Public Active Transportation Forum

How do we make more Kingston streets inviting to walkers and cyclists?

The City, in partnership with the Kingston Coalition for Active Transportation (KCAT), KFL&A Public Health and Queen's University's School of Urban and Regional Planning, is holding a public forum on Active Transportation on March 24 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Memorial Hall at City Hall.

Local and out-of-town planners will speak to how the creation of more people-friendly streets promotes active transportation such as walking, cycling, and taking transit to get from one place to another. Speakers include:

• Elyse Parker, Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services, City of Toronto
• Gill Wilson, Coordinator, Pedestrian Facilities, City of Ottawa
• David Gordon, Professor and Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's University
• Preston Schiller, Visiting Lecturer, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's University

Active transportation is a key element of the City of Kingston and KCAT — developed Active Living Charter, which supports active living by pursuing policies, community designs, infrastructure, community programming, equipment and education that encourages active living.

For more on the City's active transportation efforts and a link to the Active Living Charter go to www.cityofkingston.ca/activetransportation.