"For all you Brutalism foamers out there" NO WAY THAT'S ME! I can always count on Miles for the quality Brutalism coverage! The Halifax-Dartmouth Ferry is the oldest saltwater ferry in North America, and the second oldest in the whole world after the Mersey Ferry linking Liverpool and Birkenhead! The ferry began operations in the 1750s! The first ferry service was put in place by the founder of Halifax Edward Cornwallis, who used the ferry service to move raw materials and people from a sawmill located on the Dartmouth side! In November 1750, the Nova Scotia government assigned John Connor to operate the ferry service, and it began operations in 1752! Other cool facts about Halifax are that the Sambro Island Light at the entrance to Halifax Harbour is the oldest surviving lighthouse in North America (lit in 1758, tower constructed in 1759), it was the first to have all-electric city lights in North America by 1890, and it was the first in Canada to enjoy a representative political institution in 1758! As you mentioned, Viola Desmond was a Black Nova Scotian, Black Nova Scotians are the descendants of those who primarily fled from the US or the West Indies as freedmen or slaves. The first free African person in Nova Scotia was Mathieu da Costa, a Mikmaq interpreter, who was recorded among the founders of Port Royal in 1604. A major migration of people to Nova Scotia happened following the American Revolution, when the British evacuated thousands of slaves who had fled to their lines during the war. They were given freedom by the Crown if they joined British lines, and so they were resettled in Nova Scotia, though the British desired some Jamaican Maroons (the British forcibly sent Maroons to Nova Scotia after they were defeated in an uprising) and African-Americans who were in Nova Scotia to head to Sierra Leone to establish Freetown, thus forming the Sierra Leone Creole community. Another migration happened during the War of 1812 with more African-Americans fleeing slavery. Since the 1950s, many moved to Toronto for more opportunity. A number of Black Nova Scotians also have some Indigenous heritage, due to historical intermarriage between Black and First Nations communities. Dwayne Johnson is of Black Nova Scotian descent from his father!

Nautical Miles in Transit

@MassbyTrain

2 ай бұрын

Knots in transit

The mounties are coming for you, Terminal filmer.

@robertcartwright4374

2 ай бұрын

The censors deleted my mock threatening comment. They're really not smart.

Miles is the kind of guy who realizes there are seven people who really love videos about a thing and will go an make videos about just so seven people can have a little more happiness in their lives.

@MilesinTransit

Ай бұрын

Hey, there are at least 14 people who like them if the "ferries!" splash screen is any indication! But this is a really nice comment, thank you so much.

I watched Theodore the Tugboat back in the day - the human character who interacted with all the tugboats was Denny Doherty, formerly of the Mamas and the Papas! The theme song was kinda lame though

@Josephcavagnaro

2 ай бұрын

i guess im not alone

@AverytheCubanAmerican

2 ай бұрын

Let me guess....was it on QUBO? That channel was truly incredible. VeggieTales, Jane and the Dragon, Rupert, Babar, Pecola, Pippi Longstocking, Mighty Machines (which has a transit episode of course that was my favorite), The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog, Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego, so many good shows....

@EdwardMason9000

2 ай бұрын

One of the creators of Theodor Tugboat was a guy called Robert D. Cardona who actually created a show called TUGS (also about anthropomorphic tugboats) in the UK in the mid-1980's. Give it a watch on YT sometime, it's... something else... If you want to fall down a 3½ hour rabbit hole, the playlist is here : kzread.info/head/PLh4SCqVIs7f9CBNe5HsX1tk18z2KPHblz&si=LDU-TWhPeE3THXKX

@gkjsooley

2 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: Denny Doherty is from Halifax.

