City of Kingston to launch “Kingston Moves” Household Travel Survey

How do you move around Kingston? This fall, the City of Kingston is asking selected households that question through our Household Travel Survey, Kingston Moves. Data from the Household Travel Survey is critical to planning for the City’s transportation networks, including active transportation infrastructure, transit service and roads.

Kingston Moves is a voluntary and confidential survey. Households are randomly selected across the city to report on their travel within the city on the previous weekday. Invitations with a unique access code will be sent directly to selected households by mail over the next eight to ten weeks. Those selected can participate online or by phone. Participants will be entered into a random draw where they could win a $500 cash prize or one of 60 e-gift certificates valued at $25.

“Capturing the full story of how, where and why residents are moving around the city is critical to planning for a transportation system for all,” explains Matt Kussin, Manager, Transportation Policy & Programs. “We are very grateful to residents who are able to take the time to complete this important survey to help us plan for the future.”

The last household travel survey in Kingston was completed in 2019, just prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Updating the survey results with current data will help to identify how travel patterns may have changed since and is a critical first step to inform the City’s future mode share targets as part of the development of the Integrated Mobility Plan, previously called the Transportation Master Plan.

Watch this video from Mayor Paterson about Kingston Moves and why it’s important.