Comments on: What if Kingston… http://www.kingstonist.com/2009/07/08/what-if-kingston-3/ News, Politics, Events, Music, Art, Theatre, Restaurants, Sports, Environment, Everything and Anything in Kingston, Ontario. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 4jeg http://www.kingstonist.com/2009/07/08/what-if-kingston-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 4jeg Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:11:19 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/?p=2137#comment-1061 Can't find pictures, but there's a brief history right here: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/kingston-on.html ...being in Tinajin, China right now, they have a nice half-way streetcar solution. Essentially the actual body looks identical to a modern streetcar, but there is just one track, and the body moves on regular tires - probably saves them a bit of money as they only have to put one rail down. Here's to hoping! Can’t find pictures, but there’s a brief history right here:

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/kingston-on.html

…being in Tinajin, China right now, they have a nice half-way streetcar solution. Essentially the actual body looks identical to a modern streetcar, but there is just one track, and the body moves on regular tires – probably saves them a bit of money as they only have to put one rail down. Here’s to hoping!

]]> By: Harvey Kirkpatrick http://www.kingstonist.com/2009/07/08/what-if-kingston-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Harvey Kirkpatrick Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:58:28 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/?p=2137#comment-1050 @4jeg I totally forgot that Kingston ever had a tram system. Would love to see some pics if anyone can dig them up. Perhaps this would be a more viable option than a subway, lightrail etc... That said, I can already hear the boo's from the naysayers. @4jeg I totally forgot that Kingston ever had a tram system. Would love to see some pics if anyone can dig them up. Perhaps this would be a more viable option than a subway, lightrail etc… That said, I can already hear the boo’s from the naysayers.

]]> By: 4jeg http://www.kingstonist.com/2009/07/08/what-if-kingston-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 4jeg Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:53:21 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/?p=2137#comment-1049 I personally think that we should revive Kingston's old tram system for Princess! There are old picture from the 1900's showing this thing barreling down a dirty road (on its tracks of course!). A lot of cities are installing them, as they're more cost effective than buses, see here: http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/05/04/chart-americas-streetcar-renaissance/ (lots more streetcar goodness on that site besides that one) I personally think that we should revive Kingston’s old tram system for Princess! There are old picture from the 1900′s showing this thing barreling down a dirty road (on its tracks of course!).

A lot of cities are installing them, as they’re more cost effective than buses, see here:

http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/05/04/chart-americas-streetcar-renaissance/

(lots more streetcar goodness on that site besides that one)

]]> By: rq http://www.kingstonist.com/2009/07/08/what-if-kingston-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 rq Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:25:24 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/?p=2137#comment-1048 Kingston is more like a few centuries away from incorporating a subway system :) These grand ideas make sense in large cities with a population in the millions. I think its time to accept that this is a smaller city, and it will never be a Toronto or Montreal. I moved here to get away from Toronto! Instead of all the large scale dreaming, it's more appropriate to develop attainable goals based on the size of the population, however "unsexy" they may sound. Kingston is more like a few centuries away from incorporating a subway system :) These grand ideas make sense in large cities with a population in the millions. I think its time to accept that this is a smaller city, and it will never be a Toronto or Montreal. I moved here to get away from Toronto! Instead of all the large scale dreaming, it’s more appropriate to develop attainable goals based on the size of the population, however “unsexy” they may sound.

]]> By: ryant67 http://www.kingstonist.com/2009/07/08/what-if-kingston-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 ryant67 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:56:38 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/?p=2137#comment-1047 In a large city like Montreal or Toronto, where downtown storespace is very heavily sought after, the underground extension is intelligent, works well, and viable. A city the size of Kingston, however, has no practical need for one, lacks the population, tourism, money, and infrastructure to implement such a project. Cost-prohibitive would be a fitting term I think. Let's leave the big city ideas to the big cities. :) Plus, there is always the risk of mole people.... In a large city like Montreal or Toronto, where downtown storespace is very heavily sought after, the underground extension is intelligent, works well, and viable.

A city the size of Kingston, however, has no practical need for one, lacks the population, tourism, money, and infrastructure to implement such a project. Cost-prohibitive would be a fitting term I think.

Let’s leave the big city ideas to the big cities. :)

Plus, there is always the risk of mole people….

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