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Google Street View Now Live in Kingston!
Last July, numerous Kingstonians reported sightings of a strange looking vehicle, that was spotted combing the streets of the Limestone City. What made this automobile stand out from the rest, was its roof-mounted camera array, which was capturing voyeuristic imagery of Kingston’s city streets. For those who may have missed this story, the vehicle belonged [...]
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The Art of Distraction
While walking to and fro over the last few weeks, I have noticed a disturbing number of commuters whizzing by in their automobiles with cell phones attached to their heads. A new provincial law banning this distracting behaviour came into effect on the 26th of October 2009, while the three month grace period officially ended [...]
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What if Kingston…
Kingston is a city like many others in that its geographical boundary has expanded over the past few decades. New development in low density residential areas has pushed folks who live, work and play in Kingston away from the core, while this has increased our dependence on automobiles. Although some Kingstonians carpool or take the [...]
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Best of 2009 (Part 3 of 5)
In part one of Kingstonist’s Best of 2009 review, we focused on our city streets and their newfound fame thanks to Google Street View. Yesterday’s pick was also related to transportation, as it concentrated on closing down city streets to make them pedestrian friendly. In light of our selections thus far, I suppose it should [...]
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Best of 2009 (Part 1 of 5)
Before we get started, I would like to thank those who took the time to comment and Email us regarding their fave Kingstonist content from 2009. Compiling a list of our most memorable posts from this past year was not an easy task, and so audience participation was an invaluable asset. There is no particular [...]
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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 employs multiple [...]
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Google’s Street View is Coming to Kingston
In late July, one of our followers on Twitter broadcast a message regarding the Google Maps vehicle, which was seen driving around the Limestone City. After we caught wind of the story, we were able to confirm that a few other Kingstonians had also sighted the Google-mobile, which is equipped with an unmistakable roof-mounted camera. [...]
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Let’s ClickFix Kingston
Most of us don’t wander around Kingston with a shovel and a trailer load of asphalt. That said, in your travels you’ve probably noticed the monstrous potholes lining Brock Street, a road closure due to construction, or even inappropriate graffiti on public property. Although the City of Kingston provides a comprehensive list of road, sidewalk [...]
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The Bikes are Back
Ah yes, it’s that wonderful time of year again. Winter layers are being shed and people are out and about soaking up this glorious sunshine. This is also the time when folks are dusting off their bicycles and getting them back on the street and this can be less than glorious. I’d like to take [...]
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Sound off….Is Kingston Ready for Roundabouts?
In my introduction a couple of days ago, I indicated that I was a fan of traffic circles. That was, in fact, a poor choice of words, as what I am really in favour of are yield at entry roundabouts vice traffic circles. “What’s the difference?!” I hear you exclaim, they make me dizzy and [...]
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