Centennial P&Z adopts Safety Action Plan tied to FHWA grant; council ratification next week

The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to adopt the Centennial Safety Action Plan (Resolution 2025 PZ R 04) after a public hearing and staff presentation on the federally funded safety plan and its next steps.

Planner Anna Bunce (presenting staff) said the plan follows Federal Highway Administration definitions and the city’s Vision Zero principles, focusing this effort on safer people, safer roads and safer speeds. Bunce described the project as a federally funded Safe Streets and Roads for All project with an approximately $200,000–$275,000 total project budget and an 80/20 federal-local split for grant reimbursement.

After the presentation, Commissioner Lloyd moved “to approve resolution number 2025 p z r 04, a resolution of the City Centennial Planning and Zoning Commission adopting the Centennial Safety Action Plan.” Commissioner Fisher seconded; the clerk called the vote and the motion passed (tally not specified in the record).

Bunce told commissioners the plan includes required FHWA components (crash and safety analysis, public outreach, equity considerations, and a prioritization/scoring framework), an interactive dashboard that will be published on the city website on adoption, and an annual update plan for crash data. She said the closeout for the grant is underway and that having an adopted plan makes the city eligible for the next rounds of SS4A planning, demonstration and implementation NOFOs.

Commissioners asked about funding and implementation. Bunce said many near-term actions are low-cost (striping, signal software changes, signage and targeted education/enforcement); larger capital changes would rely on future grants, CDOT partnerships or city budgets. Staff recommended adoption, and commissioners voted to approve the resolution. The commission will forward the adopted plan to city council for final ratification.