@Grahzzyvtvlog

2 ай бұрын

😂 classic

Kilometers in transit alert

Dartmouth was named to honor William Legge, the 2nd Earl of Dartmouth and then Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Mi'kmaq called the Dartmouth area Ponamogoatitjg which roughly translates to "Salmon Place" in reference to the fish caught there. Halifax is named after George Montagu-Dunk, the 2nd Earl of Halifax. As President of the Board of Trade for the UK from 1748 to 1761, he aided the foundation of Nova Scotia, and established Halifax in 1749, moving the colonial capital of Nova Scotia from Annapolis Royal (which served as the capital of Acadia and subsequently Nova Scotia for nearly 150 years). The Earl of Halifax title in turn refers to the English town of Halifax in West Yorkshire, a name that comes from the Old English halh-gefeaxe, meaning "area of coarse grass in the nook of land" (though it has been incorrectly stated it comes from Old English "halig feax" or "Holy hair"). The Mi'kmaq name for Halifax is Kjipuktuk, pronounced "che-book-took", and means "Great Harbour". Other named boats on the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry include the Rita Joe and the Christopher Spannix. The Christopher Spannix built in 2014 was named after a local army reservist with The Princess Louise Fusiliers. Like Blake, Christopher was killed because of an IED in Afghanistan in 2007. Rita Joe (the boat was built in 2018) was a Mi'kmaw poet and songwriter, often referred to as the Poet Laureate of the Mi'kmaq people, who passed in 2007 at age 75. In 1989, she was made a Member in the Order of Canada, a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in 1992, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie University in 1993, in 1997 she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Cape Breton University, and in 1998, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Mount Saint Vincent University.

YAY Aleena videos! Her pointing out the animals is doing important research and it shoiuld be encouraged.

The York Redoubt you visited was originally constructed in 1793 and was a key element in the defense of Halifax Harbour in the 19th and 20th centuries, like being a command center for the local harbor defenses in World War II, like including an anti-submarine net which stretched across the harbour's entrance from the Redoubt to McNabs Island! The British built many fortifications around Halifax. When Halifax was first established, it marked the beginning of Father Le Loutre's War. The war began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports and a sloop of war in June 1749. By unilaterally establishing Halifax, the British were violating treaties with the Mi'kmaq, which were signed after the 1720s Father Rale's War/Dummer's War. Cornwallis brought along around 1,180 settlers and their families, and to guard against Mi'kmaq, Acadian and French attacks in the 1750s, the British built fortifications at Citadel Hill (there are still fortifications at Citadel Hill but the current were built between the 1820s and 1850s), Bedford, Dartmouth, and Lawrencetown! Outside the Halifax area, they also built forts at places like Fort Lawrence at Chignecto and Fort Edward at Windsor.

I remember Theodore Tugboat! Used to watch that on Qubo (alongside Babar, VeggieTales, Jane and the Dragon and Jacob Two-Two)...shame Qubo ended smh. To add on to what you said about the Halifax explosion, it was the result of a collision between SS Mont-Blanc, a French munitions ship carrying a cargo of high explosives, and the Belgian Relief-chartered Norwegian vessel, the SS Imo. The collision happened at 8:45 in the morning of December 6, 1917, while a train from Saint John was due to arrive ten minutes later, so Coleman ran to the telegraph office and continued sending multiple warning messages along the rail line as far as Truro to stop trains inbound for Halifax. In Morse code, Coleman said, "Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbour making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye, boys". As you mentioned, he took his own life to save 300 passengers on the train. While in Halifax and Dartmouth, nearly 1,800 died (including destroying an indigenous Mi'kmaq community) and about 9,000 had injuries. The railway quickly mobilized aid, sending a dozen relief trains with fire and medical help from towns in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on the day of the disaster, followed two days later by help from other parts of Canada and even from the US, especially Boston! The reason kimchi is red and spicy is because kimchi typically contains Korean chili peppers which are usually sun-dried and sold as a gochugaru powder. Sometimes kimchi is made with Cheongyang chili peppers which is many times spicier than Korean chili peppers. Historically kimchi wasn't a spicy dish as chili peppers were unknown in Korea until peppers were introduced to Korea by Portuguese traders via Japan! Before the introduction of peppers, fermented vegetables were commonly eaten by Koreans during the ancient Three Kingdoms of Korea period (kingdoms of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje).

