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Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Economic Development Department:

• Destination Marketing• Ambassador Program• Business Support Services• Digital Marketing• Grant writing• Open Farms• Ferry by Foot• Regional Branding• Merchandise

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Nobody

told me I

would be

building

trail!

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

• The K&P Trail is a rail-to-trail conversion that travels north from the City of Kingston on the shores of Lake Ontario to the town of Renfrew on the Ottawa River.

• Of 150 total km, approximately 90 km are “developed”

• Frontenac County is host to approximately 85 km, of which 55 have been “developed” to-date.• Remaining 30 km is used primarily by

motorized trail users, but these sections are not yet “managed”

• The K&P Corridor plays a key connection in the development of a network of rail trails emerging across Eastern Ontario consisting of:• Ottawa Valley Rail Trail• Tay-Havelock Trail• Cataraqui Trail

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Once we close the final gap…

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Sharbot Lake

Kingston

Wolfe Island

We’ll shift from building infrastructure…

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

…to connecting communities…

…and creating incredible experiences!

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Wayfinding

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Navigation

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

www.frontenacmaps.ca/kptour

Trip Planning

Regional Active Transportation Plan

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Where to next?

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Trail Amenities

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Measurement

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Counters Surveys

Collaborate with Connecting Trails

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Lanark K&P

Renfrew K&P

Tay Havelock Trail

OVRT

The Great Trail

Cataraqui Trail

Develop AT Programs with Partners

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

• Bike Trains to School• Infrastructure Partnerships• Marketing Campaigns• Education and Events

Wolfe Island “Spur Line”

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

• K&P Trail starts in the City of Kingston adjacent to Wolfe Island Ferry terminal

• Desire to grow community connections into regional connections

Wolfe Island “Spur Line”

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

• Desire to grow community connections into regional connections

Connecting Communities by Trail in Frontenac County, Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit

Questions? Suggestions?

Richard Allen (@rchrdalln)Manager of Economic Developmentrallen@frontenaccounty.ca(613) 548-9400 ext. 330