Neighborhood Speed Management Program

The Neighborhood Speed Management Program (NSMP) was discontinued in 2022. Applications for traffic calming projects are no longer being accepted. Following direction from City Council and findings from the Vision Zero Boulder: Safe Streets Report, the city will prioritize efforts along high-traffic “arterials,” the city’s busiest streets and where a majority (67%) of severe crashes occur.

The city addressed speeding on local streets through the NSMP, before it was discontinued, or the Vision Zero Innovation Program, on 13 eligible streets identified in 2020:

Although the NSMP is discontinued and no longer accepting applications, reducing speeds on neighborhood streets is important. The city is committed to Vision Zero and lowering vehicle speeds on local streets through:

• Engineering: using striping, signage, and other transportation improvements in tandem with scheduled capital projects.
• Education: using yard signs, speed trailers, and other city communications.
• Enforcement: using photo radar vans or traditional traffic enforcement.

The city will continue to address speeds and other safety issues citywide through Vision Zero:

• The Vision Zero Action Plan implements projects reactively and proactively to address transportation safety throughout the city.
• The Core Arterial Network focuses resources on larger, high-traffic arterial streets where the majority (67%) of severe crashes in Boulder are happening.
• The city’s police department routinely places photo radar vans and/or traffic patrols in locations throughout the city to improve traffic safety.