Hi Zachary, Great idea! You may or may not know about a proposal by the City to build the connection you suggested. The City recently submitted a "BUILD" grant to the federal government with the goal of... Read more...

Kathy, Excellent point! It is really important to acknowledge the need to protect existing housing stock and even more important to not cause harm to the area residents through displacement. This project... Read more...

Great points Mike. It is so important to have people who can advocate for good upkeep of the area.

Thanks for the comment Zachary. One thing the design team will do is look at the total width of the road to see if there is an ability to modify the road by painting narrower lanes to make room for a bike... Read more...

John, great suggestion! The key to good Transit-Oriented Development is to ensure there are enough uses and trips going to (and coming from) the project area to support transit investments. New residents... Read more...

Hi Lauren, The southern portion of Elm Street certainly has a different feel than downtown. Between street improvements, and new buildings, this area will start to look more like Downtown over time. A... Read more...

Great point Peter. There are already shuttle-like bus service in Downtown known as the Green Dash. This planning effort will build on existing resources to make a case for new development the study area.... Read more...

Hi Matthew, Thank you for sharing your vision for making better connections for bicycle infrastructure in the study area. You will be happy to know the state has funded a project to connect the South Manchester... Read more...

Hi Brenda, We agree, the Bridges over the Merrimack River are intimidating for walking and bicycling. The design team will be looking at options for improving east-west access to the project area.

The idea of a North-South Bicycle route on the West Side is a good one. Thank you for sharing Chip!

What a neat idea, thanks for sharing Ron!

Great point about that (Loeb) Park (under Granite Street), most people would have no clue there is a park there unless they were attempting to walk on foot along the river. The park has a nice brick area... Read more...

Great point about Granite Street. Lots of comments here about the challenges of crossing the street in this location. The design team will take this into account while developing plan scenarios. Thank... Read more...

Great comment Joe, We agree. It would be ideal to connect the Hands Across the Merrimack River to the future transit center as directly as possible.

What a neat idea, exposed cobblestones would add an additional historic feel to the Gaslight District.

We have heard suggestions to narrow crosswalks and also to put a footbridge over Granite Street. What kind of solutions would work best here?

Brenda, Thank you for sharing your ideas on the map. The riverfront & Arms Park are a city gem and it would be great if more people could access it through new connections. The design team will take this... Read more...

This is a really interesting project. Thank you for sharing it with us!

Brenda, What a great idea! Capitalizing on arena events to support transit to and from the study area will support development of South Elm.

Jeremy, what a great concept for Autonomous Vehicles! You may or may not know this but on September 18th the State of NH pass a bill creating a new Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Program which will operational... Read more...

Hi Rosa, will be excited to hear that such a project in Manchester is underway. It is called the Factory on Willow. There is a web page for it right here: https://www.factoryonwillow.com/

Hi Joe, Thanks for sharing that comment. We like Bass Island and the Dog Park too! We are not sure why construction materials are being staged on the island but believe it has something to do with the... Read more...

Good comment Mike. The design team will inquire with city staff about this location to see what may be happening next.

Thanks for sharing that comment Mike!