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‘Room for change’ noted at Love Kingston Marketplace opening

June 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, COVID-19, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Dr. Aba Mortley, economic recovery, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kris Millan, Love Kingston Marketplace, Mayor Bryan Paterson, pedestrian streets, reopening, Tim Pater, Tourism Kingston

The City of Kingston hosted a press conference to herald the opening of the Love Kingston Marketplace, a joint effort

Hall Monitor: Re-opening and re-location

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, City Council, City of Kingston, cooling centres, COVID-19, drop-in centre, eviction date, homeless camp, Kingston, Love Kingston Marketplace, pedestrian streets, provincial framework for reopening, reopening

Kingston City Council added a meeting to their calendar, sitting for meeting number 20-2020 (agenda) on Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2020

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Downtown transformation starts next week

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments accessible parking, Brock Street, businesses, businesses expanding outdoors, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Division Street, downtown, economic recovery, garbage, Kingston, Love Kingston Marketplace, Market Street, Ontario Street, pandemic, parking, patios, pedestrian streets, Princess Street, public washrooms, restaurants, vehicle lanes, Wellington Street

The City has released details of the plan to reimagine downtown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed “Love Kingston

City announces ‘Love Kingston Marketplace’ to take shape later this month

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Brock Street, City of Kingston, Clarence Street, COVID-19, Division Street, downtown, Kingston, lane closures, Love Kingston, Love Kingston Marketplace, Market Street, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Ontario Street, pandemic, parking, patios, pedestrian marketplace, pedestrian streets, physical distancing, pick up and delivery locations, Princess Street, social distancing, street closure, traffic

City staff have refined and updated the lane closures planned for the downtown core this summer in order to accommodate

City of Kingston moves forward on creating downtown pedestrian spaces

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments businesses expanding outdoors, City of Kingston, Clarence Street, COVID-19, Division Street, downtown Kingston, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), expanded patios, Kingston, lane closures, Market Street, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Ontario Street, pandemic, patios, pedestrian streets, pedestrian walkway, physical distancing, Princess Street, public spaces, road closures

After announcing last week that it will allow downtown businesses to expand outdoors, as well as waive fees for patios,