Neighborhood Traffic Management Program Services

Speed Limit Reductions

The first strategy for improving quality of life along your neighborhood street is to reduce the speed limit.

Staff is proactively reviewing neighborhood streets and lowering speed limits to create more consistent speeds citywide. Residents may also request a speed limit evaluation for their street. Staff will review traffic volumes to determine whether the speed limit may be reduced to 30 mph or 25 mph.

Streets with less than 4,000 vehicles per day will be lowered to 25 mph.
Streets with greater than 4,000 vehicles per day will be lowered to 30 mph.

Once reviewed and coordinated, the new speed limit will be posted along your street.

Click here to review speed limits currently being coordinated.

Intersection Safety Evaluations

NTMP evaluates whether treatments such as three-way and four-way stops, pedestrian islands, curb extensions, or neighborhood traffic circles may improve safety.
When performing our evaluation, staff will look at nationally recognized safety criteria to help determine if change to an intersection is appropriate. Criteria we look at includes:

Traffic volumes (cars, bikes, and pedestrians) entering the intersection on each approach;
Crash history within the last 3 years at the intersection; and,
Sight distance for each approach at the intersection.

After reviewing the data, staff will recommend any stop signs or other safety treatments that are determined to improve intersection safety.

Did You Know?
Although stop signs can improve intersection safety, they do not always reduce speeding along a street. Staff will evaluate each location and recommend the solution that best meets the needs of the area.

Contact

ntmp@raleighnc.gov

Department:: Transportation

Service Categories:: Mobility Strategy and Infrastructure

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