Complete Streets Program

According to the City’s Complete Streets Policy (adopted in October 2013), the City has committed to “plan for, design, construct, operate and maintain appropriate facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit vehicles and riders, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities in all new construction and retrofit or reconstruction projects,” and to use the best and latest design standards available.

Portsmouth Complete Street Design Guidelines, July 2017 (Updated February 2026) 

Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Update (2025) 

Complete Streets Demonstration Project Policy (2017)

Bicycle Friendly Communities Policy, October 2013

Walk Friendly Communities Policy, October 2013

Complete Streets Policy, October 2013