The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is announcing a total of 85 newly selected neighborhood street traffic calming projects to begin in the coming weeks. Of the 85, 25 were selected as part of the Summer 2023 prioritization that followed the Spring 2023 application window, with an additional 60 selected from the Winter 2023 prioritization and funded through Metro’s surplus budget. Residents will now proceed with a collaborative community-led design process to enhance safety and quality of life on their neighborhood streets, in line with Nashville’s commitment to being a Vision Zero city.
“A selection of eighty-five streets represents our largest traffic calming undertaking since the inception of the program,” said Department Director Diana Alarcon. “It’s very exciting to be working on neighborhood streets all across the county to positively impact safety and quality of life. Traffic Calming is an extremely popular program, and we’re working to scale up our efforts as Nashville grows.”
The Nashville Department of Transportation opens two traffic calming application periods per year. Neighborhoods can submit completed applications during each of these multi-week time periods. Once the application window has closed, the Department begins data collection on each of the submitted neighborhood streets to determine how they score. Nashville Department of Transportation’s prior funding has allowed for about 50 projects to be selected annually in recent years, though this year the department is selecting an additional 60 streets due to surplus budget funds. Nashville Department of Transportation will be opening the next Neighborhood Street Traffic Calming application window on September 1, 2023 and the window will be open for 2 full weeks.
"We are continuing to gain momentum in making our neighborhood streets safer,” said District 7 Council Member Emily Benedict. “In District 7 alone, which is a mainly residential district, we have received over ten awards, five of which are being installed this fall. Instead of only encouraging people to drive slower, through this program people are required to slow down due to the physical measures being installed. No one should be put in harm's way due to unsafe streets."
Based on applications and data collected, Nashville Department of Transportation staff selected the following 25 neighborhood streets from the Summer 2023 prioritization:
Summer 2023 Neighborhood Street Traffic Calming Selections
| Prioritization Number | Street |
|---|---|
| 1 | 38th Ave N |
| 2 | Dupont Ave |
| 3 | Hillwood Blvd |
| 4 | October Woods Dr |
| 5 | Bonnafair Dr |
| 6 | 23rd Ave N |
| 7 | Creekwood N |
| 8 | Harpeth Valley Rd |
| 9 | S 16th St |
| 10 | Old Matthews Rd |
| 11 | Oakes Dr |
| 12 | Lunn Dr |
| 13 | Vaulx Ln |
| 14 | Woodberry Dr |
| 15 | W Nocturne Dr |
| 16 | Hutson Ave |
| 17 | Tuckahoe Dr |
| 18 | S 14th St |
| 19 | Joe Pyron Dr |
| 20 | Richmond Dr |
| 21 | Tampa Dr |
| 22 | Stillwood Dr |
| 23 | Priest Lake Dr |
| 24 | Cabin Hill Rd |
| 25 | Leake Ave |
Streets were selected based on a set of criteria focusing on safety/pedestrian crash history, average speed, volume, neighborhood destinations, and the presence/absence of active transportation infrastructure. Nashville Department of Transportation engineers compiled this data for each neighborhood street and scores for the 50 highest needs are included in the attached chart. The department recently made some additional enhancements to the program related to the ballot process and ranking criteria.
In addition, 60 streets were selected from the Winter 2023 prioritization, approved as part of Metro’s surplus budget allocation by Metro Council passed on June 20, 2023.
Winter 2023 Neighborhood Street Traffic Calming Surplus Budget Projects
| Prioritization Number | Street |
|---|---|
| 1 | 23rd Ave N |
| 2 | 24th Ave S |
| 3 | 37th Ave N |
| 4 | 5th Ave N |
| 5 | Acklen Ave |
| 6 | Asheford Trace |
| 7 | Blair Blvd |
| 8 | Blairfield Dr |
| 9 | Bluefield Ave |
| 10 | Bradford Hills Dr |
| 11 | Brewer Dr |
| 12 | Brush Hill Rd |
| 13 | Burrus St |
| 14 | Cascade Dr |
| 15 | Chalmers Dr |
| 16 | Donna Kay Dr |
| 17 | Dozier Pl |
| 18 | Duling Ave |
| 19 | Elmington Ave |
| 20 | Farrell Pkwy |
| 21 | Glen Echo Rd |
| 22 | Grace Point Ln |
| 23 | Graybar Ln |
| 24 | Green Ln |
| 25 | Greenwood Ave |
| 26 | Heritage Dr |
| 27 | Highlander Dr |
| 28 | Hillwood Blvd |
| 29 | Hopedale Dr |
| 30 | Hydes Ferry Rd |
| 31 | Kirkwood Ave |
| 32 | Lake Pkwy |
| 33 | Lane Dr |
| 34 | Madison Blvd |
| 35 | Maplehurst Ave |
| 36 | May Dr |
| 37 | McAlpine Ave |
| 38 | Mossdale Dr |
| 39 | N 14th St |
| 40 | Oakfield Grove |
| 41 | Overton Lea Rd |
| 42 | Patton Ave |
| 43 | Paula Dr |
| 44 | Poplar Creek Trace |
| 45 | Riverwood Dr |
| 46 | S 11th St |
| 47 | Scenic View Rd |
| 48 | Seminole Ave |
| 49 | Shagbark Trl |
| 50 | Shihmen Drive |
| 51 | Stonewater Dr |
| 52 | Twin St |
| 53 | Tyler Dr |
| 54 | Valley Brook Rd |
| 55 | Walker Terrace |
| 56 | Wemberton Dr |
| 57 | Westchester Dr |
| 58 | Willow Creek Dr |
| 59 | Wilsonia Ave |
| 60 | Wingate Ave |
Coordination with council members and neighborhoods will begin in the next few weeks. Staff will attend neighborhood meetings and plan community workshops to collaborate with residents on the best design for each street.
- For more information on the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program visit trafficcalming.nashville.gov.
- For more information on Vision Zero visit visionzero.nashville.gov.
- To report a non-emergency issue affecting a Metro Nashville street, visit hub.nashville.gov.
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