Portsmouth

[#bancars]

Some U/C photos from Portsmouth (12.23.23):

 

[ctsketch]

Really love this building on Penhallow and Daniel.
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Just saw this one in person! Really great

 

[Tom Nevers]

Walked around Portsmouth today after biking the completed portion of the NH Seacoast Trail. The construction photos were taken near Maplewood and Deer. The other two photos are of the pedestrian corridors created, in part, by the building at Penhallow and Daniel.

 

[aquaticko]

^^Really wish New Hampshire--and all of New England--would lean much more heavily into this kind of urbanization. A. It's what people half-way expect of (and the other half-way, want from) the region, and B. it's a great way to remind people that more density--more people--is how you eventually fix a housing crisis.

 

[dshoost88]

^^Really wish New Hampshire--and all of New England--would lean much more heavily into this kind of urbanization. A. It's what people half-way expect of (and the other half-way, want from) the region, and B. it's a great way to remind people that more density--more people--is how you eventually fix a housing crisis.

IIRC, Portsmouth adopted a form-based zoning code 10+ years ago. This type of development pattern--one that prioritizes urban form and lets the market determine use--yields an outcome of good urbanism. Not overnight, obviously. It's refreshing to see the planning strategy praised by observers. As a former Manchester resident, I'm happy that their recent master plan reflected strong community support for this pattern of urbanization and housing production as well. Let cities be cities.

 

[#bancars]

^^Really wish New Hampshire--and all of New England--would lean much more heavily into this kind of urbanization. A. It's what people half-way expect of (and the other half-way, want from) the region, and B. it's a great way to remind people that more density--more people--is how you eventually fix a housing crisis.

Definitely agree! Portsmouth could also use some road dieting and traffic calming too. For a place as pedestrian friendly as it aspires to be, was kinda shocked at how overrun the downtown is with cars everywhere.

 

[Jouhou]

Definitely agree! Portsmouth could also use some road dieting and traffic calming too. For a place as pedestrian friendly as it aspires to be, was kinda shocked at how overrun the downtown is with cars everywhere.

As much as I generally agree with making cities pedestrian friendly, Portsmouth already is. Their "traffic calming" measures in recent years have been for the most part excessive and annoying though. We do not have the public transportation necessary to give up cars here. Especially after the proposed downtown grocery store was killed off, we at least need to be able to get our groceries.

 

[Jouhou]

Giving an update on some of the developments in downtown Portsmouth, all pictures taken today 11/29/2024

The old state street saloon building was demolished.

This one is cool but it's just more office space.

And the cluster of developments in the maplewood-deer street-bridge street area.

And just updating this one