Comments for “Portsmouth Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan”
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This is a major crossing point that does have a yellow light and a blinking light crosswalk, but cars still go too fast and it's challenging particularly when biking up from Richards. This was made the official school route but still isn't great. What can be done with the design of the street to improve it?
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ReplyHow about bump outs and a 4 way stop/ raised intersection?
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More needs to be done to truly make Lincoln a "bike boulevard". More than a couple signs and sharrows.This is an unsafe crossing and should be a 4-way stop. Care regularly speed 10-20 MPH over the speed limit down Miller in both directions and it’s a major walking and biking crossing for young students
Like Liked 0 timesThis is an unsafe crossing and should be a 4-way stop. Care regularly speed 10-20 MPH over the speed limit down Miller in both directions and it’s a major walking and biking crossing for young students
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The stretch of Court Street between Pleasant and Rodgers is very challenging to bike. Cars are very aggressive and try to pass to on the left, annoyed with bikes that have moved to the left to try to turn down Rodgers. I have almost been hit here on at least two occasions. Bike signage on the road would help so cars realize that bikes are permitted to share the lane.
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Would love to see more sidewalk OR at least pedestrian friendly walking space on the side of Lafayette Rd. so that we can get safely to Ocean Rd. and take Ocean to the trail. Even better would be a connector through the woods from Juniper Commons to the trail!
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ReplyYes! A safer crossing from east to west, and a connector to the rail trail (perhaps through Maple Haven neighborhood + park)
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I use the Richards & Middle blinky light with my kids to get to the fields/library or commute to school on bike. There isn't enough room on the sidewalk near Austin & Middle to press the blinky light, it's very awkward and tight standing with the bike. If that sidewalk could be enlarged or if there were speed bumps like those on Maplewood that would slow traffic more it would be much safer.
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Osprey Landing/Spinnaker Point is a circular walk with low sloping rises on two of three circular walking routes. A walker can use one of four roads in the circular route to lengthen a walk. There is no through traffic. There are sidewalks on all roads except a section of Portsmouth Blvd which is closed so walking on the street pavement is available.
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ReplyI used this area to rehab after surgery when I was using a cane. I could park at Spinnaker and walk after riding recumbent bike.
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Serious consideration should be taken to begin transitioning the heart of Market Square to a pedestrian zone. This would be a long process and begin with small changes such as removing on-street parking in this area to make it harder and less attractive to drive.
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ReplyOn a bike and with a car, I will do everything to avoid this intersection. It is ambiguous when entering from Daniel Street, and drivers are generally distracted and won't have the bandwidth to pay attention to cyclists.
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The city did a lot of work to make this intersection as safe as possible, and I understand that there are a lot of constrains in the area - the railroad bridge probably being the biggest - but this intersection is terrifying. Anyone driver not familiar with it has no idea what's going on, and they blow through the yellow pedestrian lights. Pedestrians CANNOT see cars coming from Islington Street when starting a cross from east to west.
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ReplyYou think the intersection is bad now, wait until the 154 apartments at 105 Bartlett St are constructed. Yeeeeeeessh
Like Liked 1 timeall the changes here make it more confusing and dangerous.
A traffic circle here would be easier to reason about and slow it down for everyone's safety.
Like Liked 6 timesAs far as building a traffic circle at Cate & Bartlett, get out your design templates. You need a 110 ft diameter circle, minimum. It's not there. Plus, sight lines through RR overpass are horrendous. It won't happen. Ever.
Like Liked 1 timeThe slip lane should be closed off and drivers from Islington should have to make a hard right onto Bartlett. That would solve the lack of visibility for Pedestrians and slow cars entering the residential Creek neighborhood.
Like Liked 2 timesI posted a simple suggestion to fix this intersection here hopefully it can be incorporated! https://seeclickfix.com/issues/17639490
Like Liked 1 timeTo maximize safety, the City removed the slip lane at Middle St and Middle Road the same year they built a pedestrian / cyclist death trap slip lane at Cate and Bartlett. Utter madness.
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This is very hidden but should be promoted with more wayfinding -- this also needs to be repaved as there are big cracks over this bridge.
This is a great gem to bike without cars. Where else can this be done, are there more bridges or paved bike paths that can be placed through public properties to make connectors.
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ReplyI wanted to second this comment. I absolutely rely on this bridge to get to work. The path and bridge are stress free but the bridge asphalt is crumbling which makes for a very bumpy ride.
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We ride our bikes along this unsanctioned trail because there is no safe bike lane to ride downtown from the West End. Islington is very busy and dangerous, and crossing all the way over top Middle Street is just as bad.
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ReplyLooking forward to the new trail in conjunction with 105 bartlett development, probably in the next 2 years.
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Absolutely need a sidewalk here. In the winter it is very dangerous for pedestrians and serves a neighborhood that needs it.
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ReplyThere is a short "multi-use path" here which doesn't connect to anything on either side. What is a bike rider to do without a safe way through the busy intersection?
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I ride the rail trail 3-4 time a week to work in Norh Hampton. This is a great addition.
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ReplyGreat addition but just needs more connectors to adjacent neighborhoods and parks.
Like Liked 2 timesWhy do rail trail crossings at Ocean Road and Breakfast Hill Road have flashing crossing beacons and Banfield does not ?????
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The sidewalk along Spinney to Islington ends at Sewall Rd. Could the sidewalk be extended the rest of the way to Islington? It's a very dangerous section with cars turning into Spinney from Islington and come down around a curve on Spinney
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ReplyThe sidewalk on Spinney between Sewall and Middle Road is only 4 or 5 years old. The City needs to explain why this sidewalk project was not completed to its obvious end point on Islington St. Utterly ridiculous.
Like Liked 3 timesI agree that the lack of sidewalk on Spinney Road from Sewall to Islington is actually quite dangerous. Not enough room to walk especially with a dog and cars coming up from Islington come up a bit of a hill so it's hard to know if you're really seen as a pedestrian. Is there a good reason why the sidewalk was never completed?
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I'm very confused why there is a 100 foot bike lane here - that doesn't seem to go anywhere - and it's not connected to anything. It's a nice bike lane - and separated from traffic - but it's not connected to anything
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ReplyWe need complete sidewalks and bike ways down Lafayette at least as far as Heritage with a bike way to the USPS. All busstops should have at least a sidewalk, not just a sign.
Like Liked 1 timeUS-1 in Portsmouth from Ocean Road to Market Basket is scheduled to be reconstructed in 2028.
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July 22 2024
I agree, the pavement is older or different material and makes me want to ride in the road. I would say the shoulder could be a bit wider.
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The bike lane offers very little here tbh. Extremely narrow w/grates very close to or in the middle. And then ending randomly putting you straight into a turning only lane???? Would be nice if this was protected, wider, and carried through the intersection in a safe way!
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