The idea is that crossings play either the Grieg or a two-tone chime, according to whether you can cross north/south or east/west. Though I can never remember which is which, and it breaks down completely if you aren't on a 90-degree grid.

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Interesting! I guess it doesn't require any language knowledge...but you do have to know that specific rule...

Kinda tangential, but props for not being afraid to talk about menstrual products on a transit video :)

@asdaneedsfunds

2 ай бұрын

Almost 50% of all people need to use them!

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Free menstrual products at a transit station is a Nice Thing that deserves to be shouted out!

@jacktattersall9457

Ай бұрын

A lot of places in Canada have free menstrual products. I think most school washrooms in Ontario do.

If you want to ride adorable Canadian ferries, you should check out the False Creek Ferries/Aquabus in Vancouver! Not public as they are operated by private companies, but they are absolutely adorable (and tiny)

@jason38321

2 ай бұрын

And the Seabus, which is less adorable but is a core part of our rapid transit network.

Really loving all of the ferry content!

In Plattsburgh NY where you stop right before you cross into Quebec there is a ferry across Lake Champlain to Vermont that is just gorgeous during the summer. I have family in Vermont and always take it because it is so pretty.

@subparnaturedocumentary

2 ай бұрын

i've not been on the ferry but i have been to lake champlain it is lovely

@YoungThos

2 ай бұрын

They have three ferry services across Lake Champlain. My personal favourite is the one that runs from Port Kent, crosses the widest part of the lake, and then drops you off right in downtown Burlington 😎

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

The Port Kent one seems to have been closed forever, which sucks because that's the only one that had transit on both sides :(

@YoungThos

2 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit Oh no, I guess I'm old 🙃 Back in the day, it was only open during the peak summer months. I was just looking into whether or not I could get the Adirondack from Montreal to Port Kent (the last time I took the ferry was before I sold my car), but now all of my hopes and dreams have been dashed 😿

I was just in Halifax last week on vacation and I was down by the ferry terminal hoping you filmed a video about it!! Thanks so much for documenting the VIA rail experience and the ferry. Awesome content as always Miles! Also, (A real life Theodore the Tugboat used to be parked downtown in the harbour for many years, I have pictures there from when I was a kid.)

@hfxshippingnews

2 ай бұрын

the full size Theodore the Tugboat now lives in Hamilton Ont.

Theodore tugboat! Highlight of my childhood. It never aired often enough

oh this must have be the excellent ferry content you eluded to during that excellent session of live musical brilliance!

The ferry feels like the closest thing to a subway Halfax has!

I have noticed a lot more transit agencies have gotten more "displeased" with people filming their lines... It's sad when you want to show it off to others...

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Especially when the ferry is such an icon!

@MakeItWithCalvin

2 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit Oh for sure. Oh well.

Was waiting for the day I would see you post a video in Halifax. Hope you enjoyed the lovely city despite the weather.

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

We loved it!!

This mad lad really went and put 20% of the video after the credits 👏👏👏

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad someone appreciates this!

Viola Desmond is on our $10 bill. Now you need to take the bus from Halifax to North Sydney, then the ferry to Port-aux-Basques, and finally the bus across Newfoundland to visit my hometown - St. John's.

@jquas1965

2 ай бұрын

I took the North Sydney-Argentia Ferry round trip in 2012 it was awesome. It was my 2nd trip to St. Johns Newfoundland. I love your city.

WOAH! I went to Halifax last summer, it was amazing and it’s so cool seeing it in one of your videos!!

I love this ferry because it’s the same fare as riding a bus! Since you went to Halifax I am really looking forward to your videos for the Marine Atlantic and the two long distance buses involved (if you have made it all the way to St John’s)

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Not on this trip, but hopefully someday!

Come to Vancouver and ride the SeaBus, the west coast's awnser to the Halifax ferry. We also have SkyTrains.

The ferry era of Miles in Transit continues!! Woo!!

I loved the worm noises!

The Theodore Tugboat set at the Maritime Museum was a highlight for me, I used to watch it with my GF's son in the early 90's and had forgotten about it until my visit to the museum.

