11.5.2026 Bicycle Pedestrian Blue Ribbon Committee

The City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Bicycle and Pedestrian Blue Ribbon Committee met on November 5, 2026 (the meeting metadata lists November 6 UTC). The committee reviewed capital improvement requests and project status. Maplewood Avenue reconstruction was included in the CIP, but its timing remains uncertain pending utility work and further public process. Banfield Road and Jones Avenue sidewalk requests were included as unprioritized, aspirational projects without funding or schedules; Woodbury Avenue paving and gateway work already has authorized funding. Other requests were described as covered by existing budgets or programs. The committee also discussed a $50,000 parking-revenue allocation already included in the FY27 budget, though the transcript does not clearly identify the associated project, and considered how to use $50,000 earmarked for shuttle-loop work without choosing a study or pilot. No contract awards, bids, vendor selections, or new spending approvals were made.

Members discussed upcoming public input for the Kate Street Bridge and Market/Russell Street intersection projects, and a November 30 public meeting ahead of Fleet Street construction scheduled to begin December 7. A working group also discussed a potential federal air-quality grant with an 80/20 funding split, transit service options, and surveys on walking, biking, and school transportation. The committee voted to approve the October 1 minutes as amended and to cosign a road-safety letter; neither vote involved procurement or spending.