Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning
The City continues to work on a number of initiatives to support the City's effort to become more bikable and walkable. Portsmouth is currently a Bronze Level Bike Friendly Community according to The League of American Cyclists, and a Silver Level Walk Friendly Community according to The Walk Friendly Communities program (WFC). Check back here for updates on implementation of the Bicycle Pedestrian Plan, progress on Bicycling and Walking Friendly Communities designations, Safe Routes to School projects and programs, and other projects to improve our City's bicycle and pedestrian networks.
Safe Routes to School
- Safe Routes to School Action Plan, February 2010
Complete Streets Program
- According to the City’s Complete Streets Policy (adopted in October 2013), the City has committed to “approach every transportation improvement and project phase as an opportunity to create safer, more accessible streets for all users,” and to use the best and latest design standards available. Please click here for more information.
Infrastructure Projects:
Information about other infrastructure projects that include Bicycle and Pedestrian components can be found on the Citywide Project web page.
Resources:
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
- Complete Streets Design Guidelines
- Information about the City's bicycle corrals
- What is a "Sharrow"? Click here for information on the shared lane markings recently installed on Daniel, State, and Marcy Streets
- City's bicycle rack guidelines and bike rack locations
- 2019 Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts
Policies:
- Complete Streets Policy , adopted by the City Council on October 7, 2013
- Bicycle Friendly Community Policy , adopted by the City Council on October 7, 2013
- Walk Friendly Community Policy , adopted by the City Council on October 7, 2013
