Comprehensive Master Plan
Mobility and Transit
Rail road by East Hollis
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The New Hampshire Capitol
Infrastructure Corridor Project studies
strategic rail and bus transit
investments to improve
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stretch between Boston, MA
and Concord, NH. Even though
a multimodal transportation
network already exists
along the Capitol Corridor,
demand is increasingly
higher than capacity. The
enhanced transportation
network is meant to support
communities along the
corridor from an economic,
environmental and socially
sustainable perspective. The
Nashua Regional Planning
Commission (NRPC) has been
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Hampshire Department of
Transportation (NHDOT) to
support this project.
While Nashua’s means of getting
to work is still predominantly the
car, the City’s efforts to quantify,
analyze, and improve conditions
for bicycles and pedestrians area
fundamental component of shifting
mode of transport away from
the car. The City’s research into
infrastructure and repair needs
for sidewalks, curb ramps, and
street condition is an important
first step. Aligning those findings
with the broader goals of the
master plan—areas for larger-
scale improvements, citywide
strategies for redevelopment
versus preservation—will ensure
that capital budgets are fiscally
responsible, and that public works
projects help work alongside
other longer-range planning
considerations.
Many of the designated bike
and pedestrian areas in the City
can only be accessed by driving
or traveling by bike or foot in
unsafe conditions. A Citywide bike
and pedestrian plan would help
prioritize where connections and
improvements should be made and
how to better utilize the limited
grant funding available, such as
TAP. Safer travel would benefit
all residents and visitors but it
would especially help the aging
population age in place.
Main Street bike lane
