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Letter: Response to the draft addendum to the Williamsville Main Street Study

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments building height, City of Kingston planning committee, Councillor Jim Neill, densification, developers, development, green space, Kingston, local residents, local services, setbacks, transportation, urban planning, Utilities Kingston, Williams, Williamsville Main Street Study

The following is a letter to the Planning Committee and Committee Chair Councillor Jim Neill. The views and opinions expressed

City to end parking along road in City Park

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Tommy Vallier 7 Comments active transportation, Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, City Park, climate emergency, free parking, green space, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), parking, pot holes, ring road

Drivers who currently use the unpaved ‘ring road’ within City Park will have to find a new place to leave

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What growth is good?

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 Robert Kiley 2 Comments affordable housing, building height, city revenue, community indicators, economies of scale, economy, energy consumption, green space, growth, housing, housing crisis, infrastructure, Kingston, Mayor's Task Force on Housing, official plan, services, social services, sustainability, urban growth, urban sprawl

Growth. A six letter word you hear a lot these days at City Hall. It’s held up by many as