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Clark County to launch Neighborhood Traffic Management Program in January 2026
Summary
Clark County presented a new Neighborhood Traffic Management Program adopted by county council that will accept annual applications from neighborhoods, add two full‑time staff to manage requests and make traffic‑calming tools — from speed feedback signs to curb extensions and speed cushions — available to eligible local streets.
David Jardine, traffic engineering section manager for Clark County, described the newly adopted Neighborhood Traffic Management Program, which county council approved in May and plans to launch in January 2026.
The program is designed to address speeding, cut‑through traffic and safety concerns on local residential streets. Jardine said the program will provide a consistent, transparent process for residents and neighborhood associations to request traffic‑calming measures and that staff will collect speed and volume data, analyze crash history where relevant, and prioritize projects each calendar year.
How it will work: neighborhoods or individual residents may submit an application via a county website; county staff will collect data (tube counts for speed and volume, crash data), work with the neighborhood to design solutions and, if selected, implement measures within the same calendar year. The county described tools that may be used: speed feedback signs and trailers, optical speed bars, curb extensions, pedestrian refuge islands and raised crosswalks, traffic circles and vertical measures such as speed cushions.
Jardine said the program will be staffed by two new full‑time employees to manage submittals, the website and community outreach, but the county expects a phased start because the new hires can’t be in place before January. He said the county will begin implementation with existing staff until the new employees are hired and trained. The county will publish selection criteria on the program website for transparency and expects to run the program annually so neighborhoods can reapply.
Why it matters: the county receives many customer calls about speeding and parking and said enforcement resources are limited. Jardine said enforcement requests to the sheriff’s office are sometimes hard to fulfill because officers must be available to respond; the traffic management program aims to give engineers additional non‑enforcement tools.
What residents asked: attendees raised questions about how applications are scored and whether certain streets qualify (the program applies to local, residential streets, not principal arterials). Officials said the application will not advantage better‑written submissions; prioritization will be data driven after staff collect speed, volume and crash information. Jardine encouraged neighborhood associations to submit consolidated location lists to improve the county’s ability to prioritize work.
Ending: the county plans to post the resident request form and program materials online, begin accepting applications in January 2026 and provide annual reporting on outcomes and the program’s effectiveness.
