The Downtown Halifax Link system is a network of climate-controlled

pedway Pedways (short for pedestrian walkways) are elevated or underground walkways, often connecting urban high-rises to each other, other buildings, or the street. They provide quick and comfortable movement from building to building, away from traff ...

s (

pedestrian tunnels An underground city is a series of linked subterranean spaces that may provide a defensive refuge; a place for living, working or shopping; a transit system; mausolea; wine or storage cellars; cisterns or drainage channels; or several of th ...

and

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s) connecting various office buildings, hotels, parkades, and entertainment venues around

downtown Halifax Downtown Halifax is the primary central business district of the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Municipality of Halifax. Located on the central-eastern portion of the Halifax Peninsula, on Halifax Harbour. Along with Downtown Dartmouth, and other de facto ...

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. It is similar to Toronto's

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or Montreal's

RÉSO RÉSO, commonly referred to as the Underground City (french: La ville souterraine), is the name applied to a series of interconnected office towers, hotels, shopping centres, residential and commercial complexes, convention halls, universities an ...

system, but on a much smaller scale. These walkways are all open to the public, and are convenient during inclement weather and the winter months.

Connected buildings

Hotels: *The Prince George Hotel *The Hotel Halifax (formally Delta Halifax) *The Barrington Hotel (formally Delta Barrington) *Marriott Halifax Harbourfront (formerly Casino Nova Scotia hotel) Office buildings: * TD Tower (Barrington Street) *

Barrington Tower Barrington Tower is a part of the Scotia Square Complex in Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The tower stands at 84 metres (275 feet) and has 20 floors. It is owned and operated by Crombie REIT. The building is connected to the Downt ...

(

Scotia Square Scotia Square is a commercial development in the downtown core of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was built in the late sixties to mid seventies and is managed by Crombie REIT. It is connected to the Downtown Halifax Link and serves as a major ...

) *

Duke Tower Duke Tower is part of the Scotia Square complex in Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is used for office and commercial use and stands at 71 metres with 16 floors. It in part houses the offices of Emera as well as tenants such as the dentistry o ...

(Scotia Square) *

Cogswell Tower Cogswell Tower is part of the Scotia Square Complex in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is used for office and commercial space and stands at with 14 floors, plus levels G, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 (bottom to top) underneath, which are part of t ...

(Scotia Square) * CIBC Building (Barrington Street) *

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formerly Trade Mart (Scotia Square) *

World Trade and Convention Centre The World Trade and Convention Centre (WTCC) was a convention centre and office complex in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, adjacent to the Scotiabank Centre. The facility had of meeting space and a 20,000 square foot ballroom. It was replaced by t ...

Purdy's Wharf Purdy's Wharf is an office complex in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Built over the water at the edge of Halifax Harbour and resting on pilings, it consists of two office towers, and a smaller office structure called Purdy's Landing. The comple ...

**Purdy's Landing **Purdy's Wharf Tower 1 **Purdy's Wharf Tower 2 Residential: * Plaza 1881 (Brunswick Street) Entertainment and retail: *

Scotiabank Centre Scotiabank Centre (formerly known as Halifax Metro Centre) is the largest multi-purpose facility in Atlantic Canada, located in the heart of downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The main entrances to the building are located on Brunswick Str ...

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* Scotia Square Mall *

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*Barrington Place Shops

Proposed connections

Trade Centre Limited Trade Centre Limited (TCL) was a Crown corporation of the Government of Nova Scotia, Canada. Its stated mission was to "create economic and community benefits by bringing people together in Halifax and Nova Scotia". It operated the largest conven ...

(TCL), the developers of the new

Halifax Convention Centre The Halifax Convention Centre is the main conference centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It opened on December 15, 2017 in Downtown Halifax, replacing the older World Trade and Convention Centre. The Halifax Convention Centre is part of the $ ...

, have sought to connect the new facility with the Downtown Halifax Link via a new tunnel along Grafton Street. Scott Ferguson, president of TCL, said that such a tunnel would help Halifax compete by linking the new centre with the existing network of hotel rooms. The tunnel is expected to cost $7-10 million. City staff are exploring possible alternatives but have not ruled the tunnel out.

References

External links

Downtown Halifax Link website
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