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NDOT proposes speed cushions, pinch point for J Street; residents split, ballot required
Summary
NDOT engineer David Greaves presented proposed traffic‑calming designs for J Street on Dec. 3, 2025 — seven speed‑cushion locations, one pinch point and intersection pullouts — based on field data showing an 85th‑percentile speed of about 34 mph; NDOT will hold a second neighborhood meeting and a mailed ballot that requires two‑thirds of respondents to approve vertical measures.
David Greaves, an engineer with the Department of Transportation’s Neighborhood Street Traffic Calming Program, presented traffic‑calming concepts for J Street at a virtual neighborhood meeting on Dec. 3, 2025.
Greaves said field measurements on the J Street project limits (Foster Avenue to Ludy/Luedie Street) showed an 85th‑percentile speed of about 34 miles per hour and a low daily volume (roughly 343 vehicles). Using that data and NDOT’s prioritization formula — which weighs vehicle speeds most heavily and also considers crash history, sidewalk gaps and nearby trip destinations — J Street was selected in the 2024 cycle as a candidate for calming measures.
NDOT’s initial concept plan identifies seven locations for speed cushions, one location for a pinch‑point device (a brief one‑lane constriction), and pullouts to tighten turning radii at…
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