Great job with the thumbnail to video transition

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

2:34 i 💜 peer pressure LOL

I live in and love Halifax, and it makes me so happy to see visitors enjoying the city! Even more so when the visitors ride the ferry, visit the library, and think our transit system is pretty good! I hope you're able to come back someday in the (distant) future once the planned high-speed ferry and bus rapid transit networks are operating!

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

We loved the Halifax Central Library too, even if it didn't appear here! I didn't know BRT was being planned, that's exciting - traffic seemed to really snarl up the system during peak, so I hope they're planning to put a lot of bus infrastructure downtown.

The Longest Johns did a song called "Fire and Flames" about the Halifax fire. Apparently, its so convoluted they have not performed it since the recording of the album. However, its 90% acapella with sound effects added, which they could just swap for a harmonium. "A man named Richard Coalman in the railways employ, "stop the trains or they'll be destroyed! This is my last message, farewell to you boys," for a true hero's death he had earned."

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Wow, that sounds cool!

Miles! Thanks for showing our adorable ferry, and some of our buses! Sorry, you got yelled at for filming in the terminal! I've filmed in there before without any problems. Honestly, I think it's kinda wild they told you not too. The bathrooms were renovated back in 2018. They used to have funky fish shapes in the tiles on the wall. The phone app for tickets, and passes is fairly new! I know a big complaint visitors have had about the ferry, is that you can't buy a ticket at the terminal. Tickets, and passes are only mostly sold at the Shoppers, and Lawtons drugstore chains. So it's so nice the app is finally here. They plan to put scanners in as well! The addition of day passe is awesome. As we've only had ticket books, and monthly passes. They also recently finally announced a new high speed ferry from the suburb of Bedford. This has been a long time coming as well. Although, of course a lot of people, me included, would rather have BRT. The comment about Dartmouth being like Cambrige is to Boston made me laugh a lot. If only we had a red line! So did the brutalism foamer comment. I have a friend who is a big one 🤣Theodore is a beloved icon of the city! We used to have a tour boat of him. And it was a staple of the waterfront. I love that you got to ride on one of the 2000s D40LFs! I was hoping that you would! They have been such a big part of our fleet for so long. I'll miss them when they retire all of them. But, they are nothing compared to all the Classics we had. Too bad you never got to ride on one of our Classic Artics! If you're ever back in NS, and in the Annapolis Valley, you should ride Kings Transit. They have a few of old Halifax Transit's 2005 D40LFs. That were used on the Link BRT routes. They have comfy plush blue seats. The crosswalk tune is the Canadian Melody! It's a tool to help people who are visually impaired cross safely. Halifax Transit does an okay to good job for what we have. Most routes run every half hour on weekdays. But, some of the popular routes run more frequently. Like the 1, which runs every 5-15 mins, most of the time. They bunch like mad during rush hour! Seriously, they travel in packs! 😂 If you want to see more Halifax Explosion stuff, if you're ever here again, go to Fort Needham Park. You can take the 7 there. York Redoubt is one of my favourite places in the area. So fortunate that you can take a bus there! When the 415 was the 15 (before the "Moving Forward Together" plan where they did an overhaul, and renumbered a majority of the routes) it had more runs! People are upset about the cuts. You can also take the same bus to The Dingle (Sir Sanford Fleming Park), and walk in. There is tower you can go up in, in the summer. It has a nice view of the Northwest Arm of the Harbour. There are a bunch more parks, and greenspace, that's transit accessible too! such as Shubie Park, with a little walk on the 55, 56, and 72. And the Sackville Lakes Provincial Park on the 82. Sorry for this long wall of text! Also, wanted to say you're so funny! I've been watching since you live Tweeted the Greyhound trip. Thanks so much for making all the transit nerds feel seen!

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the extra info! Halifax's parks are awesome - we also visited Point Pleasant Park at the end of the 29.

There was a Safety Third about that fort where they nearly blew a hole into a building across the water from that fort because some of the volunteers were going off script with one of the canons. Nice ferry system though.

