PORTSMOUTH — Plans for the city’s new innovation district along High Street focus on a health and wellness hub, a makerspace and improved streetscaping for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Over the last year, city staff have been working with consultants and conducting stakeholder meetings to draft recommendations for redevelopment of the district. Those plans were presented last week to City Council, which is expected to adopt the final recommendations early next year.
The innovation district extends from the historic Olde Towne and continues along the High Street corridor, bounded by Green Street and Confederate Avenue near the Martin Luther King Expressway. City leaders ultimately envision a mixed-use area with commercial and residential development, streetscaping, public art and improved amenities for bicyclists and pedestrians, along with an urban hub anchoring major employment…
