NVCOG launches regional Vision Zero action plan tied to federal Safe Streets funding

Rich Donovan, transportation planning director at the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG), told the Transportation Technical Advisory Committee that NVCOG is developing a regional Vision Zero transportation safety action plan funded through a U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets for All (SS4A) planning grant.

The plan will be developed in-house, Donovan said, with draft materials shared at the next TTAC meeting, a full draft expected by December, a public comment period in early spring, and a final plan targeted for completion by March. "Very importantly about this plan, it is the document that will allow you all to submit for any future Safe Streets implementation rounds," Donovan said, noting projects not included in the plan are technically ineligible for that federal implementation funding.

NVCOG staff emphasized…