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

That was about the Halifax Citadel, which is right downtown! There are a ton of forts in the area.

@MrMatteNWk

2 ай бұрын

(guitar strum) Shake hands with danger

@RickyLeong

2 ай бұрын

I love how “Safety Third” requires no explanation!

That is a cute ferry, but if you're looking for the most adorable ferries, you gotta make it out to Vancouver, BC and ride the False Creek Ferries. So much fun! They're tiny little guys. They have an interesting network of routes, as do their competitor Aquabus. I guess you could take the seabus for a medium sized ferry (very efficient, part of the public transit), or BC Ferries for a Huge one

@Vajamjam

2 ай бұрын

Isn't that a water taxi?

@JamesKooleYYZ

2 ай бұрын

Also the Seabus which is not adorable at all, but is a ferry. Sort of.

@Skip6235

2 ай бұрын

@@Vajamjamtechnically I think they count as ferries because they are on a fixed route/schedule. But I could be wrong there

The whole ferry system screams Gothenburg at me, based on the sheer power of the boats, the fare integration and the ability to just walk on and off without using a variable height bridge - this last point suggests a minimal or nonexistent tide. Loads of island hopping round trips available, just like in the Hebrides. Västtrafik rocks! \m/

1:26 haha that change machine is broken most of the time

Really enjoyed your video this week. I've been to Halifax before on a type of boat (a cruise ship), but I mostly walked around the area where the maritime museum was (I went there, along with the immigration museum). Would have liked to have seen the fort. Maybe another time. Also should mention that you inspired me to take my first ever long distance train ride in the US. Just came back from DC. I took the Northeast Regional down from the new Moynihan Train Hall which was really pretty. Not as fast as the Acela, but still an enjoyable ride.

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Very cool, glad you had a good time!

Going to Halifax for the first time this summer, now I want to joyride the ferries

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Do it!!!

@AllycatlovesAG

2 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit any other transit/touristy recommendations there?

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

@@AllycatlovesAG Transit-wise there isn't anything too exciting besides the ferries...but we really loved the Maritime Museum (open late and free after 5 on Tuesdays!), and we also had a great time in Fisherman's Cove, which is the best "small fishing town" vibe you can get on the transit system. The Central Library is beautiful, and you gotta go to the Citadel at noon to watch the cannon get fired!

@AllycatlovesAG

2 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit I believe I am doing the citadel, but I will look into doing the other things! Thank you!

someone probably already mentioned this, but that's a central "counterflow lane" thru the tunnel that changes direction to accommodate the extra inbound traffic during the mornings, and then the extra outbound traffic during the evening rush hour. Is it really that Canadian? Maybe? Certainly it's on the other coast as well...

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Aleena was fuming about it having dealt with it on a drive in Pittsburgh a couple months before! It is rare enough to be noteworthy, though - I feel like it only tends to happen on legacy road networks.

@bmolitor615

2 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit yeah, it's def.s the interim solution to ease traffic as your system gradually overloads; eventually you bite the bullet and rebuild the bottleneck, but that's a truly horrific prospect assigned only to city-planners who were Really. Naughty. in previous lives.

@gkjsooley

2 ай бұрын

Kneža Miloša, one of the main thoroughfares in Belgrade, Serbia has a lane like this. I lived/worked there for from 2009-12.

Kilometers in Titanic

Oh my God, a whole bonus 3 minutes tucked in at the end :>

I know you went to Seattle, did you ride the ferry to West Seattle/Alki point? It was a nice small ferry back in 2012. Newport Beach, CA has a little car & pedestrian ferry to Balboa Island, it’s not that far off a ride, but it saves time as the only bridge would require driving all the way around the entire harbor.

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

No, I've been to Seattle twice and never ridden a ferry there! I hope to rectify that soon.

This is easily the greatest Miles in transit video I've seen. I lived in Halifax and I am a huge fan of Halifax Transit. I am happy you guys visited Halifax! I am going to be making a video called "riding Halifax transit all night" based on what you did in Philly so I hope it works out. any advice?

