Transportation Projects

The Integrated Mobility Plan focuses on how people will move throughout the city to get to where they need to go, from now to 2051. The plan will lay out a blueprint for roads, frequent transit corridors, and active transportation infrastructure over the coming years. To accommodate the growth that is envisioned sustainably, equitably, and efficiently, our future transportation network will need to provide options for people of all ages and abilities. The integrated mobility plan will follow a few months behind the Official Plan, allowing it to be in lockstep with the planned origins and destinations of where people will need to go.

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To ensure people of all ages and abilities can use Kingston’s streets, paths, and trails safely and confidently, the City is developing a Micromobility Regulations Strategy with clear and consistent rules for everyone.

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The City has partnered with Dillon Consulting Limited to create new guidelines for transit service and to conduct a comprehensive review of the City’s transit system.

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The City of Kingston, in partnership with community agencies and local school boards, are conducting this survey to better understand how students travel to and from school in Kingston.

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Our active transportation network continues to grow. We're adding more cycling routes, connecting pathways, protected intersections and pedestrian crossings to make it easier and safer to get around by walking, cycling, and rolling.

Check out the Active Transportation Implementation Plan to learn how we are prioritizing parts of our active transportation network.

We are making Bayridge Drive safer for people who walk, bike and drive between Henderson Boulevard and Cataraqui Woods Drive. Improvements include a connected off-road route for walking and biking. Part of this path will also be part of the Great Lakes Trail. 

This project benefits from federal funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. 

What the route will look like for different types of travel: 

• • Pedestrians: We are adding sidewalks and pathways to Bayridge Drive for pedestrian safety and convenience. Improvements include easier road crossings and intersection safety enhancements. 
  • Cyclists: We are building separate bike paths along Bayridge Drive, providing safe cycling options for all skill levels. Intersections will be upgraded to include dedicated bike crossings and traffic signals. 
  • Transit Users: This project will improve connections for cyclists and pedestrians to local and express transit services on Bayridge Drive, making it safer and more convenient to include public transportation in your travels. 
  • Drivers: Safety improvements along the road include green crosswalks and bike signals at intersections. We will remove one southbound lane between Hudson and Lincoln Drive and a lane in each direction between Lincoln and Coverdale Drive to accommodate the off-road bike route and expand pedestrian paths.  

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Asphalt resurfacing is planned along Collins Bay Rd. between Princess St. and Glenmore Ave., and along Taylor Kidd Blvd. between Coronation Blvd. and the Mill Pond crossing, paved shoulder widening on Taylor Kidd Blvd. and improved paint markings for on-street bike lanes on Collins Bay Rd. 

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New and improved pedestrian, cyclist and active travel infrastructure is planned for Gore Road between Highway 15 and the Greenwood Park Trail. Once completed, these improvements will connect the Greenwood Park neighbourhood to the City's larger active transportation network via the Waaban Crossing. Design work will take place in 2025 with construction to follow in 2026.

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Improvements for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and drivers are planned for the King Street West area of Portsmouth. This includes roadway repaving, new multi-use pathways and connections to improve pedestrian safety, as well as transit improvements and intersection upgrades.

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Slow down! The speed limit is being reduced to 40 km/h along most residential roads in neighbourhoods. New ‘AREA’ speed limit signs are being installed at the entrances to neighbourhoods. Directly in front of schools along local roads, speed limits are being further reduced to 30 km/h

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Roadway rehabilitation and configuration improvements are planned for Norman Rogers Drive in 2026. These enhancements will improve road condition, accessibility, and safety for all road users, including students, families, and local residents.

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The City of Kingston and Utilities Kingston will reconstruct Princess Street (from Division Street to Albert Street) and Garrett Street in 2026. This substantial infrastructure renewal project will upgrade utilities both above and below ground while enhancing safety and comfort for pedestrians and cyclists.

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Roadway repairs, along with pedestrian safety and access improvements and traffic calming features are planned for Wright Crescent and Palace Road in spring 2026.

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We conducted a Household Travel Survey in 2024 to update information on residents' travel habits. R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd., an independent research firm, conducted the survey.

This was a confidential and voluntary travel survey that told us how, why and where randomly selected residents of the City travel. Since we completed the last household survey in 2019, it was time to update it to better understand residents' current travel patterns. We will use the collected data to:

• Update our transportation model
• Analyze how travel patterns have changed since the 2019 survey
• Provide valuable information for updates to our Official Plan and Integrated Mobility Plan
• Inform future decisions about the City’s transportation system and services

Read the Kingston Household Travel Survey Report and visit Kingston Moves to learn more.

A study is being finalized to identify new locations and designs for a pedestrian crossing over John Counter Boulevard and the CN Rail line. This crossing will connect the existing Kingston and Pembroke Trail (K&P Trail) between Division Street and Elliot Avenue, creating a north-south connection.

Our Downtown Improvement Plan identified a need to close Ontario Street from Clarence Street to Brock Street, and Market Street from Ontario Street to King Street, to vehicular traffic. We are currently studying the feasibility of this project.

As part of Phase Two of the Williamsville Transportation Study, we heard from residents that there is a need for infrastructure built to support cycling along commonly used routes in the neighbourhood. An open house was along with an accompanying online survey to gather public input on which routes were vital and why. The information gathered from this engagement will be used to develop recommended design concepts.

The City has completed a new multi-use path along Cataraqui Woods Drive between Gardiners Road and Centennial Drive. The path connects the Cataraqui North neighbourhood with Gardiners Road and the wider pedestrian network, addressing a key gap in the City’s sidewalk network identified through the Active Transportation Master Plan.

Improvements include adding new sidewalks and bike lanes and installing traffic signals at important crossings to keep pedestrians safe. The sidewalk design considers existing limitations. Due to space constraints, bike lanes will be on the road. We will mark existing bike lanes on Collins Bay Road and Princess Street, linking them to new multi-use pathways. Safety measures include signalized crossings and a pedestrian crossing on Woodbine Road. 

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Beginning in 2024, we will be making improvements to the intersection and pathways at John Counter Boulevard and Montreal Street. This project will include new lighting, traffic signals, lanes, paving and signage at the intersection of John Counter Boulevard and Montreal Street. The project also includes a new multi-use pathway along the south side of John Counter Boulevard from Elliott Avenue to Ascot Lane. 

To improve walkability and safety for students walking to the elementary schools on Lancaster Drive, a new sidewalk will be built along the north side of Lancaster Drive from Limestone Drive to Jasper Court. The sidewalk will take into consideration the slope of existing driveways as well as existing trees and utility equipment. Crosswalks will be added on Lancaster Drive at the intersections of Newhall Drive and Bentley Terrace. 

We are adding a new sidewalk on the south side of McMahon Avenue from Jane Avenue to Avenue Road. We are also rehabilitating the road between Jane Avenue and Avenue Road and adding traffic calming measures from Westmoreland Road to Avenue Road. 

People in the community shared their thoughts online between June 27 and July 18, 2023. This helped us decide where to put benches as part of the improvements on McMahon Avenue. 

The City has completed roadway repairs, along with pedestrian safety and accessibility improvements and traffic calming features, on Truedell Road and near Pembridge Crescent this summer.

We are adding a new sidewalk on Wise Street from Megan's Street to Woodbine Road. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2024.