Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept a Federal Grant from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
(5D: Develop sustainable quality of life improvements within the City of McKinney)
MEETING DATE: December 5, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Shelley Lang, PE, Assistant Director of Engineering
Gary Graham, PE, PTOE, Director of Engineering
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution authorizing the City Manager to Accept a Federal Grant to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program is in year 2 of a 5-year program that was put in place by the Biden Administration with $5 billion in funds that can be appropriated between fiscal years 2022 and 2026. The goal is to award $1 billion each year. However, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded less than $1 billion in FY 22, so approximately $177 million in additional funding is available for award in FY 23.
* The purpose of the SS4A grant program is to provide funds to help communities improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries through the development of a safety action plan. The action plan will focus on all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, motorists, and micromobility users like scooters or electric bikes, and commercial vehicle operators. A qualifying action plan is required to request additional grant funding for implementation projects and strategies identified in the action plan.
* The City of McKinney has been selected to receive this federal grant to develop a comprehensive safety act...
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