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

I don't think it's possible, is it? Doesn't service stop at, like, 1 AM?

@Canadian_Yoshi

2 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit that's the whole point lol. I'm trying to make it work! Also, 1106 (the 2006 d40lf u rode on) is going pretty soon

"world's most adorable furry"

Halifax might have a larger urban pop. than Pittsburgh (which is actually slightly mind-blowing), but Pittsburgh's metro pop. is over 2 million. The entire province of Nova Scotia is only ~900k, which is why Pittsburgh's skyline is so much more impressive. It serves a wider area. It also used to be a much larger city proper, but dwindled significantly with the decline of the US steel industry.

@kitchin2

2 ай бұрын

Yes that was a ridic city boundary type pop stat by our Knots in Transit host and uxorious adventurer! Pittsburgh is 24th on the CSA list and 27th on the MSA list in the U.S. Perhaps though it should get a ferry, and whoah that bus system in Halifax was impressive, as was the compact skyline of Dartmouth. I had no idea.

"Theater Market Gallery" you can't be 3 things at the same time pick one!

@StreaksSkunk

2 ай бұрын

YES IT CANNN, don't judge it :P .. it's a lovely little spot to hang out, has a great fish and chips spot, a nice little farmers market outlet with tons of local stuff and a couple of good spots to get a cup of coffee. Also hai skunk! :P

You'll have to return in 2028 when the new ferry route between downtown and Bedford will (allegedly) be open.

Gotta ride the Treasure Island Ferry (SF)! It is tiny and feels like it's about to sink all the time. Oh yeah or the one in Hamburg which only has the captain and no other staff, so there's an automatic ramp that comes down but it's all wobbly so it feels like you are about to fall into the water the whole time. The docks are on the water so when the ferry comes, the waves shake the entire dock

You should check out the ferry that runs between Wolfe Island, ON and Cape Vincent, NY. It holds about 4 cars. Of course you'd have to take another ferry to get from Kingston, ON to Wolfe Island

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

I have no way of getting to Cape Vincent, though!

I appreciate the Theodore Tugboat shoutout!

we asked 4 more ferries and you gave us more. Thank you. p.s. more ferries pls

@subparnaturedocumentary

2 ай бұрын

i second this call for more ferry content!

Ahh, Nova Scotia. The birthplace of my favorite Canadian ginger, Diego Klattenhoff. Speaking of gingers, you really need to put in some effort to get on Conan O'Brien's new show, Conan O'Brien Must Go. You could be his public transit sherpa/advisor. Thanks for pointing out the wildlife. I expected to see more like a beaver or moose. It's always good to see Aleena. I think you need to get her a bigger umbrella before she joins you on another rainy day. Thanks for sharing!

Container port foamer checking in. Halifax has been competing a bit against Montreal and NY/NJ. Tough business.

the walk sound you mentioned is also in ontario :3

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Really! I've never heard it there, maybe it didn't click with me.

@SkysTrains

2 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit usually you have to hold them down until you hear a beep, it's weird, I don't think many people know about it.

Halifax has a lot of cool military history sites. When I visited, I didn't make it to York Redoubt, but I enjoyed seeing Citadel Hill and Point Pleasant Park.

kilometers in transit! ferry video Dartmouth is more imporant than Cambridge!!! 5:15 in a lot of small (under 1k people) remote Canadian towns, lots of town/city services are often consolidated into a single building, like a library, public school, EMS/Fire/Police, and City offices all contained in often the towns' biggest building. 8:13 Its likely a specific sound device for people with reduced vision to know when to cross. Most crossings that make sound in eastern ontario have that sound, as opposed to the more chirp-y sound you hear in southwest ontario and GTA. 12:37 that's pretty common, actually! there's quite a few setups like that on bridges and narrow but busy roads, and there's plenty in montreal as well.

