All Posts Tagged With: "bike lanes"
1st Sustainable Kingston Community Forum
Many Kingstonian’s have latched onto the lofty goal of making this city the most sustainable in all of Canada. But when we talk about sustainabily in relation to urban centres, just what does that mean? Better yet, how can individual citizens contribute? Corporate Knights defines the sustainable city as a place that: has a viable [...]
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Best of 2011: Sustainability and the Third Crossing
We’re always amazed by the op-ed submissions that end up in our inbox, while one of the best of 2011 came from Alan Foljambe. He wrote about peak oil, commuter culture and their relation to the proposed third crossing over the Cataraqui River. Alan articulately argued that the third crossing is a non-starter for a [...]
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Markings Remind Drivers, Cyclists To Share The Road
Sharrows – symbols painted on the road are being added to provide cyclists with cycling line-of-travel guidance and to remind motorists to share the road. The sharrows are being added along: Johnson Street from Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard to King Street East. Brock Street from Montreal Street to Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard. The [...]
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Weekly Poll: Scramble Crosswalks
Right foot, left foot, one foot in front of the other and so on. Walking is a pretty pedestrian topic of conversation, but in the past we’ve stirred up some fairly decent debates centred around this activity, specifically whether or not pedestrian friendly streets are a good fit for Kingston (they are), as well as [...]
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Weekly Poll: Park and Ride
While heading out Montreal en route to cottage country this past weekend, we passed by the new, massive park and ride station, conveniently situated next to the 401. Presently, the Montreal Street/401 park and ride consists of few winding lanes, signs to direct the flow of traffic and some unfinished parking areas, all of which [...]
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Community Soapbox: Observations from the Bike Lane
I’ve been riding my bike here in Kingston for a few years now. After 10s of thousands of miles commuting on two wheels under my own power, I have noticed a few things about drivers. Things that they themselves probably not realize. So here as a public service, four recommendations from me to you, to [...]
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Community Soapbox: Sustainability and the Third Crossing
Despite the hard work done by the creators the Sustainable Kingston plan, Kingston is not a sustainable city. It may well be “the most sustainable city in Canada”, but since, to my knowledge, no city in Canada is anywhere near sustainable, that isn’t really saying much. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man [...]
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Work Begins On Montreal Street Park And Ride
Work begins today on a new 93-spot commuter parking lot at Montreal Street and the 401 (north of the existing lot). The large lot will offer free parking to commuters who can use it as a place to meet to rideshare. The Park and Ride lot can be used by Highway 401 motorist, as well [...]
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Six Questions for Rob Matheson
A month or so ago I had a grand vision of producing an election special that consisted of an interview with all six of the Mayoral candidates. I put the offer out there, on a several occasions, but only one candidate, Rob Matheson, jumped at the opportunity. It was actually kind of surprising how fast [...]
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Community Soapbox: Ebikes
With the cool, wet weather returning, I’m noting the absence of a certain nifty little machine, out in the rainy traffic in front of my house today. The first time I saw one, it was hurtling toward me, going the wrong way up a one-way street. The second time, it was wobbling along in the [...]
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