories including road safety and travel choices. Each category page presents key performance indicators filterable by age, gender, and income groups. For example, the Active Transportation page measures pedestrian commute duration, hourly cycle traffic, and the percentage of streets with sidewalks.
Halifax, NS
Canada
Halifax, NS approves an eight-year timeline to turn 50% of its transit fleet electric
The Rapid Transit Strategy includes purchases of 210 all-electric buses by 2028. Halifax Transit announced the first round of buses is scheduled for service in 2022. A projected savings of $24,000 per year for each bus comes from lower fuel and maintenance costs than diesel-powered buses. City leaders plan for electric buses that serve four rapid-transit routes and connect ferry stops with downtown destinations.
Halifax, NS
Canada
Halifax, NS asks for customized budget feedback with Shape Your City tool
This budget simulator allowed each user to adjust funding to city services and evaluate the impacts of funding increases or decreases. Residents could submit their sample budgets to city officials for use in the annual budgeting process.
Halifax, NS
Canada