What is the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program?
The FHWA SS4A grant program, known as Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A), provides $5 billion in grants over 5 years to support local, regional, and Tribal initiatives aimed at preventing roadway deaths and serious injuries. This program is designed to help communities develop comprehensive roadway safety plans and improvements. The SS4A grants are part of a broader effort to enhance roadway safety and are often associated with “Vision Zero” initiatives, which aim to eliminate traffic fatalities. For more detailed information, you can visit the official FHWA website. (Excerpt from FHWA website) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program | US Department of Transportation
What is this project about?
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) approach requires partnering with community stakeholders to commit to a local goal of moving closer to zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries. Central to the effort is the development of a Vision Zero Plan and a Safety Action Plan to identify priority actions and changes to target the most significant and urgent problems.
Why is it taking place?
The City of Glendale received an SS4A grant to create a data-driven plan that will outline well defined strategies and programs to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries in the city.
What does it mean for my community?
Roadways citywide will be evaluated from various safety aspects, and the plan will identify actions to make travel safer for drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and people using mobility devices.
How will data be used?
The data helps agencies move towards zero fatalities and serious injuries. Crash and roadway data will help identify high-risk locations, common severe crash types, and where vulnerable road users are most impacted—so improvements can be prioritized.
What kinds of improvements could be recommended?
Strategy and Project Selection
The project team will identify an action plan based on data analysis. They will use the FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures, Highway Safety Manual Crash Modification Factors, and cost/benefit evaluation to select the most effective strategies.
Policy and Process Changes
An evaluation of existing frameworks against national best practices and identifying inconsistencies or barriers to implementation will occur. The action plan will be heavily influenced by the understanding and information gained through stakeholder and community engagement and data analysis; as such, the findings from those tasks will influence policy, programmatic, and procedural recommendations to eliminate barriers to safer streets.
Plan Development and Adoption
The project team will develop comprehensive Vision Zero and Safety Action Plans meeting SS4A requirements. The documents will clearly identify the projects and programs—both short-term and long-term—that can be implemented to establish a safe systems approach and reduce fatal and serious injuries.
How are locations and projects selected?
Recommendations will be based on crash severity, risk trends, and community input, using proven tools like FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures and cost/benefit review.
What is the timeline?
A project schedule is shared on this website under Project Information.
How can I be involved?
Stakeholder and public engagement will occur throughout the project, and input gathered from the community will be used to inform the Vision Zero and Safety Action Plans. You can participate through surveys, meetings, and public events. Community feedback will help shape the final plan. Please see survey and feedback links on project website: www.glendaleaz.gov/Safe-Streets-Survey
How can I ask questions or share a concern?
Contact the project manager at MGarciaRamirez@Glendaleaz.com or visit this website for updates or add your comments on the project survey:www.glendaleaz.gov/Safe-Streets-Survey