NTMP - Neighborhood Traffic Management Program

The Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) is designed to help residents address traffic concerns they may have in their neighborhood. The NTMP represents the City's commitment to helping citizens improve the safety and livability of their neighborhood. If an individual citizen or neighborhood identifies a vehicle speed or traffic volume problem in their neighborhood, Transportation staff will work with them toward a solution.

NTMP Program Goals

Read about Neighborhood Traffic Management Program goals online.

NTMP Guidelines 

Learn about the Neighborhood Traffic Mangement Guidelines online.

NTMP Process

Learn how the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Process works online.  

Why Signs Don't Always Work

Learn why just installing signs doesn't always work.

Types of Calming Devices:

Get a overview of the four type of traffic calming devices the City has available.

Neighborhood Speed Watch Program 

Learn how you can volunteer for the Olympia Speed Watch Program and how it works.

Application Process:

Just fill out the printer friendly Project Request Form describing the traffic concerns you want addressed in your neighborhood. A project can be requested by an individual citizen or by a neighborhood. Transportation staff reviews the request and collects data on volume and speed. The data is used to determine if your project qualifies for the program, based on qualification criteria.

Scheduling of Projects:

If your project qualifies, Transportation staff will notify you in writing and place your project on a waiting list. Qualified projects are scheduled in the order they are received and as funds become available. 

Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation:

Transportation staff monitors the completed project and conducts an evaluation of the project within three to five years after the project is constructed. This is to determine if the devices are solving the original problem or concern. Monitoring and evaluation may include collecting volume data, speed data, collision history, and conducting traffic surveys. 

Contacting Public Works:

• Physical Address: 924 7th Ave. SE, Suite A
• Mailing Address: PO Box 1967, Olympia, WA 98507-1967
• Hours: M - F from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except for City-recognized holidays)
• 360.753.8588, TTY 360.753.8005
• publicworks@ci.olympia.wa.us

City-recognized Holidays Include:

• New Year’s Day  - January 1
• Martin Luther King’s Birthday - Third Monday in January
• President’s Day -Third Monday in February
• Memorial Day - Last Monday in May
• Independence Day -July 4
• Labor Day -1st Monday in September
• Veterans Day -November 11
• Thanksgiving Day - Fourth Thursday and Friday in November
• Christmas Day -December 25