Committees

For almost 15 years, KCAT has worked to promote active transportation in Kingston. Keep reading to learn more about our current committees.

Pedestrian Transit Mobility (PTM) Committee

The Pedestrian Transit Mobility Committee looks at Kingston streets, sidewalks, trails, parks, and transit from a pedestrian perspective. The Active Transportation Master Plan and Vision Zero: Kingston’s Road Safety Plan are two City plans the PTM committee will use in its work.

There are several City projects and issues on the go that the PTM Committee is following, including but not limited to, parking encroachment on sidewalks, trail access, developments, and concerns around construction sites.

Cycling Committee

The Cycling Committee advocates for better and safer cycling infrastructure to facilitate cycling as a mode of transportation. We do this by collaborating with the City for action and taking action ourselves wherever possible.

Recently, a Bicycle Parking Audit of the Kingston Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) was conducted mapping all bike racks in the DBIA area, noting what type of bike racks are available, and the condition of the bike racks. A report summarizing this as well as recommendations on improvements has been distributed to City Transportation Services and the DBIA. Read the final report here.

In September, KCAT expressed concerns at a recent public meeting hosted by Utilities Kingston about unsafe cycling conditions along the construction site at Front Road/King Street West near Little Cataraqui Creek. Please see the article “Front Road and King Street West Construction Update” here.

School Streets/Safe Streets Committee

School Streets/Safe Streets is in its second year at Winston Churchill Public School (WCPS) and its first year at Central Public School. Both are running smoothly and have a lot of volunteers. The focus is on children’s safety and promotion of AT for daily trips to and from school and free play. Roger, the Chair of School Streets/Safe Streets presented on the WCPS project at the Walk21 conference in Dublin, Ireland in September.

Plans for School Streets/Safe Streets are to:

1. Build on successful planning of School Streets and Play Streets
2. Create working relations with School Boards and City departments
3. Develop expertise in teaching how to launch and operate School Streets
4. Familiarize with general principles of Active School Travel
5. Work with other partners to implement (e.g., BGC Southeast)

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee works on internal and external communications to provide consistent, informative messaging for members and the community. We support the work of other KCAT committees and the Board, including participation in City-led and community events which promote active transportation. 

We distribute a newsletter four times a year (subscribe on the right hand side of this page!) with updates about our work and new developments in the City. Old newsletters will soon be accessible on our website. KCAT is on Facebook; it too is an invaluable source of AT, and features information, news, and evidence locally and from around the world.