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‘I’m dreaming of a red light camera’

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Robert Kiley 0 Comments accidents, active transportation, City of Kingston, Kingston, Kingston City Council, opinion, red light cameras, road safety, Robert Kiley, Traffic Calming, traffic enforcement, traffic tickets, Vision Zero

Last year at this time, I penned my second behind-the-scenes piece looking at municipal government in Kingston: a little ditty

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Get to know your 2018 to 2022 council: Councillor Simon Chapelle

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2018 Municipal Election, 2018 to 2022, City Council, Councillor Simon Chapelle, cycling, economic development, electoral reform, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kingstonist, Loyalist-Cataraqui District, parking, pedestrian trails, policing, public safety, ranked ballots, referendum, schools, Simon Chapelle, taxation, Traffic Calming

Editor’s note: With the new Kingston City Council beginning its term of office on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, we

Jeff Scott: The Countryside View

Roundabouts: A Great Idea Comes Back Around

July 5, 2018 Tori Stafford Highway 15, Highway 2, intersections, Jeff Scott, Kingston, roundabouts, traffic, Traffic Calming, traffic circles

Written by Jeff Scott Back in 1985, when I moved to Kingston after completing college, I was perplexed to hear

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Red Light Cameras

April 18, 2016July 26, 2017 Danielle Lennon 3 Comments City Council, discontinued, Kingston Police Force, roads, Traffic Calming

Back in 2014, Kingston city council launched a 2-year plan to set up cameras at selected intersections in ygk. The

What if Kingston…

October 30, 2013June 17, 2017 Danielle Lennon 8 Comments public transit, Traffic Calming, what if kingston

I live and work downtown most days but twice a week I have to make the dreaded drive to Kingston’s

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This Summer’s Worst Road Closure in Kingston

August 5, 2013July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 2 Comments Bath Road, Brock Street, construction, discontinued, Division Street, John Counter Boulevard, Princess Street, roads, Sir John A. MacDonald Bvld, Traffic Calming

There’s an old saying in Ontario which jokes that the province that’s yours to discover really only has two seasons:

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Improving the LaSalle Causeway Schedule

July 29, 2013July 27, 2017 Danielle Lennon 1 Comment discontinued, downtown Kingston, LaSalle Causeway, Traffic Calming, traffic circles

While idling on the LaSalle Causeway for what feels like the hundredth time this summer, I started wondering why on

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#ygkChallenge: Share the Road

March 21, 2013January 11, 2015 Harvey Kirkpatrick 3 Comments Active Commute to Work Week, bike, bike lanes, pedestrian, Traffic Calming, Yellow Bike Action, ygkChallenge

Welcome to Kingstonist’s weekly challenge, dare, resolution or whatever you prefer to call it. Each week we establish a new

City Celebrates Opening Of First Single-Lane Roundabout

December 13, 2012June 15, 2017 The City of Kingston 1 Comment Mark Gerretsen, roundabouts, Traffic Calming, traffic circles

The recently-completed extension of Centennial Drive joins the popular thoroughfare with the newly constructed Venture Drive with the City’s first

Hall Monitor: Bumpy Road

November 21, 2012July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 2014 Municipal Election, affordable housing, bike lanes, Brian Reitzel, Brock Street, Bryan Paterson, City Council, discontinued, Dorothy Hector, Empire Theatre, Hotel Dieu, Jeff Scott, Jim Neill, K-Rock Centre (KRC), King Street, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Lisa Osanic, Mark Gerretsen, north block, Olivea, Ontario Street, parking, pedestrian, politics, poverty, Queen Street, Queen's University, Rob Hutchison, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Sandy Berg, strategic plan, The Tragically Hip, Traffic Calming, Utilities Kingston

Last night, council members, city staff and members of the media and the public packed our bags and went on

Hall Monitor: Bridging the Gap

May 2, 2012July 26, 2017 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Bill Glover, bylaw, Cataraqui River, City Council, discontinued, downtown Kingston, green parking areas, Highway 401, Kingston Transit, Mark Gerretsen, parking, parking ticket, politics, Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC), Queen's University, Rick Downes, third crossing, Traffic Calming

Once again, our elected officials took to the halls of city hall, this time for meeting 14-2012 of Kingston City

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Battling Single Occupancy Vehicles in Kingston

March 26, 2012July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 6 Comments Division Street, Highway 401, Kingston Transit, Light Rail Transit (LRT), Traffic Calming, traffic circles

With construction season about to pick up steam, the closure of major arterial routes such as Division Street will undoubtedly

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