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See where fellow residents would place taller buildings

Jan 08, 2020
By  Paige Agnew
As you may know, the City is now collecting input on local building heights using an online mapping tool on the Get Involved Kingston page. Please click through to see where participating residents are suggesting buildings of various heights could be built in Kingston.  Over 300 pins have already been added to the map – and you are welcome to add your own! Indeed, now is the best time...
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Where do we go from here? Understanding the Issues and Options Report

Nov 29, 2019
By  Paige Agnew
On Nov. 15, my team released the Density by Design Issues and Options Report, an overview of the City’s approach for regulating mid-rise and tall buildings with a summary of proposed options. The release of this document was immediately followed by a series of stakeholder meetings, an open house and a special committee briefing on Nov. 21. At stakeholder meetings and the open houses, staff...
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Update on Major Policy Planning Studies

Nov 15, 2019
By  Paige Agnew
With the finalization of Council’s Strategic Plan, I wanted to provide an update on the major policy studies being undertaken by the Planning Division, which include: the Central Kingston Growth Strategy; Density by Design: Kingston Mid-Rise and Tall Building Policy; the update to the Williamsville Main Street Study; the North King’s Town Secondary Plan; and, the new City-wide Zoning By-Law. ...
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Mass timber: the benefits of building with wood

Feb 12, 2020
By  Paige Agnew
Update, Feb. 12, 2020: On Feb. 6, the CBC published an article citing the benefits of using engineered wood products in tall building construction. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2vttI9U Timber frame mid-rise buildings offer cities the ability to increase density more cost-effective buildings while also achieving a lower carbon footprint that steel and concrete construction. As we develop...
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Kingston named one of the best places to invest in Canada

Oct 01, 2019
By  Paige Agnew
Kingston was recently named one of the best 20 places to invest in Canada by Site Selection Magazine. The magazine bases its choices on its database of facility investment projects pulled from across Canada. Those projects must represent at least $1 million invested, at least 20 new jobs or at least 20,000 new sq. ft. of space. That means Kingston was chosen based on the investment...
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