City engineering staff updated the Fountain City Council on Aug. 26 about the city’s Safe Streets for All action-plan project, the federally funded grant that pays for it and ways residents can submit safety concerns. Abba Dravetti, presenting for city engineering, said Fountain received about $235,000 from the Federal Highway Administration, with a 20% local match, to develop a citywide safety action plan.

The plan is intended to become the basis for applying for implementation grants, Dravetti said, and the work includes crash-pattern analysis, project prioritization on a high-injury network and community engagement. “We received about 235,000 with 20% local match, from Federal Highway Administration,” Dravetti said during the presentation.

The city has held one in-person open house and launched a virtual open house that will remain available through Sept. 12 for residents who missed the meeting. Dravetti walked council through how to access the project website from fountain.colorado.gov under “Hot Topics,” then use the project site’s blue button to reach the virtual open house and the interactive comment map.

Residents can place map pins and complete a survey; Dravetti said the map had about nine contributions at the time of the meeting and the project team is seeking more input. He told the council the team plans to complete crash analysis, prioritize projects and finish the plan by April 2026. Additional public meetings are likely in November and will be posted on the city website and Facebook page.

Council members emphasized that the project is the place for residents to report intersections or other locations they consider unsafe; one council member noted that neighboring jurisdictions and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments are conducting their own studies for areas outside the city.

Discussion-only items included next steps (data collection and crash analysis) and outreach deadlines; there was no formal council vote on the plan at this meeting. The city will use the completed safety action plan to pursue implementation grants that could fund intersection and roadway safety projects.