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At its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, Kingston City Council will receive a report from the Integrity Commissioner regarding complaints filed against Councillor Peter Stroud. According to the report from the Integrity Commissioner, the complaints against Stroud stem from two different incidents: The incident on Sunday, Jun. 23,
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The report of suspicious activity in Portsmouth District lead police on a short search for a man already wanted for eight charges. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, Kingston Police responded to report of a suspicious male allegedly breaking into a storage bin and stealing a bike
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You may have noticed an influx of orange bicycles around downtown Kingston and on Queen’s campus. Dropbike, a new Toronto-based bike sharing service is running a summer-long project in Kingston. The pilot project began on July 1st and will continue throughout the summer, providing 100 dockless bicycles for rent in
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In most places, city dwellers who want to enjoy a little time in the country are faced with the unappetizing prospect of climbing into a car and driving through a congested belt of suburbs to get there, intensifying the stress they had probably hoped to diffuse by leaving the city.
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The #ygkchallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do something awesome in support of our beloved community. Each week, Kingstonist establishes a new, ambitious or quirky goal, encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and do something
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Kingston has made great strides in recent years when it comes to promoting active transportation and the development of cycling infrastructure. From Kingston Transit’s Rack & Roll program to the Commuter Challenge, and from the installation of an expansive network of bike lanes to faded and oft ignored sharrows, these
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At the beginning of the month, we published a poll discussing the improvements that could be made to Kingston’s cycling infrastructure. While we have made some headway since the last version of this guide, the response showed that there is still room for more change and innovation. We love these
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The City of Kingston has been working hard to reach specific sustainability goals over the last decade. Many of the actions taken to get us there have involved making changes to make Kingston a more bike friendly city. In the last few years, we have seen the addition of new
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Kingston has invested both time and money to clear the way for bike lanes on select city streets. The move has been met with cheers from long-suffering cyclists, and jeers from those who see them as either unnecessary or an obstacle to convenient parking. In spite of the fact that
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Welcome to Kingstonist’s weekly challenge, dare, resolution or whatever you prefer to call it. Each week we establish a new and ambitious community goal, encouraging our readers, followers, friends and families to step out of their comfort zones and do something great, and hopefully a little out of the ordinary.
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Work to address the extensive winter damage to Kingston’s urban roads will begin on May 26 and will cost an estimated $3.3 million in total. “We told Kingston motorists and cyclists that we would be offering a longer-term fix to address this winter’s road damage and that’s what we are
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Last night, city council, staff and the public gathered in City Hall for Kingston City Council meeting number 16-2013. The city has published the agenda and addeds online. The bulk of our meeting was fairly straight forward, by-the-books house-cleaning items. A handful of contracts for various services and software were
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