The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is announcing 26 newly selected neighborhood street traffic calming projects to begin in the coming weeks. The selected projects were chosen by NDOT from neighborhoods that submitted applications during recent open application windows. 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.
“I’ve personally witnessed how popular this program is, and I understand the concerns of residents who regularly see unsafe driving on their streets,” said NDOT Director Diana Alarcon. “Streets should be for all modes and all users—not just cars, and our commitment to neighborhood traffic calming affirms that.”
NDOT 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, NDOT begins data collection on each of the submitted neighborhood streets to determine how they score. NDOT announced 50 projects in 2022 and plans to select around 50 projects in 2023. NDOT will be opening the next Neighborhood Street Traffic Calming application window on March 6, 2023 and the application period will remain open through March 31.
Based on applications and data collected, NDOT staff selected the following neighborhood streets:
| Street | Council District |
|---|---|
| Packard Dr | 30 |
| Stratford Ave | 7 |
| Elysian Fields Rd | 26 |
| Broadwell Dr | 26 |
| NawakwaTrail | 9 |
| Cabot Dr | 20 |
| Jonquil Dr | 26 |
| Percy Warner Blvd | 23 |
| Wallace Rd | 30 |
| S Douglas Ave | 17 |
| Vaughn's Gap Rd | 23 |
| Annex Ave | 20 |
| Brewer Dr | 27 |
| Caldwell Ln | 25 |
| Hickory Park Dr | 32 |
| Kings Ln | 1 |
| Cross Creek Rd | 25 |
| Page Rd | 34 |
| San Marcos Dr | 4 |
| Fairway Dr | 15 |
| Redmond Ln | 4 |
| James Ave | 20 |
| Woodlawn Dr | 18 |
| Hamilton Ave | 17 |
| Sharondale Dr | 25 |
| Ransom Pl | 28 |
Traffic Calming Selections Winter 2023 Map
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. NDOT engineers compiled this data for each neighborhood street and scores for the 50 highest needs are included in the attached chart. NDOT recently made some additional enhancements to the program related to the ballot process and ranking criteria.
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.
Additional Information
- Traffic Calming Selections Winter 2023 Overview
- Traffic Calming Selections Winter 2023 Data Details
- More information on the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program
- More information on Vision Zero
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