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NDOT proposes speed cushions on Estes Road; neighbors press for park safety, bike protections and ballot clarity
Summary
NDOT presented a preliminary traffic-calming plan for Estes Road that would add speed cushions and other measures after residents applied; neighbors welcomed safety goals but raised concerns about Woodmont Park access, cyclist safety and potential diversion to side streets. NDOT will refine the design, coordinate with parks and police, hold a second meeting and put the plan to an online ballot requiring 66% approval.
Amy Birch, a traffic engineer working with the Nashville Department of Transportation, presented a preliminary traffic-calming plan for Estes Road on a neighborhood call that she said is meant to reduce speeds and improve pedestrian safety.
"We measured the 85th-percentile speed to be 37 miles per hour," Birch said, describing the data that helped place Estes among NDOT's top-ranked streets for the program. NDOT staff also reported a two-way daily volume of about 3,500 vehicles and partial sidewalks on the corridor.
The plan shown to neighbors was a high-level concept that called for roughly seven sets of modular speed cushions placed along Estes between Woodlawn Drive and Woodmont Boulevard, with signage and special treatments near the park crosswalk. Birch called the design preliminary and said it will be refined after field review and…
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