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May 2023 update: 

Work has resumed on Phase 2 of the North King’s Town Secondary Plan. The project was paused in 2019 to reallocate staff resources to the Williamsville Main Street Study update, it was delayed again with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to reallocate staff resources. 

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April 2019 Update:

Phase 2: Technical studies

Work continues on the technical studies that form the basis of the secondary plan for North King's Town: land use plan, cultural heritage study, servicing plan, transportation plan, and finance and implementation Plan.

Cultural Heritage

A draft of the Cultural Heritage Study was completed in April 2019. Members of the public were invited to review the document and offer their comments until May 22, 2019. The draft study is available upon request.

Land Use, Servicing and Transportation

Staff and the consulting team are still working through the technical analysis for the servicing and transportation studies and will be reviewing the results of those studies against the land use plan that was presented to the public on Oct. 3, 2018. Draft copies of the servicing and transportation reports, and a draft of the secondary plan policies, will be available when the technical analysis is complete.

Updated Technical Analysis for the Wellington Street Extension

As part of the work for the North King's Town transportation plan, a strategic corridor analysis has been done that looks at the need for the proposed Wellington Street Extension (WSE), and outlines the additional operational review and analysis that will be needed to complete the transportation work for the North King's Town Secondary Plan. The North King's Town Strategic Corridor Analysis will be presented to Council on May 21, 2019 and is time sensitive in order to provide guidance to the 2019 Development Charges Background Study. An executive summary of the work to date, as well as a full copy of the North King's Town Strategic Corridor Analysis report is available below:

• Executive Summary
• Strategic Corridor Analysis

Comments about the transportation work completed to date through the North King's Town Strategic Corridor Analysis can for forwarded to the project team at nktplan@cityofkingston.ca.

Finance & Implementation Plan

Work is underway on the finance and implementation plan for North King's Town, which will identify incentives, public investments, and other strategies to implement the recommendations of the other technical studies that form part of the secondary plan.

June 2017 Update:

Phase 1: Community visioning exercise and preliminary market analysis

The Visioning Report & Preliminary Market Analysis for the North King's Town Secondary Plan was approved by Council on June 6, 2017.

The community visioning exercise and preliminary market analysis were conducted as the first phase of the overall secondary planning process. The community visioning exercise component involved the creation of a community vision statement, planning principles, and design directions for the secondary plan. It involved extensive consultation throughout a large portion of 2016 and included numerous community engagement events. The preliminary market analysis was intended to support the development of a realistic, balanced, and achievable vision for North King's Town by reviewing local economic factors and broader development market trends.