Transit | People | Economy | Places | Equality |

We are Rail Connects Nova Scotia. We want to see investment in a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system to connect all corners of Nova Scotia.

Join us!
How to get involved

Join our Facebook Group,
Rail Connects - Connections
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Or
Follow us over at LinkedIn,
Rail Connects Interest Page
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Share your support of Light Rail with your Municipal, Provincial and / or Federal representative.
Click here for a Template
The important thing about moving people around the province is - the people.

Share with us your challenges with the current transit systems.
Have you experienced affordability challenges? Equality issues due to age or disability? Or even loss of time with loved ones due to traffic.

Share your story with us below.

Events

June 18th
5 - 7 pm

The Old Triangle
Halifax, NS

Our vision is a light rail Public Transit system that allows this province to grow and prosper by connecting people with home, work, public services, and play.
Join us for connection and knowledge sharing!

Open to the public
All are welcome!

Tell us your Nova Scotia story

Rail Connects wants to live in a Nova Scotia that thrives for years to come.

With a light rail system, every Nova Scotian could connect to every corner of the province. We know from being coast to coast that we face mobility, and transportation challenges.
Share your story of how transit has impacted your quality of life.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

What area of the province do you life in?

What challenges do you face because of the current ways in which you commute?

Rail connects considers benefits of a connected system to be; affordability, equality among ages and disability status, climate action, diversified economic growth and housing opportunities, community connection, tourism growth and more. Have any of these in your life been negatively impacted by the current system?

Do you have a specific memory you would like to share with us of when transit negatively impacted your quality of life?

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Can we share this statement with your representatives and the Rail Connects community?

Yes

Yes, but anonymously

No

“Now is the time for Nova Scotia to develop and build a light rail transit system which will grow our population, our economy, build and celebrate our people and places, making us a more inclusive and attractive province”

Frank Palermo
"We have agency in this. Culture doesn't just happen to us, It's a manifestation."

Diane Kalen-Sukra
"Whoever figures out a sustainable, local, made-in-Canada solution to breaking free of car dependence or American food imports that can be exported to other Canadian cities is going to be the national leader for decades to come."

Matt Stickland