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Funding for the Neighborhood Traffic Mitigation Program (NTMP) was eliminated in 2003. The City of Boulder is not taking applications for the NTMP at this time.

Staff has begun a process to update the NTMP guidelines and to investigate funding options. If you would like more information about this update process, please contact Bill Cowern at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

A Weekly Information Packet (WIP) Information Item was sent to City Council on May 8, 2008 regarding recent developments with the NTMP program.

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Neighborhood Traffic Mitigation Program (NTMP) Guidelines Update Project

Transportation staff is beginning the public process of updating the city's Neighborhood Traffic Mitigation Program (NTMP) guidelines. ( current governing guidelines)

The program involves public process and evaluation steps to determine the extent of the speeding, the level of support for a solution in the community and the potential impacts to other services (such as emergency response). Several issues have come up through program implementation, and staff has committed to refining the program guidelines to be more responsive to the issues.

The process to revise the program guidelines will include identifying required potential funding options including existing revenues, photo enforcement revenues and traffic violation surcharges.

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Timeline of Project

Jan. 24, 2007: Staff held a public workshop to solicit feedback from the public on simplifying the NTMP process. Meeting materials and the public comment form are below.

•  Simplified NTMP Process Overview
•  Comment Form

April 9, 2007: Staff briefed the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) on the NTMP guideline issues identified; the research on those issues to date; and the public input on those issues to date.  Staff solicited input from the TAB in preparation for the development of the proposed DRAFT guidelines.  Information provided to the TAB is provided below.

•  Public Comment Summation
•  Summation of other jurisdiction of NTMP information

May 21, 2007: Staff developed three different NTMP plans in outline form and is submitting these outlines to the TAB as an information item.  The three outline plans are below.

•  Vision Plan Outline
•  Action Plan Outline
•  Fiscally Constrained Plan Outline - staff recommendation

Sept. 10, 2007: Staff briefed the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) on the status of the update process. 

Monday, Oct. 8, 2007: Staff presented the draft new NTMP guidelines to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB). The TAB postponed a final decision about its recommendation on the matter until its December 10 meeting.  F held a public hearing and make a recommendation on the revised NTMP guidelines.  This recommendation will be forwarded to for their consideration later this summer 

•  NTMP Draft Guidelines
•  Critical Emergency Response Routes - Map

Monday, Dec. 10, 2007: TAB was presented with the proposed revised guidelines.  After review, TAB did not recommend use of the new guidelines and instead voted unanimously to continue using the current guidelines and to hold in abeyance the construction of any physical mitigation through the program, due to lack of funding. Staff has considered the TAB recommendation and is planning to follow its recommendation.  This will result in a continuation of the "status quo." The currently adopted guidelines will guide the program and due to lack of funding, staff will not construct any physical mitigation. View an Information Item sent to City Council regarding TAB's decision.

Research into other jurisdictions' programs and national state-of-the-art practices, as well as interviews with City of Boulder residents involved in the prior program, are ongoing.

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About The Program
The NTMP was developed in 1994 and modified in 2000 to improve neighborhood livability and safety, and to encourage citizen involvement in finding solutions. In 2005, funding for the NTMP was discontinued due to budget cuts. The NTMP is not operational at this time.

The City of Boulder does deploy four speed trailers to help educate drivers about how fast they are driving on residential streets. The trailers are typically deployed on a street for one week at a time. To have your street added to the deployment list please contact Transportation Operations Engineer, Bill Cowern at 303-441-3266.

To request police enforcement of a speeding problem in your neighborhood please contact the Traffic Unit of the Police Department at 303-441-3333.

Neighborhoods Solve Problems With Education, Enforcement and Engineering
The NTMP helps neighborhoods choose and implement speed reduction tools in their area with a three step process. Each step has specific criteria to meet before the level of intervention can be increased.

• Neighborhoods begin to solve speeding problems by using educational tools for three to four months.
  
• Speed data can be used to support a request for additional enforcement activities in the neighborhood. The enforcement step lasts at least 6 months.
  
• After education and enforcement strategies have been implemented and a severe speeding problem still exists, a neighborhood can be prioritized for engineering treatments such as speed humps and traffic circles.
  
• Engineering options are currently suspended due to city budget cuts.

Browse the mitigation tools for more information on each step.

For more information or to subscribe to the e-mail list for future updates, please contact Transportation Operations Engineer Bill Cowern at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Last Updated on Monday, 12 May 2008 03:31