Comments for “Portsmouth Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan”
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The traffic light sensor doesn't see me waiting on my bike when commuting to downtown on state street at the Maplewood Ave intersection
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ReplyThat is my experience as well and I often turn right and then left on Court Street or go when the pedestrian walk signal is illuminated. But it’s impossible to trigger the green with a bike.
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It's challenging to cross the street here to get into the neighborhood from the bike path without any kind of help. Cars move very fast on this road but it's a perfect side road to connect to to get onto the rail trail and into downtown
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ReplyI agree. During certain times of the day it can be very challenging to cross here. It is few and far between that a car will stop for you because they are going so fast. Many people from our neighborhood walk or bike on the bike trail across the street.
Like Liked 3 timesAbsolutely, it is crazy to have a bus stop on both sides, a path on the north side, and a neighborhood on the south side but no crosswalk. An island in the center and flashing lights would be great but just painting a crosswalk today should also be possible, at least that gives pedestrians a chance to wait for a car to stop.
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"Share road" traffic sign doesn't give enough protection to the bikers. When you share, larger and faster becomes priority which means bikers are at risk. "Yield to bikes" would be more appropriate. I would not let my young sons bike on this bike lane at the current state.
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This is my second comment. Walford lane has 22 homes, 6 with children, a special needs person and several senior citizen homes. The sidewalk on upper Banfield Rd provides safe access to fewer homes than those on Walford Lane. With a bike trail or sidewalk we could walk or bike to the drug store, grocery store, YMCA, playground, ball fields and St Patrick’s School. It is impossible to safely bike or walk on Banfield with the same measure of safety afforded to those residents residing on upper Banfield. I ask that our 22 homes be provide with a sidewalk from Heritage to Peverly Rd.
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We use Lincoln frequently. Great width for biking but again don't feel like cars are yielding to us. Also we are able to bike on some parts and other have parked cars on both sides. Add designated bike lanes on the side, and in areas where there are cars on both sides does bike lanes go through the middle? Not sure, but we would love to be able to bike without interruptions. Especially our 4 year old :)
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ReplyThere should be a 4 way stop on Lincoln and miller. Cars and trucks speed up Miller in both directions making crossings unsafe.
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Our young family usually uses Junkins Ave, park path, Hancock street and then the parking lot at Strawberry Banke to get to the city events. None of the routes feel safe including South Street as an alternate route and we so we are not sure what should be our main bike path. Hancock doesn't have a designated bike line and sidewalks get busy with walkers. Knowing what is a dedicated bike path from Little Harbour to get to strawberry banke for family events would be wonderful.
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For families with younger children that wish to do a short activity/adventure from little harbour to Creek Farm, Wentworrth Coolidge mansion, or a forest play this road feels unsafe. For this reason we avoid it and go through the cemetery. Same as in the previous comment, visible traffic signs asking cars to yield to the bikes, bike lane markings in different color than white, and occasional physical barrier would help. These paths are also frequently used by runners and active bikers, and so more warning signs asking drivers to slow down and be cautious would be appreciated.
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Our family of 4 uses this route often to get to the events at Strawberry Banke. We use the sidewalk because the road feels unsafe for our 4 year old with many cars passing by frequently and at higher speeds. But many walkers use the sidewalk and so we feel like we are in their way. Having a dedicated bikeline with traffic signs asking cars to yield to the bikers would be wonderful. The bike lines should ideally be marked in color that is different than white, because often times there are regular white lines to mark road edges. And so when we follow them we are never sure whether they will turn out to be bike lines or road edges - which depends on whether we eventually run into a small bike icon on the road or not.
We are passionate and experienced bikers and have lived in Amsterdam for many years. We love biking but in Portsmouth we don't feel safe. We would love to see the following:
- traffic signs across Portsmouth reminding drivers to yield to bikers
- different color markings/lines for biking, so we are certain they are bike lanes when we enter them
- barriers to separate bikers from cars when in high traffic areasAlso this path would be much more pleasant if it had some trees and shade. Thank you
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ReplyAgree that the width of Junkins encourages drivers to speed, and should instead be used to create bike lanes or ideally a Multi-Use Path.
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This is a dangerous place for pedestrians to cross since State St. is a double lane road, and people are often driving fast. Despite the fact that there's a cross walk, even if one lane of traffic stops the other might not see you or stop. Recently we were crossing here and the car in the lane closest to us stopped, so we began walking. But a car approaching in the second lane didn't stop because they didn't see us, and my daughter was inches from being hit in the crosswalk. It was terrifying. This intersection really needs a flashing light option so both lanes of oncoming traffic can see when there's a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
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Roads wide, encourage high speeds, add sidewalks and narrow roads for more family friendly walkability
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ReplyWaiting on the sidewalks and hoping the traffic calming piece is also included in this project in the next year!
Like Liked 0 timesAdding a sidewalk down McKinley Road towards Dondero Elementary School would provide a safer, dedicated path for kids walking to and from school, reducing their exposure to traffic and encouraging a healthier, more active commute.
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NO SIDEWALK! For some odd reason, a sidewalk runs to the along Islington to the bottom of Spinney, then no sidewalk up Spinney to Sewell Road where the sidewalk picks up again. VERY dangerous on the no sidewalk area as MANY use the dirt path that scuttles along the side of the road, on the bend! PLEASE FIX!
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Progressing through Maplewood with turning lanes is challenging as well as turning off to get to downtown. Dearst and Hanover - wide and hard to take the lane with vehicle speeds. Turning on to Dennis
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ReplyMy husband and I ride into and out of Portsmouth often on Maplewood. This section is tricky and feels very unsafe. Should have clearer bicycle markings.
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