Transportation Committee — Fayetteville, AR
Date: 2025-11-25
Time: 17:30

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




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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




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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




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