NDOT to move Westborough Drive traffic-calming plan to neighborhood ballot after public meeting

The Nashville Department of Transportation presented a preliminary traffic‑calming plan for Westborough Drive and said it will move the design to an online neighborhood ballot after a public meeting where residents described repeated crashes and near misses.

NDOT traffic calming staff member Amy Birch outlined why Westborough qualified for the program and described a concept that includes a series of speed cushions, radar speed feedback signs and other non‑vertical measures. "I'm Amy Birch. And so we're here to talk about the Westborough Drive, traffic calming project," Birch said during the meeting.

The plan matters to neighbors because NDOT data collected for the application showed elevated speeds and volumes on the one‑mile corridor between Charlotte Avenue and Robertson Avenue. Birch said the measured 85th‑percentile speed was 33 miles per hour on a street posted at 30 mph, and the two‑way daily volume was about 3,500 vehicles. The street is roughly 22 feet wide and is classified as a collector avenue, NDOT said.

Nut graf: Residents described multiple crashes and close calls and urged measures that physically slow drivers. NDOT said the project will proceed to detailed design and an online ballot; if at least 66% of ballots returned vote in favor, NDOT will schedule installation of vertical measures, typically within 8 to 10…