How might cycling lanes be incorporated along Princess Street as Williamsville is redeveloped?
That’s the question that will be considered at public workshops set for Wednesday, May 8 in Memorial Hall, City Hall, 216 Ontario St.
Participants are asked to pre-register for a 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. workshop or a 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. workshop, by emailing Williamsville@cityofkingston.ca or calling 613-546-4291, ext. 3180.
Last year, the City and consultants Brook McIlroy developed a Main Street Study which envisioned the development of Williamsville, the portion of Princess Street between Division Street and the Bath Road/Concession intersection.
“Now we are inviting the public to help us envision how to design the public right-of-way in Williamsville to accommodate cyclists as well as the roadway, sidewalks, parking, trees and street furniture,” says Grant Bain, Director of Planning.
He says workshop participants will review options including maintaining parking on both sides of Princess Street and having cyclists travel as part of the general lane of traffic, and/or exploring the removal of some on-street parking to allow for dedicated cycling lanes.
The City will also collect opinions and comments about cycling lanes in Williamsville starting Thursday, May 9 in an online survey. The survey will also be available at the Planning and Development Department at 1211 John Counter Blvd.
Brook McIlroy will be developing the designs for the City based on these workshop discussions and they will be presented to the Environment Infrastructure and Transportation Advisory Committee at its regular meeting in August.
More information on plans for Williamsville, visit CityofKingston.ca/williamsville. If you plan on attending and getting there by bus, check out the city’s Trip Planner page.
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Release source: City of Kingston | Photo: Dylan Passmore via Wikimedia Commons
