TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Planning and Community Development
Carol Helland
425-556-2107
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Planning and Community Development
Seraphie Allen
Deputy Director
Planning and Community Development
Vangie Garcia, P.E.
Transportation Planning and Engineering Manager
Planning and Community Development
Josh Mueller
Senior Engineering Technician
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Introduction to the Local Road Safety Plan and Update on the Action Plan Grant Application through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Federal Discretionary Program
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Last September 2022, staff submitted a transportation grant application for an Action Plan Grant through the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) federal discretionary program. This is the grant program of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that provides dedicated funding to support regional, local, and Tribal plans, projects, and strategies that will prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
The SS4A program supports Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg's National Roadway Safety Strategy and the Department's goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on our nation's roadways. Through the application process, the City was requested by USDOT to combine its application with the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), Pierce County, and the cities of Burien, Everett, Kent, and Tukwila. PSRC will coordinate the work and serve as the lead applicant developing a Regional Safety Plan while each jurisdiction will develop detailed localized Safety Action Plans. As one consolidated application, it was just announced that The Safety Action Plan for the Central Puget Sound Region was selected for award from the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) FY22 Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan.
The City of Redmond showed its commitment to the safety of vulnerable active mode users by the adoption of the Vision Zero resolution in ...
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