Frontenac Street Parkette is a new parkette planned for the northwest corner of Princess and Frontenac Streets in Kingston’s urban core. The parkette site is adjacent to the new development at 575 Princess Street.
The Frontenac Street Parkette design could include an urban gathering space, seating elements, pedestrian connections and natural elements such as trees and plantings or groundcovers. Parkette design is to be completed this spring.
Get involved and stay informed
There are three design options proposed for Frontenac Street Parkette. Review the options below, then complete the survey by June 29.
Design Option 1
Design option 1 includes two organic shaped raised planting beds with a curbed path and optional shade structure with cutouts between them, creating a sun/shade pattern on the ground.
Design Option 2
Design option 2 includes three angular shaped planters, each with a central area for vegetation and seating walls surrounding each planter.
Design Option 3
Design option 3 includes two large angular planters with seating walls, a central path and optional shade structure with triangular shapes. Seating walls face inwards, one is multi-tiered.
What's next?
Share your feedback on your preferred design option by completing the survey before June 22. Feedback from the survey will be shared in an engagement summary and used to inform the final park design.
Frontenac Street Parkette is a new parkette planned for the northwest corner of Princess and Frontenac Streets in Kingston’s urban core. The parkette site is adjacent to the new development at 575 Princess Street.
The Frontenac Street Parkette design could include an urban gathering space, seating elements, pedestrian connections and natural elements such as trees and plantings or groundcovers. Parkette design is to be completed this spring.
Get involved and stay informed
There are three design options proposed for Frontenac Street Parkette. Review the options below, then complete the survey by June 29.
Design Option 1
Design option 1 includes two organic shaped raised planting beds with a curbed path and optional shade structure with cutouts between them, creating a sun/shade pattern on the ground.
Design Option 2
Design option 2 includes three angular shaped planters, each with a central area for vegetation and seating walls surrounding each planter.
Design Option 3
Design option 3 includes two large angular planters with seating walls, a central path and optional shade structure with triangular shapes. Seating walls face inwards, one is multi-tiered.
What's next?
Share your feedback on your preferred design option by completing the survey before June 22. Feedback from the survey will be shared in an engagement summary and used to inform the final park design.
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