Also Halifax has a plan to build out a bunch of BRT routes

@Vajamjam

2 ай бұрын

Why not LRT? If Kitchener Ontario can do it Halifax definitely can

@lukelangille999

2 ай бұрын

@@Vajamjam From Halifax's Rapid Transit Strategy: "The capital cost to build LRT is substantially higher (as much as ten times) and requires more high-density neighbourhoods than Halifax currently has to be cost-effective. BRT is much faster to build and can be deployed across more corridors, so benefits will be seen sooner and by more residents. Well designed, efficient BRT can offer many of the same benefits of LRT and can even be a precursor to rail-based transit in the future." It's a really boppin' planning document, would highly recommend giving it a read if you're interested!

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like Halifax needs to build more high-density neighborhoods

@Vajamjam

2 ай бұрын

That old chicken and egg! Build density to support transit or build transit to support density? I still support the transit first approach. Again to use Kitchener as an example, in 2018 there were not many highrises. Today there are 50 floor buildings sprouting up all over the LRT alignment... Make of that what you will, but density and transit planning should go hand in hand

3:32 Nostalgia intensifies

Nice video :-)

Also would you love to go to Dartmouth high school right near stroads and bridge terminal one of the bigger bus terminals in Halifax.

9:45 The emergency exit only signs are really “for boating”

Based Ferry.

Aleena has the patience of Job

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

How so?

@KC3YCU

2 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit She doesn't share your raw enthusiasm for this stuff, but she's such a good sport about it

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

@@KC3YCU Fair enough! She does have fun filming these, though.

8:03 ots the same in lots of places in canada for blind people

Despite the horrible audio and foggy camera lens, this was a delightful excursion. All the duet videos with Aleena are great. (Protip: If you ever have bad audio, just add on-screen captions. It's not hard and your viewers will thank you. It takes a little time is all. Good captions can turn unbearably bad audio like in this video into something adequate.)

Pay phone in Canada they are everywhere but here in USA they got rid of them 😂

I love halifax! we went last year in june and it was rainy and cold but still awesome. a really cool city with a lot of interesting stuff! didn't get to take the bus unfortunately :((

The tones for the walk signal are an accessibility thing for blind and visually impared people. They are either always on, or can be triggered by holding the button. The tones are supposed to come from multiple angles with a slight time difference, to help determine where both ends of the sidewalk are. In effect, they're Accessible Pedestrian Signals but apparently they are not always standard and the sounds they make can vary a bit. Some cities just install them at select intersections, and other cities just put them everywhere.

@jordanmiller42

2 ай бұрын

I've only heard the "Edvard Grieg" version before when I was in Waterloo, ON near Laurier University. I was with National Youth Orchestra there, and it became tradition to "fill in" the missing notes...

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Ahh, I love that orchestra tidbit! That's so fun.

FERRIESSS!!! Yay :>

Standard Nova Scotia weather

@marthalauren858

2 ай бұрын

(also standard old Scotia weather)

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

This is why I wasn't too annoyed it rained all week...it felt fitting.

I took a bunch of Vancouver ferries in similarly horrible weather and I still had a great time. But that weather was the WORST.

Have to ride the Seabus in Vancouver as well as the False Creek ferries. Also, if you are ever in Halifax again, you must go to the Africville Heritage site in Halifax. Unfortunately, the government the government has yet to put a bus route there.

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, we wanted to go there but it was just SO much of a pain to get to for what seemed like a pretty small museum that we ended up not doing it. Definitely a really important part of Halifax history, though.

FERRIES!!!!!!

LETS GO MORE FERRIES

miles in ferry

You haven't done it in awhile, but you added that maittime museum to my bucket list for the TUGS prop. 1675 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1S3, Canada Is that the right address?

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's the address! It's a great museum. They have a parrot.

No way… I was just planning to ride the 415 to York Redoubt for a picnic with friends in a couple days… this must be a sign! (don’t worry, we checked the weather ☀️) Also I’m glad y’all enjoyed Downtown Dartmouth despite the rain… it’s really amazing how lively that street can be on a sunny summer day! A few times a year they close it to cars for an “Open Street” day and then it’s packed with buskers and crowds of people… I wish they’d take a page from Montreal’s book and just make it pedestrian-only all summer long :)

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Oh wow, what a coincidence! Have a good trip!

have you taken the vaporetto in venezia?

