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NDOT proposes five speed-cushion sets on Snow Avenue; neighbors voice opposition ahead of ballot
Summary
NDOT presented a draft plan to install five sets of speed cushions on Snow Avenue, citing measured 85th-percentile speeds of 37 mph on a 25 mph street. The project will move to a two-month design phase and a six-week neighborhood ballot; residents raised concerns about speed bumps, sidewalks and outreach.
Amy Burch, a traffic engineer and consultant with the Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT), outlined a draft traffic-calming plan for Snow Avenue on a neighborhood call and said the agency will move the project into design before sending a neighborhood ballot.
Burch said Snow Avenue ranked among the 25 streets selected last year for NDOT’s neighborhood traffic-calming program after field data showed an 85th‑percentile speed of 37 mph on a street posted at 25 mph, daily volume near 400 vehicles and no sidewalks. “We measured the 85th percentile speed to be 37 miles per hour whereas the speed limit is 25,” she said, citing that figure as a key factor in selection.
The draft concept shown to residents places five sets of speed cushions between Anderson Lane and May Drive, averaging about 450 feet between…
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