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Manchester Airport Access Road multi-use path now open to public travel across the Merrimack River

The Manchester Airport Access Road multi-use path is now open for non-motorized use. In addition to provisions for a multi-use path, the US Department of Transportation encouraged NHDOT to accommodate transportation cyclists between Bedford and Manchester on the shoulders of new federally funded Airport Access Road. The Department held the highway opening ceremony on November 10. The event included a motor-free opportunity to bicycle or walk the new highway and a fun run across the new Pearl Harbor Survivors Bridge.

Concord Liberty Street Roundabout

Concord: at Center and Liberty

Roundabouts are working in New Hampshire to increase capacity, reduce delay and eliminate serious collisions. Most importantly for pedestrians, roundabouts can be designed to make New Hampshire roads and neighborhoods more accessible. Whether you're walking, bicycling or driving a motor vehicle, information is available on how to negotiate a roundabout. If your community still has doubts, this Youtube video about a Glens Falls, New York roudabout is compelling. A September 2011 feature article in the ITEJournal explains the transportation benefits of roundabout.

Pedestrian and Bicycle culvert under Bowers Road

Bowers Road Culvert

Derry Rail Trail
Phase 2 Construction is complete along the Manchester & Lawrence Railroad corridor between Derry and Windham. There is now 8 miles of continuous paved trail from Hood Park in Derry to Roulston Road in Windham. The Town of Salem and volunteers in Methuen, Massachusetts envision a rail trail that will connect Derry and Lawrence.

In a subsequent project, The Town of Derry will replace the existing Bowers Road Culvert with a large box.

Little Bay Bridge

NHDOT Re-opens Pedestrian/Bicycle Pathway Connecting Newington and Dover
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation re-opened the pedestrian pathway between Newington and Dover via the General Sullivan bridge on April 29, 2011. Public passage beneath the Little Bay Bridge will be closed until 2013, at the completion of the Little Bay Bridge project.

Dan Burden assessing Crystal Lake neighborhood walkability in Manchester.
Dan Burden shares his vision in Manchester and Concord for livable, walkable communities
On May 3, 2011, Mr Burden visited Manchester. In the picture on the left, Mr. Burden assesses walkability in Manchester's Crystal Lake neighborhood. Please see Dan Burden's Manchester Report here. Mr. Burden has audited thousands of communities around the world. See Mr. Burden in this 2010 video from Vancouver.
NH 10-A, Hanover

Ledyard Bridge in Hanover

Do cyclists pay their own way? What about rail? Bus?
The answers, according to a Public Interest Research Group report, might surprise you. more …

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) continues to work with transportation agencies nationwide to accommodate community transportation needs, including safer nonmotorized options and linkages to transit. Current funding programs like Safe Routes to School and Transportation Enhancements make it easier and safer for people to walk or bicycle. more...

Bedford NH 101 at Wallis Road

"For too long, federal policy has actually encouraged sprawl and congestion and pollution, rather than quality public transportation and smart, sustainable development." President Barak Obama more...

Left: Bedford NH 101. "Biking 101: A lane would help." Union Leader Opinion.

Breathe NH Benefit Ride

Breathe NH's 2012 Seacoast Bike Tour will happen on May 19th and 20th 2012 beginning from the Pease Tradeport. Andrew and Vicki Pfeifer (right) participated on a team last year to raise money for Breathe New Hampshire's mission to keep New Hampshire's air healthy. More ...

Union Leader editorial calls for the inclusion of multi-modal accommodation in along NH 101 in Beford. more …
Methuen Rail Trail

Methuen Trail Work Will Add Another Link to a Rail Trail that may ultimately connect Manchester, NH and Lawrence, MA More...





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