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The presentation, led by Chris Augustinos of NDOT, summarized the program and recent performance: \"The neighborhood streets traffic calming program is aimed at improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods,\" Augustinos said, listing tools such as striping, speed cushions, radar feedback signs and traffic circles.

NDOT showed that installations rose from 45 to 81 between 2023 and 2024, an 80% increase, and that resident balloting has produced strong support where used: staff reported more than 1,400 votes across projects and roughly an 80% approval rate. Augustinos also said the program received \"almost 400 applications in 2024,\" and staff later gave several other backlog figures during the discussion (see clarifying details).

Why it matters: committee members raised equity, emergency access and program‑delivery concerns as the program scales. Vice Chair Horton pressed NDOT on whether renters can vote on traffic‑calming proposals; Director Alarcon said renters are invited to meetings and engaged in design but that \"legal has asked us to stay with the property owner because they're the ones paying the taxes,\" and that the department will revisit the legal question with Metro Legal. Horton framed the issue as a fairness concern: she asked how to ensure \"we're not valuing the safety concerns of renters any differently than we are property owners.\"

Program changes discussed

- Proximity evaluation: Scott Kibbe, multimodal design group lead at NDOT, described a proposed prioritization change that would award extra points when a street applying for NSTC sits near an existing NSTC project. NDOT said that would help target parallel or diversion streets that receive cut‑through traffic after nearby calming measures are installed, but acknowledged that it could decrease geographic diversity of annual installations and could deprioritize some higher‑volume streets.

- Use of radar feedback signs and impact studies: NDOT described deploying radar feedback signs on nearby streets to collect speed data and to inform later interventions. \"They provide early indication for further traffic calming,\" Kibbe said, and staff said the signs are relatively inexpensive and useful for community engagement and evaluation.

- Time frame, contractors and in‑house staffing: Scott Kibbe and Director Alarcon said installation speed improved after adding a second contractor and that NDOT has requested additional in‑house staff for speed cushion installation in the upcoming budget cycle. Director Alarcon said bringing work in house would make delivery faster and less expensive and would let NDOT do more than the current 25‑street selection per window.

Enforcement and safety priorities

Derek Hagerty, who leads NDOT's traffic group, said the NSTC program was developed to complement enforcement by Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD). \"Our traffic calming program was really developed with MNPD to be complementary to enforcement,\" Hagerty said, adding that NDOT wants MNPD to focus enforcement on the highest‑injury corridors while NSTC focuses on lower‑volume residential streets where residents report quality‑of‑life concerns.

Council questions and concerns

Council members asked for comparisons of different traffic‑calming techniques. Council member Dreffel asked why the city uses speed cushions rather than speed tables; NDOT staff said speed tables are used in some places but are more costly and may take more materials, while speed cushions allow wide‑track emergency vehicles to pass without delay. Council member Cash pressed NDOT on backlog numbers and whether cheaper measures such as radar feedback signs could be used more widely to address more streets sooner; staff said a mixed approach is under consideration and that radar signs are being considered for parallel/diversionary streets.

Data and evaluation

NDOT said the program uses a scoring methodology that considers vehicular speeds, volume, active transportation and proximity to trip destinations (schools, libraries and transit), and currently applies a 10% supplemental safety score if a pedestrian‑involved crash has occurred; staff said they are exploring expanding that supplemental score to include bike crashes. NDOT also said it selects the top 25 highest‑priority streets in each of two windows each year and provides preliminary designs and neighborhood meetings before balloting.

Ending: Next steps

NDOT asked for committee feedback on the proximity evaluation, expanded use of speed‑feedback signs and the proposed in‑house staffing request. Staff said they will continue outreach to council members and neighborhoods, refine prioritization rules, and return with additional data and budget materials during the next operating/budget cycle. The committee left the matter open for further discussion; no formal action was taken during the meeting.

