The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure is announcing 25 newly selected neighborhood traffic calming projects to begin in the coming weeks. The selected projects were chosen from neighborhoods that submitted applications during recent open application windows and will now proceed with a community-led design process.
NDOT opens two traffic calming application periods per year—one in January and one in July. Neighborhoods are able to submit completed applications during each of these multi-week time periods. Once the application window has closed, NDOT begins data collection in each neighborhood to determine how they score. NDOT announced 24 projects this past August and is hard at work engaging with community members in those selected neighborhoods. In addition to the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program, NDOT is developing a Vision Zero Action Plan to address traffic safety across Davidson County.
“Traffic calming is one of the most important investments we can make to create safer neighborhoods,” said Mayor John Cooper. “It’s part of our Vision Zero commitment to increase transportation safety for everyone.”
Metro’s Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program, managed by NDOT, is a capital budget funded program that received $4 million in the most recently passed capital spending plan. The department currently intends to announce more projects in Spring of 2022. There are over 250 neighborhoods in the queue for traffic calming.
“This is one of our most popular programs at NDOT—and I understand why,” said Faye DiMassimo, Interim Director of NDOT. “Slowing down traffic on our neighborhood streets is essential to promoting safety and enhancing quality of life for our neighborhood residents.”
Based on applications and data collected, NDOT staff selected the following neighborhoods:
- District 21: Buchanan Arts District
- District 19: Historic Buena Vista
- District 16: Neese Dr
- District 9: Rio Vista Dr
- District 13: Karen Dr
- District 21: 23rd Ave N
- District 17: SNAP (South Nashville Action People)
- District 16: Glencliff-Southlake Dr Neighborhood Group
- District 2: Haynes Manor Neighborhood Association
- District 26: Benita Dr
- District 5: Oakwood Ave
- District 3: Golden Valley
- District 16: East Thompson Community
- District 3: Richmond Hill Dr
- District 5: Highland Heights
- District 8: Kemper Heights
- District 21: 25th and 26th Ave N
- District 29: Edge O Lake Dr
- District 24: Sylvan Park East
- District 33: Somerset/Kensal Green
- District 17 and 18: Gale Lane
- District 5: Greenwood
- District 15: Lincoya Hills
- District 17: Rosedale
- District 24: 37th Ave N
Traffic Calming Selections Fall 2021 Map
Projects were selected based on a set of criteria focusing on four areas: safety/crash history, average speed, neighborhood destinations, and the presence/absence of active transportation infrastructure, like sidewalks. NDOT engineers compiled this data for each neighborhood and scores for the 50 highest needs are included in the attached chart.
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.
More information on the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
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