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NDOT proposes speed cushions for Argyle Avenue; staff to move plan to resident ballot
Summary
NDOT staff presented a preliminary plan to install two sets of speed cushions on Argyle Avenue (Hillside to Beach), citing measured 85th-percentile speeds of 39 mph and recommending the project proceed to an online ballot requiring 66% approval of returned votes.
Amy Birch, a traffic engineer and consultant working with the Department of Transportation (NDOT), presented a preliminary traffic-calming plan for Argyle Avenue on Thursday, proposing two sets of speed cushions between Hillside Avenue and Beach Avenue and recommending the project move forward to a resident ballot.
Birch said NDOT selected Argyle as one of 25 streets in the most recent round after an application-based ranking process. She cited field data collected in 2024 showing an 85th-percentile speed of 39 miles per hour on the block where the posted speed limit is 25 mph and a daily volume of about 366 vehicles. "Based on our experience and review of the street, we think this would be a good plan, but this is open for discussion," Birch said.
The concept calls for two cushion locations spaced roughly 300 feet apart —…
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