KINGSTON, ONT. — The federal government has approved eight public transit and active transportation projects in the City of Kingston with $47 million in total investments from three levels of government.
The projects are being funded through the public transit stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure plan, stated a recent release.
Several projects involve the construction of new pedestrian and cycling infrastructure in the east-west corridor of the city. The redesign and construction of Montreal Street at John Counter Boulevard will include multi-use pathways, a new sidewalk and buffered bike lanes. There will also be new transit-exclusive passenger drop-off lanes.
The spending will also pay for a new long-range battery electric bus and the necessary battery charging equipment, and six more conventional buses will be added to the bus fleet.
The Government of Canada is allocating $17 million; the government of Ontario is providing $14.5 million to the projects, while the City of Kingston is contributing $16 million.
“Kingston has made strategic investments in active transportation and has seen unprecedented growth in transit ridership over the last few years. COVID-19 has definitely impacted our recent progress but as people start to return to some of their pre-pandemic routines, I believe there are even more opportunities to accelerate our active transportation goals,” commented Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson in the statement.
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