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Welcome to the Kingston Coalition for Active Transportation website...
a showcase of initiatives across the city dedicated to promoting a more active Kingston.

June 4-8 is Active Commute to Work Week in Kingston!

To participate, register for the week at www.CommuterChallenge.ca and follow updates on our Twitter feed @KCATonthego. Your body will thank you!

Check out Kingston: An Active Future

Kingston Cycle Map - NEW

Click on map below to download the web version or stop by any of the following locations
to pick up the free, full sized map:

KFL&A Public Health, 221 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston
any local bike shop
any Kingston public library branch

Active Transportation gaining momentum in Kingston

The need for people to be able to walk, cycle, and take transit safely and conveniently in Kingston was made clear by Kingston leaders and residents alike at the fourth annual Kingston Coalition for Active Transportation Forum on March 7th.

Quality of life and sustainability are dependent on people being able to use active forms of travel to get to where they need to go. Active transportation is a viable and necessary solution to concerns about road safety, congestion, and pollution; the economy; and physical inactivity levels and concomitant health problems. These facts were presented by Gerard Hunt, CAO, City of Kingston; Dr. Ian Gemmill, Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Patrick Morency, Montreal Department of Public Health; Dr. Ian Janssen and Dr. David Gordon of Queen’s University; and Lawrence Scanlan, writer and moderator.

How much do people walk and cycle as modes of travel in Kingston? Where do they go? What barriers do they face using active transportation? Dr. Patricia Collins answered these questions and more when she highlighted results from the Active Transportation in Kingston surveys completed in all four seasons.

Kingstonians were recognized for their contributions to active transportation in four categories: education, community, business, and the municipality. Awards were given to: Module Vanier, Limestone District School Board for walking as their first choice of travel for field trips; Kingston Transit, City of Kingston for its Redevelopment Plan; Rob Pereira of the Kingston Family YMCA for keeping the bike rack free of snow and ice; and Aara Macauley of Get Funky Boutique, Justine Scala of Minotaur, Shanna Abdo, and Tammy Godefroy of Novellino for their leadership with the Princess Street Promenade.

Streetfilms featured films about walkable, cycleable cities and engaged citizens, booming economies, and sustainable futures. Their messages were clear – active transportation is about people, and it can be an integral part of any city.

Would you like to see segregated bike lanes on Princess Street in Williamsville (1.7 km section from Bath/Concession streets to Division Street)? Here are Frequently Asked Questions about segregated bike lanes and a petition in favour of having such lanes on Princess Street in Williamsville.

Williamsville has been studied with the aim of revitalizing this section of the city’s downtown. Cycling lanes are not included in the plan. More information can be found on the City’s website. Click here for the January 2012 newsletter.

Click here or on image below for more information

KCAT has released the 2011 Report to the Community.

Keep Step Up on hand as your guide to active transportation information, ideas, opportunities and inspiration.

Step Up was delivered through EMC Kingston but if you did not receive a copy or would like additional copies, please visit KFL&A Public Health at 221 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston.

To download a pdf version of Step Up, please click here.

What do you think?

Tell us your opinions to help KCAT make a difference. Follow this link to participate in our survey.

Help Us Help You!

What would make it easier for you to get from "A" to "B"?

Send KCAT your suggestions to make walking and cycling easier in Kingston. Have you noticed walking or cycling hazards?

Please report major cracks and other risks for tripping on sidewalks as well as dangers on roads that interfere with Active Transportation.

Call 613-546-0000 and a customer service representative will take your information for follow-up.

Or send information to: Kingston Coalition for Active Transportation, c/o KFL&A Public Health, 221 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston, ON, K7M 1V5

People who take transit are three times more likely to meet physical activity guidelines compared to those who don’t.

Journal of Public Health Policy 2009