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

Not yet, but that really would be the ultimate ferry system!

Wait... Miles you didnt realize kimchi was spicy until then? lol

Hey Miles, great video and one I've been looking forward to since your Ocean video. I'm glad you enjoyed yourself despite the rain; I'd say our downtown and boardwalk are really vibrant on a sunny day. You might not have known that the until 5ish years ago the 415 used to be the 15 with all day service even on weekends. Obviously low ridership but those folks really got shafted, I think they even removed a PM departure since the 415 was added. Also, York Redoubt is special to me because my parents got married there. On the topic of ferries, we're in the planning phases of an express commuter ferry from downtown to Bedford, a trip that is currently a nightmare by transit (or car). I am actually on my first trip to NYC and I took the NYC Ferry to Rockaway Beach, that thing is fast. I sure hope Halifax can pull off something like that. All the best!

I too am here for the brutalism foaming. Heck, I work in a brutalist plaza in a brutalist tower. What's not to love?

6:50 Dude, this was a missed opportunity to kiss Aleena.

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

In the rain, rushing for a bus?

When I was in Halifax, it was quite dog unfriendly. No dogs on the ferry, or on the pier, etc. 😢

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

We did see a lot of dogs in the parks we visited! York Redoubt was practically a dog park.

@BoBandits

2 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit yes, That was a cool fort. This was almost a decade ago for me.

OH THEODORE HE'S A TUGBOAT AND A HAPPY TUGBOAT TOOOOOOOOOOOOO

*Worm Noises* *Worm Noises* *Worm Noises*

I love Halifax

How much of the waterfront was cleared out by that huge explosion?

@StreaksSkunk

2 ай бұрын

It still stands as the worlds largest man-made non-nuclear explosion, they even reference us in the film Oppenheimer for that very reason! The explosion itself completely destroyed nearly a kilometer radius from the explosion site where nearly everything was just completely gone, and all buildings within abnout 2.5km were all pretty much flattened, and did significant damage to the rest of the city.

*worm noises*

Yeay, my silly littly ferry comment gets now featured in each and every ferry video! That's the ferry curse!

MORE FERRY VIDEOS!!!!

If you think that ferry is adorable, then I order you to look up Me-Mel, Transdev Sydney Ferries's MiniCat ferry used on the F10 Blackwattle Bay ferry in Sydney NSW. It is a cutey petuty.

@MilesinTransit

Ай бұрын

Pretty cute, although I think the design is less cute than the Halifax ones!

@jacktattersall9457

Ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit The service is even funnier. Fare is $6.43 paid on board on credit card reader. Does not take Opal even though it is part of the Transport for NSW state-contracted Sydney Ferries ferry network (proudly operated by Transdev). Leaves from Barangaroo Wharf, which has fare gates but you don't pay on the gates so go through the gate that is left open (is this the only place where you are 'suppose' to jump a faregate!?). You can see into the ferry skippers cab because he's just sitting at the front. And for Blackwattle Bay wharf, the gangplank is attached to the side of the vessel.

Nearly every Canadian knows Vince Coleman (because his story is in one of the original Heritage Minutes) and Viola Desmond (because she's pictured on the latest $10 bill).

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

We initially learned about Vincent Coleman because our B&B host in Montreal showed us his Heritage Minute!

0:49 Chinese camcorder audio 💀

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Halifax seems a lot nicer than the Barenaked Ladies led me to believe it was.

Unlocking a nostalgia trip I haven't thought about in 20+ yrs with Theodor Tugboat

Cold foggy gloomy weather places with great interior urbanism >>> . This video features a lot of Fun Halifax. Ferries are the wallflowers of transit. Conclusion: ''Oh here's where you shoot people'' - Miles Taylor, 2024AD

It was kind of quiet, what kind of dollars does the change machine give?

@MilesinTransit

2 ай бұрын

canadian dollars