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NDOT and pedestrian safety budget

This discussion topic was requested by Council Member Jacob Kupin regarding the NDOT budget tied to pedestrian safety.

From CM Kupin:


Colleagues,

As you know, I’ve had a number of tragic pedestrian deaths in my district and I know many of you have the same experiences. 

I’ve heard a few times from the department of transportation a concern about funding that would help them better protect our walkers and bikers as well as make roads safer for all. I am including the below information for discussion and hopefully allocation to achieve these important goals. 

Many thanks!
CM Kupin



From: Purvis, Matt (NDOT)
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 11:52 AM
To: Kupin, Jacob (Council Member)
Subject:Budget Mod Questions
You've had questions regarding what Budget Mods we had requested that were not granted that would help accomplish some of the faster, cheaper, in-house things like you've asked for in the past.We had budget modification #020 for Multimodal Design and Project Management staff. 5 FTEs for $581,900. Additionally, we had budget modification #005 for Roadway Marking and Striping Crew. 6 FTEs for $479,800. Finally, #002 is the budget modification for the Traffic Calming Installation and Maintenance Crew due to in house install for cheaper and faster. 5 FTEs for $393,200.

Found on this year's budget request submission, pages 115-124: FY26_BudgetImprovementModSummaryBook.pdf. You can cross-reference those with what was given on page 3 of the budget doc for the department: FY26_42_NashvilleDepartmentofTransportation.pdf. We didn't receive any three of those modifications from the Mayor's Office.

Matt Purvis – Council Liaison, NDOT