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Raleigh council authorizes 15 traffic‑calming projects, sends policy update to committee

Raleigh City Council · May 5, 2026
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Summary

After a presentation from transportation staff, the City Council authorized construction for 15 neighborhood traffic‑calming projects (14 met policy thresholds; staff recommended waiving thresholds for Glenwood Forest) and voted to send proposed policy changes to the Transportation & Transit Committee for further review.

Raleigh City Council on Wednesday authorized construction work on 15 neighborhood traffic‑calming projects and referred proposed changes to the neighborhood traffic management program (NTMP) to the Transportation & Transit Committee for further study.

Transportation Director Will Shoemaker told the council the NTMP has seen rising demand: “we started with 20. We had 15 that met or surpassed all balloting thresholds,” and staff recommended authorizing construction for those 15, including a staff‑recommended waiver for Glenwood Forest because of its multifamily development pattern. Shoemaker also…

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