Transportation Committee

113 W Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 Transportation Committee Agenda (Immediately Following City Council Agenda Session) City Hall Room 101 / Virtual Meeting Via Zoom Tuesday, November 25, 2025 5:30 PM Members Council Member Robert "Bob" Stafford Council Member Sarah Moore, Chair Council Member Sarah Bunch Council Member Min. Monique Jones City Staff Public Works Director Chris Brown Assistant Public Works / Transportation Services Director Terry Gulley City Engineer Justin Bland Transportation Committee November 25, 2025 Zoom Information Webinar ID: 817 2066 3951 Registration Link: Zoom Link A. Call to Order B. Roll Call C. New Business C.1. N. Sunset Dr. Traffic Calming Discussion Discussion of application of traffic calming policy on N. Sunset Dr. D. Reports and Presentations D.1. Regional Transit Alternatives Study Report Update on the Regional Transit Alternatives Study by WSP, Consultant for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission E. Informational Items F. Adjournment City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Page 2 TO: Chris Brown, Public Works Director THRU: Justin Bland, City Engineer Matt Mihalevich, Active Transportation Manager FROM: Dane Eifling, Mobility Coordinator DATE: November 20th, 2025 SUBJECT: Sunset Drive Traffic Calming BACKGROUND: Sunset Drive is a residential link street connecting Wedington Drive and Cleveland Street. There have been multiple resident requests for traffic calming on Sunset Drive. In 2020 a pedestrian was killed near the intersection of Cleveland and Sunset and in 2025 a juvenile pedestrian was killed on Sunset Drive. While it does not appear speeding was a primary factor in either of the fatalities, the 2025 fatality has precipitated renewed requests from multiple residents for various types of traffic calming including speed cushions, traffic circles, and chicanes. At least one resident has explicitly opposed traffic calming. DISCUSSION: Speed and volume data collected by city staff do not qualify the street for consideration under the City’s traffic calming program. The traffic calming policy establishes a point system for decision making using several factors (see attached policy document) The minimum point total to warrant traffic calming is 35 points. Three traffic studies are on file for the street, as follows: Month - Year 85th % Speed Average Volume Total Points February - 2008 34.2 MPH 549 31.0 October - 2021 32.3 MPH 582 29.8 October - 2025 29.2 MPH 583 19.3 Since the policy was established by the City Council, any recommendation for traffic calming outside of this policy needs to be presented to the Council for approval. Alternatively, the Committee could recommend changes to the policy that could then be approved by the full Council. In any event, staff recommends that the neighborhood consensus portion of the policy be followed. This requirement is 60% approval from residents along the street for selected traffic calming elements. Lastly, from the policy: “Streets that do not meet these minimum criteria, and dead-end or disconnected streets that are placed in Tier 3 generally will not be considered for structural traffic calming, but may be considered for enforcement and are eligible for consideration of tactical urbanism permits.” Tactical urbanism projects are low-cost light infrastructure projects meant to create immediate safety or community benefits that can be implemented quickly using volunteers and community groups. Tactical Urbanism projects in Fayetteville have included a variety of treatments radar feedback signs, striped on-street parking, painted curb extensions, crosswalks, planter boxes but have not been allowed to include speed bumps/cushions. Tactical Urbanism projects are usually resident-lead initiatives that require submittal of plans to city staff for review by the Fire Department, Engineering, Transportation divisions to ensure safety and code compliance of any street alterations. BUDGET/STAFF IMPACT: None Attachments: Scoring Sheet Speed Studies 2