Active Transportation

Active transportation is walking, wheeling, or taking the bus to where you want to go. Being active will improve your health, protect the environment, and save you money.

Walking

Get motivated to walk more often with Carrot rewards - a mobile app that keeps track of your steps.

Kingston Transit 

The City of Kingston provides an Affordable Transit Pass. It is a reduced-cost monthly transit pass for residents from lower-income households. To qualify, residents must enroll in the Municipal Fee Assistance Program (MFAP). For more information, eligibility criteria and rates see Transit Fares & Passes - City of Kingston.

• City of Kingston

  • Kingston Transit - learn everything you need to know about using the bus in Kingston
    • Trip planner - watch this two-minute video to learn how to plan your transit trip.
    • Rack and roll - learn how to use the rack and roll bicycle carrier on the front of Kingston Transit buses.

Use maps

There are many mapping tools that can make commuting on foot, by bicycle, or using transit more efficient: 

• WalkScore maps
• Google maps
• Kingston Transit schedules and maps
• Winter snow removal maps:
  • Kingston area - road clearing and sidewalk clearing schedules
  • Lennox & Addington - road clearing and sidewalk clearing schedules
  • Frontenac County - road clearing and sidewalk clearing schedules 

Active transportation safety

• Walking:

  • Pedestrian safety - pedestrian safety information, including laws at pedestrian crossings, penalties for drivers, and safety tips from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.

• Cycling: 

  • Bicycle safety - learn the rules of the road, helmet information, and safety tips for cyclists of all ages from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
  • Safe cycling – watch this video by Cycle Kingston. It includes fitting your bike and getting it ready, the “1,2,4, salute” helmet check, the ABC bike check, and Safe Riding Basics: See, Be Seen, and Be Predictable.
  • One-metre passing law - watch this 30-second video to learn more about the one-metre passing law from the Share the Road Cycling Coalition and the Government of Ontario. 
  • Stay Safe Stay Back - watch this 30-second video to learn about safe cycling around larger vehicles, by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), Share the Road Cycling Coalition, and the City of Toronto. 
  • CAA Bike Assist - learn more about the CAA Bike Assist roadside service program available to CAA members. 

  • Cycling with children:

    • Cycling Skills: Ontario's Guide to Safe Cycling - Ontario Ministry of Transportation
    • Young Cyclist's Guide - Ontario Ministry of Transportation
    • Preventing injuries. Saving lives. - Parachute

• Transit:

  • If you are on a Kingston Transit local route after dark, you can ask the bus driver to drop you off on the route as close as possible to your desired destination. Kingston Transit express drivers can drop you off after 8 p.m. at regular and express stops along the route. 

Weather

Something as basic as the forecast can make a world of difference when you are walking, cycling, or using transit.