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Red Bank commission approves staff pursuit of federal SS4A grant to fund safe-streets demonstrations
Summary
The commission authorized staff to apply for the U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) FY2025 grant, a demonstration-level opportunity up to $5 million with a 20% local match; staff said projects will be returned to the commission for final approval if awarded.
The Red Bank Board of Commissioners authorized city staff to apply for the U.S. Department of Transportation's FY2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) demonstration grant and to accept the award if awarded. Staff said the program could provide up to $5 million for demonstration and implementation activities, with a required 20% local match for implementation awards.
Director Tate framed the action as permission to submit the application and emphasized that the resolution does not commit the city to specific transportation projects until a grant is awarded and the commission approves final project selection. "This application is submitted solely in response to that federal grant opportunity and does not predetermine or commit the city to any specific transportation projects at this time," Tate read from the resolution.
Commission staff and city advisors described a significant body of prior studies and project-level engineering that will support a competitive application, including a TDOT-funded Dayton Boulevard study, CMAQ-funded work on Dayton Boulevard, a safety analysis at Morrison Springs and other traffic studies. Mr. Graham said the city has collected traffic counts, crash analyses and conceptual designs that will feed the application.
Staff described the SS4A demonstration phase as suited to temporary, low-cost demonstrations (for example temporary bike lanes or traffic-calming prototypes) that can be used to test designs before permanent construction. "The demonstration phase means that we can apply for these funds and use them to show what a dock lane may look like. It is for temporary design, nothing hard," a staff member said.
Commissioners asked about the city's chances and were told staff expects a strong application with letters of support from regional partners. The motion to authorize the application carried; staff said the grant application deadline is June 26 for submission and that if awarded the city will return to the commission with a detailed plan and seek required local match funding and approvals before implementation.
