Newburyport and Region

On this page:
• City of Newburyport Plans and Reports
• Local Street Projects
• Local Proposals
• Local Trails
• Local Transit
• Regional Plans (Merrimack Valley Planning Commission)
• State Plans

City of Newburyport Plans and Reports

High Street Master Plan, 2004

Crosswalks Inventory:
• Approved by City Council, 2015 (PDF)
• NLS Update (in progress) (MS Excel)
• DPS Update, 2023 (PDF)

Sidewalk & Curb Ramp GIS-Based Inventory/Assessment, 2017

Complete Streets
• City of Newburyport Complete Streets Policy, January 2018
• City of Newburyport Complete Streets Prioritization Plan, March 2019
• NLS Letter to Mayor and City Council, September 2019

Local Street Projects

High Street Safe Routes to School Project, 2018-2020

Merrimac Street at Summer St/Winter St/Route 1 (scheduled for 2027 construction)
• Proposed Design, June 2024 (MassDOT presentation)

Hale Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements, 2024-2025
• Project history
• Concept plan (coming in 2025)

Low Street / North Atkinson Street / Colby Farm Lane Intersection
• Concept plan, September 2024

Local Proposals

Newburyport Greenway (“The Middle Way”)
• Overview
• Newburyport Greenway Facebook page

Newburyport Bicycle & Pedestrian Network Plan , April 2023

Local Trails

Clipper City Rail Trail
Coastal Trails Coalition

Local Transit

MEVA – Merrimack Valley Transit
• All routes
• Route 11: Lawrence-Haverhill-Newburyport Limited
• Route 19: Newburyport-Amesbury
• Route 20: Newburyport-Salisbury Beach

Regional Plans (Merrimack Valley Planning Commission)

Merrimack Valley Active Transportation Plan, 2015
Merrimack Valley Active Transportation Plan, 2024 — “MV Moves”

Merrimack Valley Vision Zero

State Plans

Massachusetts Bicycle Transportation Plan, 2019
• Municipal Resource Guide for Bikeability, 2019

Massachusetts Pedestrian Transportation Plan, 2019
• Municipal Resource Guide for Walkability, 2019

Bicycle and Pedestrian Update – 2021