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NDOT proposal sends Hasty Drive speed cushions, narrowing to owner ballot after residents report frequent speeding
Summary
City traffic engineers proposed two speed cushions and corridor narrowing for Hasty Drive after residents reported frequent speeding; the plan will be finalized with a field review and sent to property owners for a six-week online ballot requiring two-thirds approval.
Chase, an engineer with Moore working with the Metro Nashville traffic calming program, presented a preliminary plan to install two speed cushions and corridor narrowing on Hasty Drive after residents reported frequent speeding and uncomfortable pedestrian interactions. The design will be finalized in the field and then sent to property owners in the corridor for a six-week online ballot; the project moves forward if two-thirds of respondents vote yes.
The proposal matters because, according to meeting presenters, recorded speeds on Hasty Drive were high for a residential street (the presentation recorded a 31 mph high-percentile speed) and roughly 800 vehicles a day use the corridor. Chase said the traffic calming program focuses on engineered countermeasures to…
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