Press Releases/What’s New

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Middle Street Bike Lane Installation Underway

September 4, 2018

The Middle Street and Lafayette Road corridor bike lane project has been awarded to Hi-Way Safety Systems, and is required to be completed by the end of September 2018. The project, which also received funding from a NHDOT Safe Routes to School Grant, will extend from the High School to the downtown and is intended to create a safer and more convenient path for those traveling by bike or foot to the schools, Library and more.

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105 Bartlett Street Re-Zoning Request

June 26, 2018

In February 2018, Clipper Traders, LLC requested a Zoning change for the property located at 105 Bartlett Street from Office Research (OR) and Transportation Corridor (TC) to Character District 4 West End (CD4-W). The materials and timeline related to this request are outlined below. 

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City and Zagster Celebrate Bike Month

May 9, 2018

To celebrate Bike Month, City staff and Mayor Blalock led a bicycle tour around the Downtown with community members. The route showcased the locations of the City’s Zagster bike share stations, and ended at Portwalk Place to celebrate their sponsorship of a new bike station at that location.

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Chestnut Street Project to Resume April 9th

April 9, 2018

Construction activity at the Chestnut Street block, which includes The Music Hall, will resume on Monday, April 9th. Currently, preparation work such as roof drain downspout connections, subsurface brick work on the sewer manholes and some brick work restoration is taking place.

Heavier construction for this project will include the installation of the new streetscape components including seat walls, site lighting, installation of granite banding at crosswalks, and decorative pavement.

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Zagster Bike Share Event on Tuesday, March 20th at Street’za

March 20, 2018

On Tuesday, March 20th, the Portsmouth community is invited to join City staff and representatives from the Zagster bike share program at Street’za (801 Islington Street) at 5 p.m. to learn more about growing the City’s bike share program, perks of annual memberships and potential station sponsorship opportunities.