Comments for “Portsmouth Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan”
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Relatively safe for biking. Wide road allows for safe space for cyclists (especially downhill)
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ReplyOr, overly wide road and painted centerline encourages drivers to speed. Is there some traffic calming / speed bumps that could slow cars and make Miller feel safer to bike?
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While it looks like a bikeable alternative to Route 1, you are taking your life into your hands if you take this road: Lack of shoulder, many curves/hills, cars going too fast on this road.
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ReplyPeverly Hill Road: The shoulder is narrow and in poor condition. It is unsafe and unpleasant for biking. Also the left turn from Middle Road SB onto Peverly is difficult to execute on a bike.
Like Liked 4 timesPeople drive outrageously fast on this road and there are often huge trucks (just encountered an oversized load truck this morning). Can we restrict this road from being used by a truck that big? Like others said, this is a very unsafe road for pedestrians and bicyclists in its current state. Please do radar/enhance safety. Add a sidewalk from the new development to route 1.
Like Liked 5 timesIt would be nice if Peverly Hill Road was made more bike friendly, either with the addition of a bike lane or a better overall paved road with a generous shoulder for bikers.
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When on a bike, I use Lincoln St as much as I can, because its flat and a calmer street. But the stop signs at every intersection make it inefficient for cycling.
It would become more valuable to make this a "4-way Stop" for cars, and a "4-way yield for bicycles" road. (Especially since its labeled as a cycle street).
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ReplyWhen I learned how to bike on roads from Europeans, they would always say, "4-way stop - the cyclist's friend." So the 4-way stops make Lincoln safer for riders.
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What is difficult is that cars park on both sides of Lincoln making it much more difficult as it becomes only 1 lane and even challenging for a bike and a car in opposite directions. Can Lincoln parking be on one side only? -
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The "sharrows" are ineffective. I get regularly insulted by drivers, sometimes spit at when I try to bike here. I would love to avoid this patch, but there are no reasonable alternatives for biking from the end of Middle St towards Court St / downtown.
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ReplyThis stretch of road needs a well defined bike lane and not simply "sharrows" painted on the road. I too, bike this stretch of road because there is no other reasonable alternative to reach downtown. However, it is dangerous and I feel as if I need to be on high alert at all times. Clearly defined bike lanes go a long way. In my experience biking and traveling in other cities in the US and in Europe in cities with excellent bicycle infrastructure, bicycle lanes are clearly outlined in contrasting colors to the rest of the road. The most effective lanes I have seen, are in Germany/Denmark/Netherlands, and are painted in red, to clearly separate the bicycle lane from the vehicle lane. Often, they are also raised from the road, and pedestrian lanes/sidewalks are raised further.
Like Liked 1 timeStop comparing US transportation infrastructure to Europe's. USA state and federal taxes on gasoline = 50 cents per gallon. EU gasoline taxes = $ 5 per gallon. Nuf sed.
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Despite the 20mph speed limit, there is no shoulder and cars are very impatient (even when biking downhill). --- I would never bike this street uphill, its uncomfortably steep and there is no way to avoid cars.
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ReplyIt is rare for any car to drive at 20mph and it makes running or riding on the street very difficult. This is busy walk, run and bike loop, and it means that most people have no choice but to use the north side sidewalk that is not suitable for both bikes and walkers.
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July 23 2024
Sherburne Road should be actively promoted as a bike route to Pease.
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While vehicle traffic is limited on this road, speeds are too high and road is too narrow for many people to feel safe without dedicated infrastructure. Would love to see a two-way bike path here. Would go nicely along the southern side of the road with the northern side already having a sidewalk! Seems like more than enough room is already available in front the of the few buildings that line this road.
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