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Votes at a glance (items read into the record)

- Consent agenda (motion to approve the proposed consent agenda): Recommend approval of the following items (approved 10–0–0):
1) RS 2025‑10‑19 — Intergovernmental agreement for installation, operation and maintenance of transportation art on Mulberry Street/I‑40 overpass retaining wall; (committee item 1) — details: not specified in transcript.
2) RS 2025‑10‑20 — Authorization for Nashville Urban Partners 2006 LLC to construct and maintain aerial encroachments at 905 Gleaves Street (committee item 2) — details: not specified.
3) RS 2025‑10‑21 — Authorization for Mel's Drive‑In aerial encroachments at 148 Second Avenue North (committee item 3) — details: not specified.
4) RS 2025‑10‑22 — Metro Water Services construction agreement with CSX for Dry Creek wastewater treatment plant improvements at 61 Edenwold Road (committee item 4) — details: not specified.
5) RS 2024‑10‑24 — Amendment to BL2024‑632 to accept additional sanitary sewer main and manhole at 251 and 227 Nesbitt Lane (committee item 6) — details: not specified.
6) RS 2025‑10‑25 — Accept new fire hydrant assembly at 4040 Jordania Station Road (committee item 7) — details: not specified.
7) RS 2025‑10‑26 — Accept new public sanitary sewer manhole and vertical adjustment at 1010 Broadway (Yards Landing) (committee item 8) — details: not specified.
8) RS 2025‑10‑27 — Accept new public sanitary sewer manhole at 728 B Due West Avenue North (Madison Place) (committee item 9) — details: not specified.
9) RS 2025‑10‑28 — Accept new public sanitary sewer manhole at 2409 Eighteenth Avenue North (committee item 10) — details: not specified.
10) RS 2025‑10‑29 — Accept new public water and sanitary sewer main, fire hydrant and manholes for 3834 Penhook Road (Penhook Ridge) (committee item 11) — details: not specified.
11) BL2025‑695 — Greenway conservation easement at 1231 Pawnee Trail (committee item 12) — details: sponsor list and project name read; further terms not specified in transcript.
12) BL2025‑696 — Greenway conservation easement at Fourth Avenue North (committee item 13) — details: not specified.
13) BL2025‑697 — Greenway conservation easement at 8033 Highway 100 (committee item 14) — details: not specified.
14) BL2025‑698 — Greenway conservation easement at 2600 Pennington Bend Road (committee item 15) — details: not specified.
15) BL2025‑699 — Abandonment of unnamed right of way between 1321 and 1327 Pawnee Trail (committee item 16) — details: not specified.
16) BL2025‑700 — Acquisition of permanent and temporary easements for Lanier Drive stormwater improvements (committee item 17) — details: five properties described in the caption; not specified further.
17) BL2025‑701 — Accept new public water and sanitary sewer mains and easements at 2122 and 2204 Elliott Avenue (committee item 18) — details: not specified.
18) BL2025‑702 — Abandon sanitary sewer manhole and easement for property at 2000 Ava Place and Addie Way (Nolensville F SER) (committee item 19) — details: not specified.

- Committee item 5 — RS 2025‑10‑23, a resolution authorizing a contract change to a State Water Infrastructure Program grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to Metro Water Services for modernization and upgrade of the Dry Creek Water Reclamation Facility (sponsored by Porterfield and Parker): Approved 10–0–0.

Summary of the Dry Creek item: Mary Peoples of Metro Water Services introduced the matter and said the overall Dry Creek modernization remains planned in two phases after design and bid results. Peoples explained the grant amount remained the same but the project was phased because final design, contractor costs and long‑lead items made the original schedule incompatible with the grant deadline. She said \"we took a phase 1. That is everything that will meet the grant funding deadline. Phase 2 is happening concurrently, but then is not tied to the grant funding.\" The committee had no additional amendments and recommended approval.

Procedural notes

- The committee chair read the full captions into the record before calling for a motion on the consent agenda. A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded; the chair called the vote and recorded the result as \"10 in favor, 0 against, 0 not voting.\" The same tally was recorded for the Dry Creek grant change item after questions from Council member Evan (Siegel/Sigley) were answered by Metro Water staff.

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