Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Traffic Calming topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee to continue monitoring multiple traffic-calming requests; Pen Hollow loading-zone camera redeployment planned
Summary
The Portsmouth PTS Committee agreed to remonitor a Chief Street loading-zone complaint with cameras after snow melt, continue speed monitoring on Sagamore Avenue, and begin study of five Cast Street traffic-calming applications once weather permits.
The Portsmouth Park, Traffic & Safety Committee agreed to further monitoring and data collection on several neighborhood traffic concerns.
Staff reported a one-week camera deployment on Chief Street that showed four to five short parking events a day in a loading zone; staff will remount the camera after snowbanks clear and continue monitoring. "We'll keep an eye on it," staff said, adding that Chief Street is heavily used and that complaints have continued.
On Sagamore Avenue, staff said prior speed monitoring over many years shows average speeds aligned with posted limits and that part of the roadway is state-owned and therefore outside local control for certain treatments; the committee asked staff to continue seasonal monitoring.
Cast Street has produced an unusually high number of traffic-calming applications (five in a week). Staff explained the three-phase process: initial data collection and speed monitoring; design of traffic-calming options and, if neighborhood-wide impact is expected, a petition showing at least 50% resident support; then funding and implementation with further committee and council approvals.
The committee generally supported small-scale, data-driven pilots and asked staff to return with recommended next steps after monitoring and citizen engagement.
