North Mill Pond Trail and Greenway
About
This project seeks to create a linear greenway and community park along the North Mill Pond in Portsmouth. The greenway will include a multi-use path for use by bicycles and pedestrians extending from Bartlett Street to Market Street with a brief on-road portion along Maplewood Avenue. Between Bartlett Street and Maplewood Avenue, the greenway will include scenic lookouts and seating areas along the path. Between Maplewood Avenue and Market Street, the greenway will include a one-acre community park accessible from Vaughan Street via a public access easement across private property. With the exception of the one-acre community park, all of the land in the proposed linear greenway is currently owned by private entities and will require land easements or acquisition by the City. For this reason, the construction of this greenway and park is anticipated to be done as a public/private partnership.
Project Schedule
Conceptual Design Phase
- December 19, 2018 -- Public Informational Meeting
- January 2019 -- Individual Meetings with property owners along the proposed trail alignment
- February 21, 2019 -- Work Session with Conservation Commission
- June 2019 -- Completion of final conceptual design plans
Preliminary Engineering and Design Phase for Northern Segment
- May 13, 2020 -- Work Session with Conservation Commission
- July 9, 2020 -- Public Meeting to Review Design Plans
