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Community-led tactical urbanism project in Riverside Village aims to slow traffic; NDOT to review design
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Summary
Presenters described a community-led street-narrowing project intended to calm traffic in Riverside Village, saying a sketch refined with an architect has been submitted and NDOT engineers will review and recommend modifications; student artwork informed the design and volunteers painted the installation.
Unidentified Speaker (S1) said the group is pursuing a tactical urbanism project to narrow a neighborhood roadway so drivers “naturally gonna slow down,” framing the change as a traffic-calming safety measure.
The presenters told the meeting they filed an application and prepared an initial sketch that was refined with help from a neighbor architect. “Ndot's engineers will look through that and come up with their recommendations for modifying the plan,” Unidentified Speaker (S2) said, describing the next procedural step in the review process.
Organizers emphasized the project’s community origins and visual inspiration. “The design actually came from a class of kids at Englewood Elementary,” Unidentified Speaker (S3) said, noting student drawings that referenced Shelby Park and the Superbloom were used as the aesthetic basis for the work. Unidentified Speaker (S1) said Dan Heller, who “works with this community and has helped make Riverside Village what it is,” helped energize local programming such as multimodal Mondays that the project is expected to complement.
Speakers also positioned the effort as green infrastructure. “Depave projects leverage a lot of the co benefits of green infrastructure,” Unidentified Speaker (S4) said, adding they can provide stormwater retention while also promoting safety. Presenters and a local business representative thanked Metro and participating businesses for contributing time to the effort.
Organizers described hands-on volunteer implementation. “It was completely community led. I showed up and held a paintbrush on the last day of the painting, and the community did everything for it,” Unidentified Speaker (S1) said, underscoring volunteer involvement and local ownership. Presenters encouraged other neighborhoods to consider similar applications for locations that are hard to cross or need cyclist protection.
No formal vote or regulatory decision was recorded in the transcript. The record indicates the submitted sketch will be reviewed by NDOT engineers, who the presenters expect will issue recommendations that could modify the plan; next steps are therefore contingent on that review.
