The Quiet Hour Is Becoming a City's Most Valuable Amenity
Every August the harbour council closes six streets to traffic for ninety minutes a day. It was meant as a summer experiment. Three years on, the shops on those streets report their steadiest trade of the year.
What began as a noise ordinance has quietly turned into the most contested piece of land-use policy in the city — and a template that four other councils are now copying.
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Harbour Council Backs Tidal Plan After All-Night Session
The vote came at 04:12, hours after the transport committee cleared the last objection. The scheme now goes to the regional authority for funding.
Nine members held out over the dredging schedule, arguing the fishing quarter had been given three weeks to respond to a 400-page report…