All Posts Tagged With: "Kingston Transit"

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Best of 2009 (Part 2 of 5)

Welcome back to the 2nd episode of Kingstonist’s Best of 2009 review. In case you missed part one, I will briefly reiterate that we aren’t ranking posts, rather this list is based upon an analysis of content that received the most comments, page views, links from external websites, as well as input from our [...]

29Dec2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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The Accessible City

Back in 2006, the City of Kingston released the 2007 (4 Year) Accessibility Plan, which was geared towards identifying and improving programs, facilities and infrastructure that were not fully accessible to those with disabilities.  Since then, new projects, specifically the K-Rock Centre, Invista Centre, Market Square pavilion and Kingston Police Station, have all been completed [...]

30Nov2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 0 comments | Continued
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Taxing Times

I have a confession: I love budget season at city hall.  Sickening, isn’t it?
The  draft 2010 budget was released over the weekend at city hall, two weeks ahead of when budget meetings will actually commence. (I should clarify that the entire budget was not released on the city’s website — the staff reports with high-level [...]

16Nov2009 | Jordan Press | 2 comments | Continued
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What if Kingston…

Allow me to put the cart before the horse on this one. What if Kingston adopted a bike sharing system as an alternative for daily commuters, and to accommodate recreational tourists? In case you are unfamiliar with the concept of bike sharing, the name is somewhat of a misnomer. Basically the networked system [...]

8Oct2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 5 comments | Continued
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Are We Getting Any Greener?

It has been quite some time since I last took the stage atop my environmental soapbox, but with news of Kingston’s green-ness spreading far and wide, the time has come for a brief, yet honest discussion about our stature as a sustainable community.  In a star studded, green carpet affair, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities [...]

24Sep2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 4 comments | Continued
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New K-Rock Centre Transpo Plan

The K-Rock Centre is one of those hot button issues that will not go away.  During the facility’s first year, it operated under a sizable deficit, was unable to attract many big name performers, and the list of criticisms goes on.  Although the final report card has yet to be delivered for 2009, the K-Rock [...]

1Sep2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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What if Kingston…

While enjoying some highly anticipated rest and relaxation in Montreal this past weekend, I shopped ’til I dropped. That’s not to say I bought much of anything, however while searching for mass produced consumer goods, I rediscovered a part of the city, which some visitors may be less familiar with. Officially known as [...]

8Jul2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 5 comments | Continued
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Access is Essential

After weeks of leaving Kingstonians with mobility limitations stranded, the Kingston Access Bus (KAB) strike has finally come to a close.  The following update was provided through KAB’s website earlier today:
We are pleased to announce that the CAW strike is over. Yesterday the CAW voted on a tentative agreement, with a KAS Board vote to [...]

15Jun2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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What if Kingston…

Back in 2007, I was fortunate enough to spend the bulk of my summer working in la Ville de Québec.  It was not my first extended stay in Québec City, but it was by far the most memorable thanks to adventures involving St-Jean-Baptiste, le festival d’été, and half a dozen new friends.  Although I was [...]

27May2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 18 comments | Continued
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Mobile Advertising Madness

Not to beat a dead horse, but where should we draw the line on advertising around Kingston? It’s a question I’ve asked before, specifically pertaining to the content displayed on the city’s fleet of buses. Today I’m moving away from the lukewarm conversation we’ve had about brands and messages on public transit, and [...]

20Apr2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 2 comments | Continued
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