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Commuters within the Kingston sphere of municipalities may have noticed the abundance of cyclists clad in orange along our roads and trails this past month, and this eye-catching attire is meant to grab your attention for reasons beyond just safety – it’s also to raise awareness and funds for a
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The following is a submitted Op/Ed piece. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. The COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged many people to turn to bicycles to remain active, explore their community, transport themselves around town, and do all of these things in a safe,
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The Kingston Quiet Streets pilot initiative is set to launch on the week beginning Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, according to the Kingston Coalition for Active Transportation. The project, which aims to create corridors that connect neighbourhoods in downtown Kingston (including the Williamsville, Sydenham and King’s Town Districts) to “essential services,
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On Tuesday, Jun. 16, 2020, Kingston City Council held meeting 19-2020 (agenda) in its electronic format again, where they moved towards the implementation of a ‘quiet streets’ project and removed emergency powers granted to staff during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key Topics Council discussed the removal of
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Kingston drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians will all notice something new happening at one of the busiest intersections of downtown Kingston. Beginning on the morning of Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, the City of Kingston began installing its first ‘bike box’ at the intersection of Princess and Division Streets. According to the
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High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT is an exercise practice that has been both in the news, and in the gym, a lot lately. Although this might seem to be a new type of training, HIIT has in fact been around, in one form or another, for more than 100
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Citing the successful completion of the Direct Accountability Program, all charges against Councillor Peter Stroud were withdrawn on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Stroud was charged in July of this year after an incident involving a Kingston Transit bus. Kingston Police reported that, on Sunday, Jun. 23, 2019, a cyclist —
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Sometimes, the journey starts with less of a step and more of the push of a pedal, as over 30 children as part of the KidsInclusive centre are learning as they work to master the art of cycling through a camp taking place at Constantine Arena this week. The iCan
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Over the weekend of May 25 and 26, a photo began circulating around social media of a group of cyclists that were not using the new bike lane along Bath Road. A lot of people expressed anger that the cyclists chose to use the side of the single eastbound
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This year, Monday, Jun. 2 to Saturday, Jun. 8 is Canadian Environment Week. An easy way to celebrate is by joining the Commuter Challenge – a Canada-wide initiative encouraging commuters to leave their car at home. Kingston has participated annually in this event and often finishes in the top
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Editor’s note: With the new Kingston City Council beginning its term of office on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, we thought it would be a great time to catch up with the new and newly-re-elected members of council so that we could share a bit more about the 13 people
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Those who frequently traverse Bath Road between Coverdale Drive and Collins Bay Road should prepare for a slower commute as the City of Kingston begins work on the multi-use path that will run alongside that stretch of the road. The section of Bath Road will be reduced to one eastbound
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