Kingston Transportation Master Plan

City planners have released the latest draft of the Kingston Transportation Plan (KTMP), which outlines strategic direction for the development of its transportation networks, programs and priorities.

The KTMP is a critical policy document that will influence every trip taken by residents and visitors to Kingston over the next 25 years. Within the City's boundaries, the KTMP policies will determine the convenience and attractiveness of the different travel modes resulting from municipal investment priorities, system performance targets, and supporting programs and infrastructure.

An electronic version of the current draft plan can be downloaded at right. It is also available for review at the Cty's 1425 Midland Avenue municipal office and the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Pittsburgh, Isabel Turner and Johnson Street branches).

The Kingston Transportation Plan (KTMP) outlines the City's strategic direction for the development of its transportation networks, programs and priorities. The KTMP is a critical policy document that will influence every trip taken by residents and visitors to Kingston over the next 25 years. Within the City's boundaries, the KTMP policies will determine the convenience and attractiveness of the different travel modes as manifested by municipal investment priorities, system performance targets, and supporting programs and infrastructure.

The KTMP developed a strategic direction for the transportation system to guide the development of networks, policies and programs that adhered to the stated preferences of the community. The strategic direction focuses on satisfying travel demand by making efficient use of the existing infrastructure and by providing the facilities and services to encourage walking, cycling and transit as priority modes, before providing road based solutions.

Kingston has an extensive system of multi-modal transportation networks serving commuter, recreational and commercial goods movement travel demands. The network within the City is primarily centred on road rights-of-way (sidewalks, on-road cycling facilities, transit routes, and general travel lanes), supplemented by an expanding network of off-road, multi-use recreational trails and parking facilities. The intra-city network is supplemented by Provincial highways, a system of local ferries serving Howe and Wolfe Islands, intercity rail and bus stations and a regional airport.

In January 2002, during the afternoon commuter peak hour, 82 per cent of trips were made by car, 11 per cent by walking, 6 per cent by transit (3 per cent school bus and 3 per cent public transit) and just over 1 per cent by cycling. Over the next 25 years, Kingston is expected to grow by between 30 per cent and 45 per cent, based on population figures for the City of Kingston, and travel demands will increase concurrently.

The increase in travel demand will be accommodated through a focussed effort on the promotion on non-automobile modes, including walking, cycling and transit, by managing travel demand, by making the most efficient use of existing infrastructure and by expanding the road infrastructure. Public transit use is forecast to increase from the current 3 per cent of PM commuter peak hour trips to 11 per cent. Despite this substantial shift in the role of transit and other modes, there will still be increases in the number of trips taken by the automobile during the PM commuter peak hour and these too need to be accommodated.

Managing both the demand and existing supply of transportation infrastructure represents all of the actions that the City may take to complement major new infrastructure investments to achieve its transportation vision. The goal of Transportation Demand Management/Transportation System Management (TDM/TSM) strategies is to delay, defer, and possibly even eliminate the need for significant capital investments in new transportation infrastructure (roadways, sidewalks, cycle paths, etc.).

For more information contact the Planning & Development Department at 613-546-4291, ext. 3180.

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