Title
Comprehensive Safety Action Plan Study Grant
Action
Action:
A. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant in the amount of $3,150,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation and North Carolina Highway Safety Improvement Program funds in the amount of $500,000 for the development of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan,
B. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute municipal agreements with the U.S. Department of Transportation and North Carolina Department of Transportation to accept the grant and safety funds, and
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $3,150,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation and $500,000 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to the General Grants Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Monica Holmes, Planning, Design, and Development
Robert Cook, Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization
Will Snyder, Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization
Explanation
* The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Charlotte area. The City of Charlotte is the CRTPO's lead planning agency, and CRTPO is a division of the City of Charlotte's Planning, Design, and Development Department.
* The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds from 2022 through 2026.
* The SS4A program funds regional and local initiatives to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries through the adoption of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) National Roadway Safety Strategy. The Strategy is implemented through the development of a Safety Action Plan, comprehensive planning, and analysis process aimed at reducing crashes resulting in serious injuries and fatalities.
* This study will result in a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan that covers the entire...
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