Williamsville Transportation Study

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Consultation has concluded and the engagement reports are available to read. An information report will be going to committee on Feb 13. In early spring a report will go to Council for a decision. 



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Shaping the Princess Street Corridor 

The City of Kingston is completing the second phase of a transportation study of Princess Street, from east of Bath Road and Concession Street to Division Street, known as the Williamsville Main Street area. The purpose of this study is to develop the preferred cross-section for this section of the Princess Street corridor. It continues work completed in 2020 to support the proposed planning policy amendments for the Williamsville Main Street Study.

The initial phase of the 2020 transportation study confirmed that the Williamsville corridor is capable of accommodating the additional growth and traffic projected through the Williamsville study area without mitigation. That study also identified that both existing and future growth in the Williamsville area have relatively high rates of walking, biking and transit use. Therefore, it is important to accommodate the demand for these non-passenger vehicle modes of transportation.  

One major constraint identified during the first phase of the transportation study was the limited right-of-way space. It is not possible for Princess Street to simultaneously be a transit priority corridor, a cycling spine route, a pedestrian-friendly corridor, and an arterial roadway leading to the downtown core. Therefore, a second phase of the study needs to identify the role, function and cross-section for the Princess Street corridor. 

This second phase study will be used to guide and inform current and future projects along Princess Street, including a segment of Princess Street from Alfred to Division Streets, which has funding for future reconstruction. 

A map shows the extent of the Williamsville Main Street Transportation study area, which stretches along Princess Street beginning at Bath Road and Concession Street and continuing along Princess Street until Division Street. Within the study area, a reconstruction area is shown between Alfred Street and Division Street along Princess Street. Two future westbound transit priority lanes are also shown along Princess Street, one between Drayton Avenue and MacDonnell Street and the other between Albert Street and Frontenac Street. A pin shows the location of a proposed signalization of the intersection of Princess Street and Drayton Avenue and a future transit queue jump located there. Another pin shows a proposed introduction of a left turn lane at Nelson Street and Princess Street to compensate for the removal of left turn lanes at Albert Streets. A third pin shows a future transit queue jump at the intersection of Albert Street and Princess Street.

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Decorative graphic showing three different people walking on a sidewalk, a bus in the road.and a streetlight and tree on the sidewalk boulevard.

Shaping the Princess Street Corridor 

The City of Kingston is completing the second phase of a transportation study of Princess Street, from east of Bath Road and Concession Street to Division Street, known as the Williamsville Main Street area. The purpose of this study is to develop the preferred cross-section for this section of the Princess Street corridor. It continues work completed in 2020 to support the proposed planning policy amendments for the Williamsville Main Street Study.

The initial phase of the 2020 transportation study confirmed that the Williamsville corridor is capable of accommodating the additional growth and traffic projected through the Williamsville study area without mitigation. That study also identified that both existing and future growth in the Williamsville area have relatively high rates of walking, biking and transit use. Therefore, it is important to accommodate the demand for these non-passenger vehicle modes of transportation.  

One major constraint identified during the first phase of the transportation study was the limited right-of-way space. It is not possible for Princess Street to simultaneously be a transit priority corridor, a cycling spine route, a pedestrian-friendly corridor, and an arterial roadway leading to the downtown core. Therefore, a second phase of the study needs to identify the role, function and cross-section for the Princess Street corridor. 

This second phase study will be used to guide and inform current and future projects along Princess Street, including a segment of Princess Street from Alfred to Division Streets, which has funding for future reconstruction. 

A map shows the extent of the Williamsville Main Street Transportation study area, which stretches along Princess Street beginning at Bath Road and Concession Street and continuing along Princess Street until Division Street. Within the study area, a reconstruction area is shown between Alfred Street and Division Street along Princess Street. Two future westbound transit priority lanes are also shown along Princess Street, one between Drayton Avenue and MacDonnell Street and the other between Albert Street and Frontenac Street. A pin shows the location of a proposed signalization of the intersection of Princess Street and Drayton Avenue and a future transit queue jump located there. Another pin shows a proposed introduction of a left turn lane at Nelson Street and Princess Street to compensate for the removal of left turn lanes at Albert Streets. A third pin shows a future transit queue jump at the intersection of Albert Street and Princess Street.

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Archived - Map Feedback

4 months

Consultation concluded on March 7 at 4 p.m.

Let us know what you think by dropping a pin and providing your feedback on current and proposed bike routes, where rest areas should be or any other ideas you have for the corridor. 

Tap or click on the map, select add pin from the plus symbol on the left-hand side, select the appropriate pin and then drag it and drop it on the map where you like to leave feedback. You can drop multiple pins.

Have a question? Check out our frequently asked questions to see if it has been answered or send a question to the project team.

Map Legend

  • Red line - Future Bike Routes
  • Pink line - Current Bike Routes
  • Blue line - Potential Neighbourhood Bike Routes
  • Purple area - Study Area
  • Orange area - Reconstruction Project Limits
  • Brown dots - Transit Stops
CLOSED: This map consultation has concluded.