Applications for the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program (NSTP) open Jan. 1, 2026.
The process for neighborhoods to apply for City support in reducing speeding and dangerous driving on their streets has been updated and simplified with input from multiple departments, including Transportation Engineering, the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment, Public Service, Knoxville Fire Department, Knoxville Police Department and Knoxville Area Transit.
New in 2026:
• Applications will be accepted online Jan. 1-31, rather than throughout the year.
• Only residential streets will be considered, no minor collector streets.
• One neighborhood meeting – not two -- will be required
• Neighbors will vote for or against the measures via online ballot, not paper
• Construction will take 15-20 months
Neighborhoods that have applied and been approved in 2025 or earlier will continue the process without any changes. Currently, 10 neighborhood traffic safety projects are in the queue for construction by the end of 2026.
New application forms, ballots and petitions will be posted on this page in mid to late December 2025 for review by neighbors interested in applying. Applications will be accepted starting Jan. 1 through Jan. 31, 2026.
Prior to applying
To apply for the program, you will need the following information:
• An applicant -- either four neighbors or an organized neighborhood group (association, homeowners association, etc.)
• Applicants' addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.
• Street of concern -- a residential street, which excludes all streets classified as minor or major arterial or collector streets in the
2018 Major Road Plan.