Random selections of households in Kingston to be invited to participate in travel survey

Mayor Bryan Paterson speaks about the City of Kingston’s ‘Kingston Moves’ initiative on a video on YouTube. Screen captured image.
A random selection of households in Kingston will be offered a chance to participate in a voluntary and confidential survey that will be critical to planning for the City’s transportation networks, including active transportation infrastructure, transit service, and roads, according to the City of Kingston.
The Household Travel Survey, also referred to by the City as “Kingston Moves,” will ask respondents to report on their travel within the city of the previous weekday, according to a media release from the City.
“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,” explained Matt Kussin, Manager of Transportation Policy & Programs for the City. “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.”
According to the release, 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, the City detailed. 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.
The last household travel survey in Kingston was completed in 2019, just prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the release. The City stated that 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.
The Kingston Moves survey is being administered on behalf of the City of Kingston by R.A. Malatest & Associates, an independent research firm with extensive experience in municipal and regional travel surveys, according to the release.
The City said that survey invitations will be randomly distributed to residents in Kingston through a letter in the mail from Mayor Paterson. This letter provides more detail on the survey as well as the household’s secure access code. The survey can be completed online at www.kingstonmoves.ca or by phone at 1-855-412-1935 (toll-free). More information can be found in a video from Mayor Bryan Paterson on the City of Kingston’s YouTube page.