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Safe Streets plan seeks leadership commitment to reduce serious crashes; staff aims to apply for federal implementation grants
Summary
City staff and consultant presented a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) transportation safety action plan, asked the board to endorse an interim target of a 20% reduction in 2023 fatal and serious-injury crash rate, and outlined corridors and project prioritization to pursue federal implementation funding.
City traffic engineering staff and consultants presented the draft Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) safety action plan and asked the board to adopt a leadership commitment and interim goal that would make the city eligible to apply for federal implementation grants.
Adam Mosier, the city’s street traffic engineer, told the board Franklin obtained a direct federal planning grant through the SS4A program and explained the program funds both action plans and later implementation projects. Consultant Kevin Tilbury of Kinley Horn and colleague Laura Beth said the study identified a “high‑injury network” of about 30 corridors and recommended an initial set of five corridors prioritized for potential implementation funding.
Consultants described public outreach that included 800 survey responses, public events and coordination with local partners and state agencies. The analysis showed collision factors elevated above statewide averages for aggressive driving and incidents involving bicyclists and pedestrians, the consultants said. Project fact sheets and corridor-specific recommendations were included in the draft report.
Consultants proposed a leadership commitment that sets a long‑term vision of zero fatalities and an interim target of a 20% reduction in the city’s 2023 fatal-and-serious-injury crash rate (to roughly 1.5 severe crashes per million vehicle miles traveled), which staff described as attainable if the city focuses on safety during project selection and design.
Adam Mosier said the plan would be finalized and returned for adoption after review; staff recommended bringing the plan and the leadership commitment back for formal action at the board meeting scheduled for April 22 so the city could pursue an SS4A implementation grant expected to open soon. Board members asked technical and prioritization questions about project selection and noted high‑crash areas such as the State Route 65/96 corridor and neighborhood exit points that consultants had highlighted.
